This focuses on using PowerPoint to mockup iPhone apps. These ideas can be used to create clickable prototypes for almost any type of application (Integrator anyone?).
Collaboration tool that allows students to contribute ideas, articles, posts, etc. Students can earn points for their contributions. Integrates with D2L.
An interesting idea of using Google+ for project management (with built-in google app integration). If this works, I could see this useful for other team activities (team projects, classes, etc...).
related to the GE aspect of the Program Integrity rules. Publication Date: April 20, 2011 Subject: Implementation of Regulatory Requirements Related to Gainful Employment Programs Summary: This letter provides guidance on new requirements for institutions that offer educational programs that prepare students for gainful employment in a recognized occupation. Dear Colleague: Final regulations published in the Federal Register on October 29, 2010, [75 FR 66665 and FR 66832], by the U.S.
good for lay of the land. Last Updated: September 7, 2012 (details at bottom of page). State Authorization--An Introduction On October 29, 2010, the U.S. Department of Education (USDOE) released new "program integrity" regulations. One of the regulations focused on the need for institutions offering distance or correspondence education to acquire authorization from any state in which it "operates."
Cengage predicts that the use of OER -- free, adaptable educational course materials -- could triple over the next five years
eady to “embrace the movement” -- adding their own services and technology to create “value-added digital solutions that help institutions use OER to its best advantage.”
aking OER materials freely available online from sites such as OpenStax, Cengage has added its own assessments, content and technology to the materials, which will be delivered through an “intuitive, outcomes-based” platform that can be integrated into students’ learning management systems
psychology, American government and sociology, and more courses in science, economics and the humanities will be available this fall.
some materials that were previously under a Cengage copyright, will be registered under an open CC-BY license so that institutions can adapt and customize the content
But for those who want to use the OpenNow platform, fees start at $25 per student per course. “The $25 is for the delivery of content that’s aligned to assessment and learning objectives, the additional assessments and videos we either curated or created, and the outcomes-based platform with personalization and analytics
many problems faced by traditional publishers -- how to reduce prices, how to enable customers to customize content, how to ensure students have their materials on the first day of class -- were problems that OER can solve. “So why not use OER to solve them?
s OER has gained momentum, more and more companies want to attach themselves to the idea of being open. But for each product that’s launched, we need to keep asking questions. Is it really open, or is it just being branded as open? Open is not just a set of attributes, it’s a set of values and practices that make education better.”
Facebook is testing new features in its developer community that, if rolled out across the platform, could let anyone on the social networking service teach online courses.
initiative, known as Developers Circles,
The company is working with online education provider Udacity to create training programs for developers who participate in the circles.
Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has recently taken an interest in education. He and pediatrician Priscilla Chan, his wife, in 2015 founded the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, which among many initiatives is exploring whether personalized learning can benefit students.
I'm nervous about a deep integration of social media and learning. The mix of constant interruption (social media) with a need to focus (learning) seems counterproductive.”