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"Interactivity isnot easy--indeed, it shouldn't be easy--but that it is what the university should both practice and teach"

Create a short video that explains the benefits and promise of Open Educational Resources for teachers, students and schools everywhere.

Siemens synthesizes some MOOC conversation over the last few weeks and describes the role of MOOCs in education.

"A few year ago, I was a bit curious about how well learners can evaluate each other. I designed a small experiment to find out. It goes like this: "

iPeer is an open source web application application that allows instructors to develop and deliver ​rubric-based peer evaluations, to review and release student comments, to build progress report forms online, and to analyze evaluation results. iPeer features a built-in user management system, data import/export, and an easy-to-use installer.

MoU to facilitate cooperation between provinces in sharing and development of Open Education Resources

project management tailored specifically for instructional designers

""Z Degree" - "z" for zero textbook cost - to ease the pain of soaring textbook costs for college students."

"I-Search is the process of searching for answers to questions which have personal meaning to the writer combined with a metacognitive review of the search process. Instead of restating old information as done in the traditional research paper, I-Search is inquiry-based and the path of discovery is driven by the need to find answers. I-Search embraces the emotional involvement of the writer and imparts the inner conflicts discovered as it becomes necessary to choose between alternative answers to questions along the way. I-Search is the story of the search rather than the summary of answers found in traditional research papers. "

"Why not get these tools out in plain sight and use them for good and not evil? "