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The purpose of this study was to explore group forming strategies by examining participation behaviours during whole class discussions associated with active participation in a following small group activity. In-class behaviour correlated with online behaviour.

Short post from Grainne on how the tech changed her behaviours.

"This review essay examines literature from a variety of disciplines on the technological, social, behavioural, and neuroscientific impacts that the Internet is having on the practice of reading."

Article on plagiarism and why it's a behavioural problem. Not sure I buy all the stats as infographiced on http://www.schools.com/visuals/academic-dishonesty.html?WT.qs_osrc=gensynd-cheater

A good pitch for the role of coding in developing many key skills in solving problems, critical thinking, understanding behaviour etc.

This article proposes a model to integrate the traditionally conflicting objectivism and constructivist approaches to curriculum design.It is argued that these two are not opposing paradigms, but complementing approaches.A number of analyses of learning programs are discussed to show that learning events contain both objectivist and constructivist elements. Plotting the two approaches at right angles to one another produces four quadrants of conditions of learning. These four quadrants are discussed together with the rationales for each.

Terry Anderson with a recap of 3 generations of learning theory, nets, sets, groups, and a final section on Athabasca Landing built using Elgg to allow social learning and connection.

Paper on understanding student emotional responses to online learning