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"This visualization attempts to organize a series of emerging technologies that are likely to influence education in the upcoming decades. Despite its inherently speculative nature, the driving trends behind the technologies can already be observed, meaning it's a matter of time before these scenarios start panning out in learning environments around the world."

First MOOCs now SMOC = synchronous massive open online course

The human condition in relation to learning and culture. Interesting post which is a post of a symposium conversation.

Adelaide Uni change from large lectures to small class teaching.

Michael Peters reviews MOOCs from an economic, post-modern university type standpoint. Quite long. Most of the comments are garbage!

Thrun tries moocs for 18 months then decides Udacity should be doing small vocational courses instead.

Interesting post on globality of cCoursera.

Journal publisher tries to censor article critical of journal publishers...

Downes & Siemens on xMoocs

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

"...I've been musing on how I integrated social media [twitter, wikis, zotero, google wave & docs] into my classes" via Stephen Downes who noted "you can't just take these new technologies and cram them into an old-word [sic] course"

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.

Short paper.

"The $139 Kindle is a game changer. 2011 will be the year that the traditional paper coursepack (finally) disappears, to be replaced by a default digital version with the option to print on demand. And if things go right, the Kindle should be the dominant coursepack delivery platform."

Sakai and uPortal merging?