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Nigel Robertson

elearnspace › Blackboard's identity crisis, Desire2Learn's optimism, and Inst... - 0 views

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

Impact of Social Sciences - Academic publishing can free itself from its outdated path ... - 0 views

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    thoughtful article on the idea that path dependance has led to an academic publishing system that works but is sub-optimal in the new technology environment.
Nigel Robertson

Splitting, Merging and Optimizing PDFs Online | Web.AppStorm - 1 views

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    Great how-to on managing Acrobat files with free online tools.
Nigel Robertson

10 ways to encourage student reflection… « What Ed Said - 0 views

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    "Optimal learning occurs when students are active participants in their own learning, rather than passive recipients of teacher-delivered content. For this to be effective, students really need to think about their learning. I worked with a group of teachers recently who felt their young students were not capable of writing meaningful reflections for their end of semester reports. That might be true. But only if reflection and meta-cognition are not integral parts of the learning in their classes."
Tracey Morgan

20+ Essential Tools and Applications For Bloggers - 0 views

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    Blogging can be quite a process. First you may have to do some research, then put your thoughts together, and of course add any necessary screenshots and images. Let's not forget the optimization part (SEO, keywords, etc) and sharing your content on the Web so that others will read it and hopefully share it. With all of these steps involved, blogging can be quite time-consuming and many bloggers get burnt out rather quickly doing these things on a daily basis.
Nigel Robertson

New Service From Harvard Aims to Replace Classroom Lectures - 0 views

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    Eric Mazur has swapped the nature of teaching and non-contact time and released it as a software. "The basic idea is that the bulk of information consumption should be done outside the classroom and in-class time should be spent doing guided, measured, optimized peer-to-peer discussion in order to maximize retention of knowledge"
Nigel Robertson

Connexions - Sharing Knowledge and Building Communities - 1 views

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    "Connexions is a dynamic digital educational ecosystem consisting of an educational content repository and a content management system optimized for the delivery of educational content. Connexions is one of the most popular open education sites in the world. Its more than 17,000 learning objects or modules in its repository and over 1000 collections (textbooks, journal articles, etc.) are used by over 2 million people per month. Its content services the educational needs of learners of all ages, in nearly every discipline, from math and science to history and English to psychology and sociology. Connexions delivers content for free over the Internet for schools, educators, students, and parents to access 24/7/365. Materials are easily downloadable to almost any mobile device for use anywhere, anytime. Schools can also order low cost hard copy sets of the materials (textbooks)."
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