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Ahh so this is the future of RSS readers, but I hate paper.li Agree that Scoop.it is one to watch.

Every 60 seconds on the internet...

The goal of this study is to produce a report with 8-12 case studies which have used social software to support and engage learners, or have embedded the social software within the pedagogy of a course or a programme.

"Learn. Unlearn. Relearn. In addition to the content of our course-which ranged across cognitive psychology, neuroscience, management theory, literature and the arts, and the various fields that compose science-and-technology studies-'This Is Your Brain on the Internet' was intended to model a different way of knowing the world, one that encompasses new and different forms of collaboration and attention. More than anything, it courted failure. Unlearning."

"The public and college presidents differ over the educational value of online courses. Only 29% of the public says online courses offer an equal value compared with courses taken in a classroom. Half (51%) of the college presidents surveyed say online courses provide the same value."

"We conclude therefore, that at present, there is no adequate evidence base to justify incorporating learning-styles assessments into general educational practice."

"Every aspect of scholarly practice is seeing changes effected by the adoption and possibilities of new technologies. This book will explore these changes, their implications for higher education,..."

Record everything - students use them, learning improves, marks increase. Based on data presented at ALT-C 2011

"In this wonderful little study by Pierre Gorrisen, delivered at the ALT conference, they cleverly combined usage data with some survey and interview data to come to some clear conclusions."

"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."

Report on Social Media conference in Glasgow. Uses Storify to render the Twitter stream.

RT @malckiwi: Classroom cooperation using #socialbookmarking: #Diigo http://t.co/pm5wtZZ3 #yam

"Flipping the classroom is a buzzword with little substance because it rearranges the same bad product:  the lecture."

RT @thomcochrane: @suebecks: Available now: a #guide to using #Twitter in university #research, #teaching... http://t.co/zLTX3792 #yam

Rob Torrens is using McGraw-Hill's Create service to customise his ENGG180 textbook.