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Those Twitter posts bemoaning too much email often sound like somebody complaining about too many invitations to the prom - an "everybody wants me" or "I'm in such demand" kind of boast. In reality, a lot of people do have too many messages in their inboxes, but it's hardly the fault of email itself. They're just doing it wrong.

"This report presents the findings from a UK pilot of selected questions from the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE). 8,582 responses were gathered from nine institutions in Spring/Summer 2013. The report includes breakdowns for different groups of students, in addition to findings relating to the validity and reliability of the survey questions."

KallOut is designed to bring "selection-based search" to any web page, email, presentation, document, spreadsheet or PDF.

Webinar Date: February 19, 2013 17:00am - 17:45am While Eastern New Mexico University (ENMU) is the third largest school in the state, it covers more ground than any other university. The entire eastern part of the state, to be exact. In the dean's quest to make education accessible to the region's traditional, non-traditional and dual-enrollment students (high school students taking college courses), she had to think outside the traditional classroom experience.

"The Learning to Teach Online (LTTO) MOOC is based upon the multi award winning open educational resource of the same name, developed by Simon McIntyre and Karin Watson. We have built upon these resources in this MOOC, supporting them with a course structure that puts them into a supportive framework for you all to help you find and connect with each other to share your own experiences in the Discussion Forums. This course is not intended as a comprehensive manual for online teaching. Rather, it is intended as a starting point to help you develop your understanding of the principles involved; a place where you can get advice about strategies you might try; and a means from which you can begin to build your confidence and capacity to continue the learning journey in your own contexts and practice"

"teaching with eBooks to make a positive impact on teaching and learning" by Phil Gee, Plymouth University (shared by Pearson)

"Leaders in assistive technology Conversor have announced that their SEN-friendly Notetalker solutions are now available for purchase and downloading. Notetalker App, combined with a Universal microphone and cable kit for any smartphone or tablet, uses a simple user interface which allows students to record classes, with the added ability to tag important information with a bookmark or a text description. Photographs can be added to the recording as a visual reminder."

In today's recession-racked economy, penny-pinching is a national pastime. But people are still opening their wallets for smartphones.

Today Google are starting to roll out an experimental feature in Gmail Labs. Even if you're offline, you can open your web browser, go to gmail.com, and get to your mail just like you're used to.