"This guide has been produced by the International Centre for Guidance Studies, and aims to provide the information needed to make an informed decision about using social media and select from the vast range of tools that are available."
"Australian researchers have discovered information is best processed either orally or in writing, but not both ways simultaneously. Thus, PowerPoint presentations can backfire when what's on the screen is the same as what the speaker is saying, because audience attention is automatically divided."
"This report explores what digital information literacy is and how it could be most effectively applied in tertiary education., and identifies methods to develop adults' digital skills and capabilities, and to understand how these contribute to lifelong learning."
Presentation introducing faculty to Athabasca University's social networking system (based on elgg?). I particularly like slide 10 showing a fourth integrative pedagogy.
Landing is an Elgg install (currently v1.7.7). Brighton University also have (had?) an elgg install, open for staff and students to create whatever communities they wanted. Noticed that New Zealand Ministry of Education is also an Elgg user (according to Elgg site)
Post by Dave Snowden on why editing Wikipedia is a good thing whilst being frustrating. Links to lots of other posts he has made about specifics. This is a summary of sorts.
"As students became more competent with online courses, the completion rates increased to match face-to-face completion rates. This may suggest that online courses require time for familiarisation."
"LectureTools is not lecture capture. It is a tool designed to help student engagement during your lecture. It offers a variety of ways for profs to build in interactive elements into the lecture..."
"Can words really account for only 7 percent of the meaning of a spoken message? This short video animation puts 'Mehrabian's rule' under the magnifying glass and shows why it can't be true. "