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Uruguay does OLPC and gives laptop to every child. What change has it brought? Link from M Brechner, ALTC 2011 Keynote.

Michael Wesch talking about new media and you tube as well as Neil Postman and culture change.

Twitter and libel.

Article on the difficulty of getting any change out of copyright 'holders' (not artists but record labels, etc) 

Interesting approach! Google created video on various tech support things like changing your wallpaper or creating a strong password.

"'Massive open online courses: Higher Education's digital moment?' tracks the development of MOOCs from a small selection of specialist courses to major online platforms, offering hundreds of courses with millions of users.  The report explores MOOCs' surge in popularity and discusses whether this signals the beginning of a significant transformation in higher education, similar to those seen in other sectors, such as the newspaper industry. It pulls together the recent trends in online education delivery and looks at how universities can respond to the changing online environment."

"Published February 25, 2013 Matthew P. Long & Roger C. Schonfeld In this report, we present the results of Ithaka S+R's study of the scholarly practices of academic chemists. This study, funded by Jisc, presents information meant to empower research support providers in their work with chemists. The report covers themes such as data management, research collaboration, library use, discovery, publication practices, and research funding.   The report describes the findings of our investigation into academic chemists' research habits and research support needs. The digital availability of scholarly literature has transformed chemists' research by creating an environment where they can easily search for journal articles and chemical information. However, they often feel overwhelmed by the amount of new research available, and they need better tools to remain aware of current research. Furthermore, despite their heavy use of technology for research, many academic chemists have been slow to adopt new models of sharing data and research results such as online repositories and open access publishing. Our interviews highlighted the importance of the research group as a unit of academic life, and revealed some of the challenges inherent in working in groups that span institutions and national boundaries."

Contents 1 Context 2 Improving data and research to create an evidence base 3 21st century school buildings and learning hubs 4 Training and professional development 5 Improving access to New Zealand content online 6 Development of 21st century skills 7 Equity issues 8 Improving device access 9 Ultra-Fast Broadband and the School Network Upgrade Programme 10 Network for Learning 11 Institutional arrangements for ICT and 21st century learning 12 Changes to legislation, regulation, and government agency operations 13 Minority views

Head of OU IT talks about the changes he has wrought.

Summary of panel discussion on OER in HE at recent CAM12 conference

Moodle doesn't encourage good course design. Interesting post by James Clay and it gives me 2 thoughts.  Should we change the way we start people off on Moodle so course design comes first and then some mechanics.  The other thought is could we write a wizard (or some such thing) that leads people through the big picture design of their course and then helps them populate it with appropriate elements?

Interesting piece on data, privacy, Google and changing times.

Social Media for Academics - Collection of social media resources I've produced for Sociological Imagination, the LSE impact blog, the Warwick Research Exchange and the Digital Change GPP

"Dropping expensive technology into classrooms without changing the rules, models, methods, or content of the learning experience."<--Orewa anyone?

Support site for the Shift Happens videos that explore rapid change.

"Any pedagogical design which relies, in essential terms, on homework is a problem for me, and many others."

Account of a K12 school changing it's library into a hybrid digital / physical model

It's inevitable-technology changes education. In the first book of the "Next is Now" series, Rob Reynolds, Ph.D., analyzes the meaningful impact new e-reader and tablet technology is having on the education industry, and how these devices are making publishing, teaching-and learning-easier.