Article on the philosophy of LMS and PLE and the development (in progress) of an OLN open Learning Network at a US uni coupling central services with student owned spaces / tools online. Worth reading
Myth 1 - Online Learning Is Impersonal
Myth 2 - Too Much Going On
Myth 3 - My Class Is Unique
Myth 4 - Blogs Are for Navel Gazing
Myth 5 - Discussion Forums Push on Strings
Myth 6 - Online Group Projects Are Impossible
Myth 7 - Tech Problems Will Derail Teaching
Myth 8 - You Cannot Convey Passion Online
Myth 9 - Virtual Classroom as a Literal Translation
Myth 10 - Faculty Training Is About Technology
ECAR (EDUCAUSE) report September 2014, titled The Current Ecosystem of Learning Managment Systems in Higher Education: Student, Faculty and IT Perspectives
ECAR (EDUCAUSE) report September 2014, titled The Current Ecosystem of Learning Managment Systems in Higher Education: Student, Faculty and IT Perspectives
"The "7 Things You Should Know About..." series from the EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) provides concise information on emerging learning technologies. Each brief focuses on a single technology and describes what it is, where it is going, and why it matters to teaching and learning. Use these briefs for a no-jargon, quick overview of a topic and share them with time-pressed colleagues."
"Key Takeaways
Education built around digital portfolios not only ties together various student-generated artifacts into a coherent whole but also creates an environment in which technology use has a clearly identified purpose.
Hundreds of services provide free hosting and website creation tools and are ideal platforms for digital portfolios because they can support just about any type of digital content.
Turning consumers of knowledge into producers of knowledge transforms learning into an active experience."
"Among the things the two instructors hoped to address with an initial pilot were poor attendance of in-class films and lack of attention to the films among those who did attend."