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How the Web inspires creativity and innovation.

a scaffolded list of skills to help them understand the embedded skills in blogging - the kind of skills that a blogger would take for granted, but a non-blogger might not think about. They feel that they understand the more traditional skills already (obviously) but don't really know what needs to be taught for digital literacy.

The centuries-long domination of texts and words in culture, particularly Western culture, has come to an end. The new "pictorial turn" means that  images no longer exist primarily to entertain and illustrate. Rather they are becoming central to communication and meaning-making.

This course, with 36 undergraduates, was one of twenty-five new interdisciplinary courses approved by my institution to address "new problems" facing society and to experiment with new teaching and learning strategies. The goals of the class are to use and evaluate various social media in the contexts of information production, sharing, consumption, teaching, and learning. Since the course is open to all majors, one of my goals as a journalism professor is to tap a diverse group of students to gain a better understanding of how digital information and social media are utilized in different disciplines. This "hybrid" course combines class meetings with the use of more than ten different social media tools during the 12-week semester. Some tools take the place of more traditional teaching methods such as papers and written exams.

By combining writing with online technology, teachers can provide opportunities for students and future educators to develop their digital fluency while also strengthening their traditional literacy skills.

It is a "best practice" for classroom teachers today to use a website as a learning portal for links and resources related to class studies. In this learning module we'll learn the difference between blogs and wikis, explore examples of K-12 exemplary classroom wikis and professional portfolios, as well as tools for creating educational wikis.

There are several free online grammar and writing websites that will give you an instantaneous answer to your query - even if it's something a little more fun like wanting to know which famous author you write like.

Given that coherence and lucidity are key to understanding our world, how do educators teach in networks? For educators, control is being replaced with influence. Instead of controlling a classroom, a teacher now influences or shapes a network.

Behaviorism, cognitivism, and constructivism are the three broad learning theories most often utilized in the creation of instructional environments. These theories, however, were developed in a time when learning was not impacted through technology. Over the last twenty years, technology has reorganized how we live, how we communicate, and how we learn. Learning needs and theories that describe learning principles and processes, should be reflective of underlying social environments.

We've found two main ways of setting out wave as a a project management tool. In the picture below each white box is a wavelett, and each grey box is a blip (reply). Each style has its advantage, and I've found that the main factor influencing which style we choose, is the size of the project we're taking on.

A great example of how to use Jog the Web to create a list of web sites as a presentation. This one talks about ways to use Web 2.0 in education.

The decision to adopt online technology (defined here as predominantly Internet-based delivery, with provision for interaction throughout the process), even on a limited basis, is always complex and can be risky, especially if the adopting organization lacks structural, cultural, or financial prerequisites (Welsch, 2002). A discussion of some attributes of media and of the modes of teaching presentation and learning performance they support, in relation to some influential learning models, might help to clarify some of the implications in the choice of any specific delivery or presentation medium.

Through surveys, interactive brainstorming sessions, and a final community vote, the EDUCAUSE community identified their top five challenges in teaching and learning with technology.

This article will introduce and explore methods for apprehending the future as it applies to the world of higher education and information technology.

Use of Web 2.0 to promote writing/literacy.

Teachers are starting to explore the potential of blogs, media-sharing services and other social software - which, although not designed specifically for e-learning, can be used to empower students and create exciting new learning opportunities.

A list of numerous resources for scholars online.

Microblogging platforms are a great tool for teaching and learning and to keep you updated with latest trends & get real time support or answers to questions.

Educators are constantly seeking new strategies for using Wikis in the classroom.

This Guide looks at how to use Twitter for social learning - that is to build a community, communicate, collaborate with others, as well as share information and resources.  In addition it looks at how it can be used for to support formal social learning events and programmes.