Group items tagged

Google Correlate finds search patterns which correspond with real-world trends.

10 Open License datasets

Learning analytics and more listed on Educause site.

The core proposition is that with the unprecedented amounts of digital data now becoming  available about learners' activities and interests, from educational institutions and elsewhere online, there is significant potential to make better use of this data to improve learning  outcomes.

More than a decade into the 21st century and we are still keeping learners and teachers prisoners of the analog past by enforcing outdated mandates that ban and block them from using the digital resources of their world. 

Article about some work by Turnitin on sources used by plagiarised submissions.  It says 'plagiarised' but in the text says 'matched sources'. The Tii report is available on a link to check out details more fully.

Interesting read

"A total of 125 students taking a first year seminar course for pre-health professional majors participated in this study (70 in the experimental group and 55 in the control group). With the experimental group, Twitter was used for various types of academic and co-curricular discussions. Engagement was quantified by using a 19-item scale based on the National Survey of Student Engagement. To assess differences in engagement and grades, we used mixed effects analysis of variance (ANOVA) models, with class sections nested within treatment groups. We also conducted content analyses of samples of Twitter exchanges. The ANOVA results showed that the experimental group had a significantly greater increase in engagement than the control group, as well as higher semester grade point averages. Analyses of Twitter communications showed that students and faculty were both highly engaged in the learning process in ways that transcended traditional classroom activities."

Looks good - a report on mobile learning, including informal learning opportunities.  "Mobility is turning the environment into a site for learning"

library list of EDUCAUSE 2 page summaries '7 things you should know about...'

some interesting tools I have never heard of e.g. Wolfram Alpha

Does Class Size Matter? Yes according to this. Surprised Hattie doesn't get namechecked.

A report of some MOOC analysis of discussion forums. Sounds like the analysis is flawed from the report here.

12 academic essays on the eportfolio.

Account of difficulty with Open Access and misunderstanding / misreporting. Not an argument to stop OA but a plea to make the OA change now mean something to readers.

Interesting post on globality of cCoursera.

Excellent piece by Terry Anderson on the fall out from Thrun's elitist about turns and why one swallow a Spring does not make.