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The Web Index - how are we all doing for net neutrality, empowerment, gender, and privacy.

collection of video tutorials on different software tools from a range of sources although all the ones I have looked at so far are from Youtube. But menus/index provides an easy way of finding what you want

"This knowledge base features learning theories that address how people learn. A resource useful for scholars of various fields such as educational psychology, instructional design, and human-computer interaction. Below is the index of learning theories, grouped in somewhat arbitrary categories. Note that this website is an iterative project and these entries are a work in progress; please leave comments with suggestions, corrections, and additional references."

Free image library for educational purposes - has an index of topics on the home page

Wonderful project highlighting the pain caused by institutions which embargo theses for many years before they can be made available.

comprehensive series of 'how to' web pages and short videos for Moodle 2 

Linking Blooms taxonomy to iPad apps.

Useful list of myths / misconceptions about copyright and fair use and education.

New screen reader from Google. This looks important as it saves on licenses for JAWS and apparently works better in Docs than JAWS.

"The University of Queensland has committed to the development of a major online open learning environment.  UQ Vice-Chancellor Professor Deborah Terry said heads of school, deans and other senior academic leaders had embraced a University vision to move toward the development of a major online open learning environment.  "The initiative is an integral component of the new UQ blueprint for technology-enhanced learning, recently released to staff," Professor Terry said. "

An open MOOC but pay for assessment if you want.

"Evidence shows that engaged students perform better academically than disinterested students. Measurement of engagement with education is difficult and imprecise, especially in large student cohorts. Traditional measurements such as summary statistics derived from assessment are crude secondary measures of engagement at best and do not provide much support for educators to work with students and curate engagement during teaching periods. We have used academic-related student contributions to a public social network as a proxy for engagement. Statistical summaries and novel data visualisation tools provide subtle and powerful insights into online student peer networks. Analysis of data collected shows that network visualisation can be an important curation tool for educators interested in cultivating student engagement."

Useful slides on why tablets are useful in education and how to design for them.

Google page to support education around search.