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The first chapter of the book.

Good list of FAQ's for Moodle users.

"Australian researchers have discovered information is best processed either orally or in writing, but not both ways simultaneously. Thus, PowerPoint presentations can backfire when what's on the screen is the same as what the speaker is saying, because audience attention is automatically divided."

Site of John Davitt - maker of digital toolmaker in education. Some good stuff here.

"'We found no evidence for any discontinuity in technology use around the age of 30 as would be predicted by the Net Generation and Digital Natives hypothesis,' says the report. What the reseachers do find interesting and worthy of further study is the correlation--which is independent of age--between attitudes to technology and approaches to studying. In short, students who more readily use technology for their studies are more likely than others to be deeply engaged with their work."

That last point is pretty powerful. Need to get the data replicated elsewhere as next stage. But as always, different people are different!

SM can alter collective action dynamics. Post euphoria post on SM & the Arab Spring

Online checking tool for students developed by Turnitin makers.

Lessig's Nethui keynote starts around the 20 minute mark.

A piece highlighting an argument/misunderstanding that can often circumvent and derail critical discussions of educational technology.