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Blending physical & virtual spaces Queensland University of Technology is currently developing OWL, a new web-based student response system, which blends the physical space with a virtual learning environment to create a live collaborative experience. Main Features: * Post comments* Reply to comments* "Like" comments* Poll students* Review archived sessions

Post by Tony Bates on Moocs with an interesting discussion in the comments from Harasim and Downes.

Tom Prebble comments that Ako Aotearoa are sponsoring a series of Taking the Lead workshops.

Bates' comments are something to take on board for us. Perhaps we need to create some briefing papers.

Twitter and libel.

Don't just claim massive enrolments, justify the completions. A case study in very poor retention in a Coursera course. The comments suggest that Open is key and that there is no evidence that Massive adds any qualitative value in MOOCS.

Article on why open access is important. Has a long exploration of the for & against arguments in the comments.

Clint on misogyny on the web and the massive problem it is through the case of Audrey Watters closing comments at Hack Education.

Twitter visualisation of the network of the Boston bomber. Interesting comment on harassment, privacy, publicness, etc.

Post by Chuck Severance on why he feels CC-BY has failed. Some good comments too. This is an area that still needs to be worked out but whether that's by new licenses or by 'letting go' I'm not sure.

Publishers realise oer is a threat and try lawsuits to prevent. Seems like there might be some trolling in the comments from 'Disgusted of Academia' or possibly publishers employee!

George on the LMS - and he has to backtrack on Moodle in the comments!

"With this feature, educators can use, tweak, or completely redo any video lesson featured on TED-Ed, or create lessons from scratch based on a TEDTalk or any video from YouTube. How? Just plug the video in and start writing questions, comments, even quizzes - then save the lesson as a private link and share with your students. The site allows you to see who's completed the lessons and track individual progress. It's still in beta, but we're so excited about this feature we had to share."

"The ins and outs of online video There is a lot of discussion at present about video content at present including from the Minister, regulator, broadcasters, new competitors, ISPs, and commentators (not to mention TUANZ itself: ed). This post tries to make sense of all that. It looks at the state of broadcasting in New Zealand and reviews the prospects for greater competition. Part 1 sets out how things look at present, and explains some of the basic issues. Part 2 looks at where the market might be headed, and whether the government needs to get more directly involved."

Post referencing some research on the difference between student expectations of their teachers and their experiences. Some comments includes useful formative strategies.

Doesn't quite get it is my immediate response. Suifa John Mak has to bring in the first mention of George & Stephen in the comments!

An article on appropriation and copyright that has a long list of comments that are worth reading just to see the ocean of different understandings that exist around the copyright space.

The Department of Education's (ED) Office of Educational Technology today released a draft issue brief - Enhancing Teaching and Learning Through Educational Data Mining and Learning Analytics - representing the results of a months-long discourse among 8 academic and 15 industrial data mining and learning analytics experts conducted by SRI International. The brief, inspired by ED's 2010 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), articulates the challenges and opportunities of Big Data in improving student outcomes and overall productivity of K-2 education systems. It focuses on three key research areas - educational data mining, learning analytics, and visual data analytics - and offers a set of corresponding recommendations, categorized by various stakeholders. ED is now seeking public comment on the draft.

After several years in which American diplomats have inveighed against Internet censorship in China, the (SOPA) proposals have inspired a bit of snickering. "The Great Firewall turns out to be a visionary product; the American government is trying to copy us," one commentator wrote. A Chinese message making the rounds on Thursday said: "At last, the planet is becoming unified: We are ahead of the whole world, and the 'American imperialists' are racing to catch up."