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Info on colleges offering ed tech and instructional design degrees

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Response to a question about whether universities should teach personal branding

www.personalbrandingblog.com/onal-branding-in-the-classroom - Preview

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Lots of open courseware classes from different universities, sorted by subject. Nice to have an aggregated list from the various sources

www.guidetoonlineschools.com/online-classes - Preview

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UNC report on their pilot of Sakai as a replacement for Blackboard. Quote from a faculty member in the report: "Have heard many complaints about Blackboard being kludgy. Sakai is graceful."

The minimal support needed is a good sign of Sakai's overall usability: "First, of the more than 1,000 people using a completely new collaborative learning environment for almost a full year period, we had a total of 264 tickets—the vast majority of which (74%) were for requests to use the system (new sites
and new user accounts)...In summary, from a support perspective, 54 substantive help requests on behalf of more than 1,000 pilot participants over a nearly one-year period was a very positive finding."

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Results from several studies on the increasing acceptance of online degrees by employers

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Great example of why I get so frustrated when I hear people complaining about how terrible it is that students copy and paste content. I'd like to see the teachers and professors stop using uncited content themselves first; I see a lot more problems with people with graduate degrees. This lecturer on effective writing plagiarized content for handouts while simultaneously admonishing students to not plagiarize.

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Horror stories from online education. The article is from 2001, but the information on volatile students and online conflict is still very relevant. Some of the characteristics of problem students discussed in this higher ed context would be just as applicable in corporate training.

"We have noticed that volatile students manifest clear symptoms: (a) a low frustration threshold, (b) a sense that they are victims of technology or other peoples' lack of understanding and (c) a tendency to overstate problems, overreact to them, and lash out."

imrl.usu.edu/...OnlineEdHorror.pdf - Preview

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Tips for online facilitators, especially relevant for those used to teaching in a physical classroom who are moving online. Good practical stuff here like saving some of your best stories to re-energize students when motivation is lagging late in the course and preparing discussion questions and replies in advance.

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Highlights from a study comparing Blackboard and Moodle with several good points. Basically, neither system is much better than the other, but switching to Moodle saves money and ultimately makes students and faculty happy.

mfeldstein.com/-community-colleges-assessment - Preview

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Debunks myths about online teaching like "posting lecture notes is pretty much good enough."

www.daniel-lemire.com/...me-myths-about-online-teaching - Preview

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Social media approaches for universities. Nothing earth-shattering here, but includes real examples for each of the ideas listed

mashable.com/...social-media-public-affairs - Preview

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According to a meta-analysis by the US Department of Education, face-to-face courses are less effective than online and blended learning. They caution against viewing this as simply a matter of the medium though. It's the changes in what online and blended learning allow (like opportunities for collaboration) that are likely making the difference.

www.brandon-hall.com/workplacelearningtoday - Preview

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Resources and examples for online portfolios, including some tutorials for different tools

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Educause report on e-portfolios, describing different types of e-portfolios and their uses in higher education

net.educause.edu/...ELI3001.pdf - Preview

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Argument for the use of electronic portfolios as a more student-centered assessment of learning

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Benefits and uses of eportfolios in higher education. Describes some models of developing eportfolios.

www.elearnspace.org/...eportfolios.htm - Preview

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Sample multimedia projects from the University of Illinois at Springfield

www.uis.edu/...projects.html - Preview

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Overview of the benefits and uses of blogs in education

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1998 article by Alfie Kohn on barriers to progressive changes in education, with some proposals for better approaches for working with parents to help them see the benefits

www.alfiekohn.org/...ofmk.htm - Preview

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Want to improve diversity at a college without spending a lot of money? Drop the requirement for SAT or ACT as part of admissions.

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