BGSU's Teaching and Learning Conference (something to look at as a way to lay out information for NEXT?)

These technologies all have staying power. They will affect the economy and our politics, improve medicine, or influence our culture. Some are unfolding now; others will take a decade or more to develop. But you should know about all of them right now.

FindLectures.com is a curated search engine for quality online lectures, interviews, documentaries, and historically significant speeches. The video list can be navigated with a deep topic taxonomy, which allows the discovery of interesting niche topics. Videos are ranked using over a dozen quality measures, so that you can spend time learning, not looking.

Helpful as we look at an LMS search By Phil HillMore Posts (434) By: Phil Hill and Justin Menard. Cross-posted at LISTedTECH Three and a half years ago Phil wrote a post "Snapshot of LMS Market for Large Online Programs in the US" giving a view into this ... Continue reading →

Founded in 2002 by Nobel Laureate Carl Wieman, the PhET Interactive Simulations project at the University of Colorado Boulder creates free interactive math and science simulations. PhET sims are based on extensive education research and engage students through an intuitive, game-like environment where students learn through exploration and discovery.

Researchers ponder the finding that at community colleges, online classes result in lower grades but more completed degrees.

Kayaks and gorgeous views. A cellphone tower. A Starbucks not so far away. When recruiting students and faculty members, colleges in remote locations count unusual assets as part of their appeal.

Whether you work in an office building or from a home office, the design of your workplace definitely influences the quality and speed of your work. This especially true when it comes to tasks which require focus. Studies examining productivity at work have shown that the physical space in which people work has the most impact on their ability to focus.

It's no surprise that graduation rates correlate with grade performance. However, few of our members are using this reliable graduation indicator to target advising efforts and success initiatives. The chart below illustrates graduation rates, broken down by first year GPA, from one of our members (a public flagship in the Midwest).

Harvard Universityand Duke University have revamped their general education models to make courses more interesting and meaningful to students and faculty, Colleen Flaherty reports for Inside Higher Ed. At both universities, leaders are concerned that students do not understand the point of general education, a problem also seen at other institutions nationwide.

Last week at Etch, my friend and colleague Matt Jackson asked me a simple question: Is using a floppy disk as a save icon still relevant? This is something that has come up time and time again, so naturally we started to do some digging around to find a better solution.

Education-technology companies are hot these days. So are online programs by universities. Pennsylvania State University hopes to tap into both trends with a new effort to turn its campus into an innovation hub for ed-tech companies. The effort is called the EdTech Network, and officials hope it will spark entrepreneurship around the campus geared toward improving services for online students, said Craig D.

The downside of big data. Do we use performance metrics to unfairly profile students?

They are road signs for your daily rituals - the instantly recognized symbols and icons you press, click and ogle countless times a day when you interact with your computer. But how much do you know about their origins? Originally published by Bryan Gardiner (http://www.wired.com/gadgetlab/2010/08/computer-symbols-history/all/)

Dimensions and design standards for the upcoming iOS 7. Helpful if we are developing mobile-friendly sites.

something we should share with every GA that has to work on page layout