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

"Briss, a cross-platform open-source tool, gives you several ways to trim PDFs to look better on your ereader"--lifehacker

"Instructional Design Tips for Online Learning was developed by Joan Van Duzer of Humboldt State University to be used in conjunction with the Rubric for Online Instruction developed by CSU, Chico, c 2002."

Very short survey on cloud computing in HE

A report on the future of learning institutions, particularly universities.

Survey showing students prefer courses where there is lecture capture. Might argue with the methodology - I would have said yes even if I had never been in a lecture before!

A course outline and description with activities spread over 5 weeks.

"To meet the goal of "preparing people for an ever-changing world", instructional programs need to apply strategies that focus on the development of critical thinking, problem solving, research, and lifelong learning. Those goals require a sociocultural approach to instruction emphasizing learning from experience and discourse. Sociocultural instructional designers question the applicability of traditional ID models because their molecular approach focuses on controlling the learner and environment, which often leads to inert knowledge. This article develops a sociocultural ID model and compares views of learning, roles of learners and teachers, instructional strategies, and the use of tools with the traditional ID approach."

Scenario report on the use of eportfolios and repositories by academics seeking new employment. Talks of distributed resources including repositories and how an eportfolio could aggregate views and evidence of skills for the job.

This paper summarises the results of the Reflective Learning, Future Thinking research seminar jointly held by ALT, SURF and ILTA at Trinity College Dublin. At this seminar 50 leading researchers from three nations came together to share thoughts about the direction of learning technology development. Summary At the heart of all three discussions we still see concerns about status and valorisation of knowledge, disciplines and roles. Repository discussions touch on quality and gate keeping, portfolio discussions touch on the ownership of identity as a learner, while ubiquitous computing and informal learning touches on fundamental questions of access and learner control.

Lorraine Stefani short paper on student engagement

Document for NZ schools on considerations for using blog and other web2.0 tools with students.

OER report from Nederlands