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New data from Wharton suggests MOOCs are helping business schools reach new audiences.

Digital literacies are those capabilities which fit an individual for living, learning and working in a digital society. Digital literacy looks beyond functional IT skills to describe a richer set of digital behaviours, practices and identities.

Neal, thank you for sharing. Not only that I find this useful for me but for my kids as well :)

Coleman's idea is that higher education is an active pursuit -- a performing art. Her vision calls for lots of one-on-one interactions between professor and student, deep engagement with primary sources, highly individual majors, and the destruction of the traditional academic department. It's a lofty goal that takes plenty of hard work to keep on course.

an interesting debate on the effectiveness of students evaluation

a good practice paper on various questions/doubts in applying online course evaluations in higher education

A technique developed to combat racial conflict in the classroom and prevent situations like the Columbine massacre. I am sure it can be adapted to use in multi-ethnic, multi-religious cohorts as well. It would be especially intriguing to see how such a model can be used in an online classroom in say a MOOC

A technique developed to combat racial conflict in the classroom and prevent situations like the Columbine massacre. I am sure it can be adapted to use in multi-ethnic, multi-religious cohorts as well. It would be especially intriguing to see how such a model can be used in an online classroom in say a MOOC

Journal article: development of a pedagogy for using Classroom Response System in Science Teaching using formative assessment.

Journal article: development of a pedagogy for using Classroom Response System in Science Teaching using formative assessment.

study on the peer instruction technique in community colleges and Harvard

study on the peer instruction technique in community colleges and Harvard

Journal article exploring how peer instruction works based on a resources model of cognition

Journal article exploring how peer instruction works based on a resources model of cognition

a fabulous example of an online community in science. brings people interested in science, including non-experts into a forum where they can contribute to research.

a fabulous example of an online community in science. brings people interested in science, including non-experts into a forum where they can contribute to research.

a fabulous example of an online community in science. brings people interested in science, including non-experts into a forum where they can contribute to research.

Website that provides Links to websites (by discipline) that contain a huge number of resources for Science teachers

Website that provides Links to websites (by discipline) that contain a huge number of resources for Science teachers

Journal article: strategies to design effective multiple choice and "clicker" suitable questions

Journal article: strategies to design effective multiple choice and "clicker" suitable questions

A resource I developed in order to effectively convey to students the task they would be undertaking as part of the coursework. This enabled students to mentally prepare for the task at hand.

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