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University of Sydney documentation on eLearning - strategies and plans - note also the graduate attributes publications

Article by R Tolley on ePortfolios. There is much here that I disagree with, inasmuch that Tolley seems to be making claims that are now out of date. The fact that many people at a conference came from HE doesn't mean that HE is hijacking anything. There should be a disclaimer note attached to the text too since Tolley is a reseller for an ePortfolio system. That said, the article is worth having in the collection.

Notes for a 15 minute presentation about research in social software and teacher professional development

Collaborative wiki for community discussion, development and sharing of open educational resources for elearning. Note the featuring of Otago Polytechnic (Leigh Blackall).

Report on the findings of a trial at 3 unis of students using e-book readers. Main comment are that they are ok but rubbish for taking notes in the flexible way we do with paper.

Some notes about Jisc's OER pilot programme.

ARticle on the challenges that ICT brings to teacher PD and argues for a community of practice model of PD. Notes that PD shouldn't be 're-tooling' but should open pedagogical opportunities.

Tool that allows you to keep notes on the Kindle but outside of a specific book.

Creative use of the Panopto notes feature to provide teacher feedback on a student's Panopto presentation. Also a useful format for Panopto (and other technoogy) tips.

"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."

Tony Bates on why the current PD model is broken (and how to fix it). Note the paragraph on PD depts? Sound familiar?

"Our Space is a set of curricular materials designed to encourage high school students to reflect on the ethical dimensions of their participation in new media environments. Through role-playing activities and reflective exercises, students are asked to consider the ethical responsibilities of other people, and whether and how they behave ethically themselves online. These issues are raised in relation to five core themes that are highly relevant online: identity, privacy, authorship and ownership, credibility, and participation. For more information, download the Introduction to Our Space [pdf], FAQ [pdf], and Road Map [pdf]. All curricular units and lessons are free and available for download below. The full casebook [pdf - 133MB] can be downloaded using the link at the bottom of the page." Critiqued by @downes for not addressing the issue properly "This is "a set of curricular materials designed to encourage high school students to reflect on the ethical dimensions of their participation in new media environments." The content divides into five major subject areas: participation, identity, privacy, credibility, and authorship and ownership. I'm not sure these are the top five things I would list when thinking of ethical dimensions of new media environments. While it's useful that there is a section on flamers, lurkers and mentors I think there should be something about hate, racism and bulling. And while a section on credibility is a good idea, it should be based on the principles of reason and inference, not outrageously bad definitions like this: "Networking-the ability to search for, synthesize, and disseminate information." And this: "Collective intelligence-evidence that participants in knowledge communities pool knowledge and compare notes with others toward a common goal." Wow, those are just wrong. Maybe I need to review this and criticize it more closely."

"But here are the best new educational features, in my opinion: Google Hangouts now offer screen-sharing, a sketchpad, and integration with Google Docs. That means that as you collaborate with others, you can view each other's desktops, you can view and edit documents together, you can scribble and share notes."

This sounds interesting - someone want to give it a try out?

A development framework for building iPhone (or mobile?) apps for education. This is a review which notes it is a low barrier to entry, is simple (this is a plus and minus point) and mentions adding RSS, lectures, images, links, event lists and YouTube to your schools app.

Seems like this is a paid for app rather than something we build ourselves. They build and then we can use their CMS to add / change content. Aimed at marketing so maybe we should pass it to them.

Article on the use of Twitter in education. Notes that most used by educators as part of a professional learning community and less for learing by students. Has +ve and -ve quotes.

I get tired of articles that say the native immigrant idea is complete nonsense because we didn't wake up one day and discover a new set of people. Pontefract keeps noting that there are differences across ages but no sharp divides. Well? Was technology created on the 8th day and we have BT and AT?? 

Anyone who plans to enable Google+ features on their Google Apps account for work or school should make sure to note the privacy policy before proceeding.

Stephen Downes notes on an eportfolio and badges workshop at Educa Berlin.