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The presentations from the 2010 Transition Conference.

Site that supported the transition to Google Apps by a school in the US. Some useful resources.

"How can technology be used to improve the learner experience at points of transition?"

A guide for students at or intending to be at Uni Central Lancashire, UK.  Lots applicable to students anywhere.  Using media and social media to ease transition.

Another great post on what went well when transitioning to Google Apps.

Some slides describing a framework for introducing blended learning at University of Glasgow.

Great post about transition to uni for an international student - how they felt and suggestions for dealing with the inevitable low points.

Kernohan - when knowledge is plenty, how do we act / work?

"The goal of the project is to provide librarians in developing and transitional countries information concerning copyright law." What about lecturers in first-world countries? Creative Commons licensed so we could adapt it!

Great post on moving to Google Apps for Education and some of the things they would do differently in retrospect.

"tools and resources that help students, faculty, staff and alumni make the most of your transition"

"Social media and online games have the potential to convey 21st century skills that aren't necessarily part of school curricula - things like time management, leadership, teamwork and creative problem solving that will prepare teens for success in college and beyond. Making the transition between a highly structured environment in high school to a self-driven, unstructured environment in college can prove a huge challenge for many kids. Educators spend a lot of time thinking about how to fix this problem. The solution doesn't lie solely with games, but a lot of the psychology that motivates teens to play games holds potential. We need to figure out how to tap in."

Site helping teens with disability become their own advocates for learning and what they might need to deal with in the transition to HE.

Harvard Library cannot afford to subscribe to scholarly journals which have increased in cost to $3.75m, They recommend staff use open access journals.

HERE Project Toolkit - A resource for teams responsible for improving student engagement and retention.

"Trans:it is a suite of support tools for students and tutors in FE to work through, enabling students to recognise and develop their strengths and their identified needs in preparation for learning in higher education."

"...this is the first time e-learning has been used in the UK higher education sector to develop study skills for pre-entry learners."

Imperial College threaten to stop subscribing to Elsevier and Wiley-Blackwell journals unless subscription fees are reduced.