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A piece highlighting an argument/misunderstanding that can often circumvent and derail critical discussions of educational technology.

Open conversation software

Short, easy hints on making class discussion more effective.

Interesting post after our discussion of the CEP and need to include different cultural perspectives on learning.

One view of New Orleans 10 years after Katrina. Compare with the other site in this group Concerned with "digital literacy?" Consider offering these 2 sites for serious discussion http://t.co/cFdtwnymOc vs. http://t.co/nm7peq9pfv

Interesting article looking at the ownership of ideas. It made me think of Connectivism - ideas and knowledge exist in the network, not in the individual. If we recognised this would the problem discussed disappear?

Includes description of Discourse, a StackOverflow developed discussion forum.

Post by Tony Bates on Moocs with an interesting discussion in the comments from Harasim and Downes.

"As part of my open textbook on Teaching in a Digital Age, I am working my way through theories of learning and methods of teaching. I will post shortly my initial draft on theories of learning and their relevance for a digital age. In this post I want to discuss the lecture and its relevance for a digital age. Comments as always are more than welcome."

I like most of these skills and think that they could inform discussion about graduate profiles and student digital literacies.

Organising productive meetings using Open Space methodology.

"As learning technologies are now integral to most higher education student learning experiences, universities need to make strategic choices about what technologies to adopt and how to best support and develop the use of these technologies, particularly in a climate of limited resources. Information from students is therefore a valuable contribution when determining institutional goals, building infrastructure and improving the quality of student learning. This paper draws on a survey of student experiences and expectations of technology across three Australian universities. Analysis of text responses from 7,000 students provides insight into ways that institutional learning technologies and academic-led technologies are influencing the student experience. This paper also discusses how the three universities have used this information to develop strategic initiatives, and identifies a need for new strategies to support academic-led use of the available tools."

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

Many mooc discussions at Online Educa - report by Donald Clark.

Vince Ham from CORE Ed discussing the factors which make professional development in e-learning 'effective'. 

"'Massive open online courses: Higher Education's digital moment?' tracks the development of MOOCs from a small selection of specialist courses to major online platforms, offering hundreds of courses with millions of users.  The report explores MOOCs' surge in popularity and discusses whether this signals the beginning of a significant transformation in higher education, similar to those seen in other sectors, such as the newspaper industry. It pulls together the recent trends in online education delivery and looks at how universities can respond to the changing online environment."

"Social media is about conversation. This increasing emphasis on two way communication and conversation has transformed organisational communications and is crucial to effective online knowledge sharing. Communicators using online media use the term 'engagement' to describe the process of moving to a situation where users and producers interact online, discussing and sharing content."