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Representation of a discussion paper by Ted Panitz (1996) distinguishing collaborative from cooperative learning, in which he argues: "Collaboration is a philosophy of interaction and personal lifestyle whereas cooperation is a structure of interaction designed to facilitate the accomplishment of an end product or goal" (para. 2).

Students can make use of our extensive video library, practice exercises, and assessments from any computer with access to the web.

Presentation slides for the February 21 webinar with Janet Salmons. This session is part of the 2- week discussion at SCoPE http://scope.bccampus.ca/mod/forum/view.php?id=8771

Sage Publications site for Cases in Online Interview Research. Chapters 1 & 2 are available for download. 

A site for creating debates

Excellent analysis of ebook issues and reliance on textbooks in our educational culture. Part of the current seminar discussion at SCoPE. By Alannah Fitzgerald

This project has developed a background and actionable strategies paper for bilateral and multilateral institutions to contribute to global OER activities. These efforts are aimed at helping to promote institutional collaboration in future OER endeavors.

Holger mentioned three kinds of trust: 1) affect-based - "influenced by the first visual expression we have, plus the additional information we get from our other senses" (¶2); 2) cognition-based - derived from analysis of personal info. and behavior (¶3); and 3) swift - derived from observation of "team members' behavior while working on joint projects" (¶4).

In an ideal world, what would ebooks do that would make them not a substitute for print books, but better than print books?

Wenger, Etienne; Trayner, Beverly; & de Laat, Maarten. (2011). Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: a conceptual framework [PDF]. Retrieved June 18, 2011, from www.social-learning-strategies.com/documents/Wenger_Trayner_DeLaat_Value_creation.pdf

This page provides access to "a practitioner-oriented summary of the book [Digital Habitats] that you can download for free. It is couched as an "action notebook" in the sense that it summarizes dozens of practical steps you can take to support your community" (Action Notebook, ¶1, 2011.06.16).

The purpose of this seminar is to share, learn, and discuss strategies and current projects in the area of automating the instructional design process. With the explosion of web 2.0, rapid e-learning design, online simulations, and other modes of training, it seems the time is right to pull together a tool that can aid the instructional designer in fitting the right type of training for the given purpose of the instruction. Is an electronic performance support system (EPSS) for designers desirable, possible? What should be included as the focus of any automated tool to instructional design?

The power of an inquiry-based approach to teaching and learning is its potential to increase intellectual engagement and foster deep understanding through the development of a hands-on, minds-on and 'research-based disposition' towards teaching and learning.

Good post describing the various services and considerations for e-publishing. Note: We are planning a SCoPE seminar on writing for e-publishing later in 2011. 

"Musings on the edtech frontier" (blog tagline)

Poll for the February, 2012 SCoPE seminar: Is "book" an appropriate metaphor to use with epublications or are they a new "form" needing a new image?

"Leading educational psychologist Robert Slavin is a Professor in the IEE" (Biography, ¶1, retriieved 2010.12.14 [page updated 2010.11.11]). This page lists selected publications and presentations.

"Will You TypeWith.me?"

"My interest in eportfolio tools grew out of efforts to solve a very practical problem: how to allow students to manage and share files (especially large media files) beyond the confines of the institutional learning management system. Students were increasingly asking for better ways to collaborate with classmates and share course and assignment files, as well as for the ability to access their work beyond the duration of a single course. My experimentation with with eportfolio tools began with Mahara, an open source eportfolio application. I piloted the use of Mahara with a small group of students to test whether it would meet their file sharing needs. It was quickly apparent that without faculty engagement, students would be unlikely to invest time in using such a system on their own. This led me to wonder if other institutions had been down similar paths. "