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Monthly Archives: May 2009

New Realities in Higher Education

Ray Schroeder is an active blogger that I have followed for about eight years. He covers a range of technology, pedagogy, and other trends on his numerous blogs. Last month, I started following a new blog by Ray: New Realities in Higher Education. The site is devoted to articles/news related to current challenges in higher [...]

New technology supporting informal learning

On his Half an Hour blog, Stephen Downes explores new technology and informal learning (in a paper for an upcoming conference in Portugal). He makes a statement that is important for instructional designers to consider: “Learning networks capture an essential element in learning today, the simple fact that we don’t know what we want to [...]

New courses: Certificate in Emerging Technologies for Learning

We are starting two new courses in our certificate in emerging technologies for learning next week: Digital Literacy and Immersive Worlds, Avatars, and Second Lives. If you’re interested in registering, more information is available here.

The internet and social cohesion

A common assumption of heavy internet users is that they are less social than non-users. This assumption is reflected in images of geeks living in their parent’s basement, oblivious to the world outside. It’s a nice image as far as that goes. And it’s completely false. A group of researchers have published a report exploring [...]

Middle East edition of IRRODL

IRRODL has published a special edition of education in the Middle East. I haven’t had time to review all of the articles, but from a quick skim, it’s an important contribution to our understanding of educational trends on open and distance learning in the Middle East. Broad range of topics covered include: pedagogy, quality, student [...]

The diminishing relevance of space

I presented on The Diminishing Relevance of Place today – my presentation is here (I’m almost at Chris Lott’s view of Prezi…but I’ll keep using it for at least a few more presentations). If you’re interested in more mobile learning resources, I have posted numerous articles on my delicious page.