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2012 Alberta-British Columbia Managing Online Learning Survey Report (PDF)

Making Sense of MOOCs: Musings in a Maze of Myth, Paradox and Possibility (PDF)

This paper locates the notion of technological revolutions in the Neo-Schumpeterian effort to  understand innovation and to identify the regularities, continuities and discontinuities in the process of  innovation. It looks at the micro- and meso-foundations of the patterns observed in the evolution of  technical change and the interrelations with the context that shape the rhythm and direction of innovation.  On this basis, it defines technological revolutions, examines their structure and the role that they play in  rejuvenating the whole economy through the application of the accompanying techno-economic paradigm.  This over-arching meta-paradigm or shared best practice 'common sense' is in turn defined and analysed  in its components and its impact, including the influence it exercises on institutional and social change. 

Open education: Common(s), commonism  and the new common wealth

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An Avalanche is Coming sets out vividly the challenges ahead for higher  education, not just in the US or UK but around the world. Just as we've  seen the forces of technology and globalisation transform sectors such  as media and communications or banking and finance over the last two  decades, these forces may now transform higher education. The solid  classical buildings of great universities may look permanent but the  storms of change now threaten them.

Guide on How to Start & Run Your Very Own EdCamp

Faculty Cyber Connections - Online Module Design Workbook

Centre for Action Research in Professional Practice

Mark McGuire, Applied Sciences, U of Otago Blog: http://markmcguire.net Twitter: @mark_mcguire

An open textbook (via @Saylor) Educational Psychology - teaching for learning

Initial Findings from the Measures of Effective Teaching Project ~ Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Not a perfect summary, but regardless great online resource! This book should be in your teaching library!

Interesting learning strategy. Could be used in a variety of class situations or workshops as "Center Based Learning" Remember back in public school when you used "Learning Centers?" The technique is useful when you need to get across a lot of information quickly.

Practical Advice on How to Learn and What to Learn