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New way of getting a specialist Master's degree from MIT - do online courses open to anyone, then a proctered exam and a one-semester residential.

Interview with Ray Henderson and Lou Pugliese about Blackboard buying its way into open source.

"Blogs are one of the oldest components of the web 2.0 toolkit, but their strengths as an instructional tool are still being discovered."

"...students may be asked a question like 'Are you a runner?' when they log into the learning-management system. If a student checks 'yes,' he or she will thereafter see ads for a certain brand of running shoes on the home page."<--quick Troy write a plugin for Moodle!

Students keep learning when video lectures available. Some useful comments.

The Inter/National Coaliton for Electronic Portfolio Research convenes research/practitioners to study the impact of eportfolios on student learning and educational outcomes. Each year ten institutions selected through an application process constitute a three-year cohort. Each campus works on an individual project that asks "What learning is taking place as a function of electronic portfolios?" and "How do we know?" This is the supporting website.

"[Blackboard] announced plans to add a 'Share' button that will let professors make those learning materials free and open online."<--stealing the march on Moodle? #irony

Short piece from a US VC on the importance of technology.

"The University of Florida has faced sweeping budget cuts from the State Legislature totaling 25 percent over three years. That is a main reason the university is moving aggressively to offer more online instruction. "We see this as the future of higher education," said Joe Glover, the university provost."

Report on WA and how teaching might have to change since it can solve complex equations and show the steps involved.