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An account of someone who isn't bothered about learning and won't ive feedback to students in a Mooc. Scale might be a reason but that's not the rationale being used.

The rationale behind online 'piracy' in a comic. 

Rationale, pedagogy and links for using audio in HE. Note elements of intimacy, reducing transactional distances.

Account of the development of the Edinburgh Moocs. Required watching to get an understanding of the backstage rationale rather than the Coursera shop window view.

This article proposes a model to integrate the traditionally conflicting objectivism and constructivist approaches to curriculum design.It is argued that these two are not opposing paradigms, but complementing approaches.A number of analyses of learning programs are discussed to show that learning events contain both objectivist and constructivist elements. Plotting the two approaches at right angles to one another produces four quadrants of conditions of learning. These four quadrants are discussed together with the rationales for each.

Design rationale for thinking Mobile first.

"AbstractWe present a case study to evaluate the use of a Wimba Voice Board to support asynchronous audio discussion. We discuss the learning strategy and pedagogic rationale when a Voice Board was implemented within an MA module for language learners, enabling students to create learning objects and facilitating peer-to-peer learning. Previously students studying the module had communicated using text-based synchronous and asynchronous discussion only. A common criticism of text-based media is the lack of non-verbal communication. Audio communication is a richer medium where use of pitch, tone, emphasis and inflection can increase personalisation and prevent misinterpretation."

Comments on Google+ but what's more interesting is the initial 3 questions and the rationale behind them. Qns we should consider when proposing edtech and they also explain some of the #diglit stuff we're talking about.

Wheel of competencies, assessments and supporting technologies with a more useful table describing potential activities and fleshing out the competencies and rationale.

Ben Werdmuller describes the rationale behind Known, his new social network option.

Digital capability for TEL Overarching principles: 1 start with pedagogy every time 2 recognise that context is key 3 create a digital capability threshold for institutions 4 use communities of practice and peer support to share good practice 5 introduce a robust and owned change management strategy 6 develop a compelling evidence-informed rationale 7 ensure encouragement for innovation and managed risk-taking.

Point by point refutation of an article complaining about moocs.

The elearning tug of war - with a 4 way rope!

A description of rubric types, their rationale and their design