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• http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-student-assessment-learning-and-after-courses-uts-2010

  Boud et al. (2010) Assessment 2020: Seven Propositions for Assessment Reform in Higher Education. Retrieved from http://www.olt.gov.au/resource-student-assessment-learning-and-after-courses-uts-2010

  tags: assessment assessment for learning Australia higher education

• Pauses can make or break a conversation -- ScienceDaily

  "Long pauses can make speech difficult to understand, but short pauses can be highly beneficial. This is shown in a new doctoral thesis in linguistics from the University of Gothenburg."University of Gothenburg. (2015, September 30). Pauses can make or break a conversation. ScienceDaily. Retrieved March 18, 2016 from www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/09/150930110555.htmThe actual dissertation is here: http://hdl.handle.net/2077/39346

  tags: communication conversations languages linguistics pauses silence speaking understanding speech turn-taking

• The Best Websites For Learning About Natural Disasters | Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the Day…

  "In order to make it on this list, the sites have to be accessible to English Language Learners and also provide engaging content."

  tags: disasters environment learning online natural disasters resources

• Higher Education in the Connected Age | EDUCAUSE

  • For our learners and scholars, "connecting the dots" is critical. Scholars from multiple disciplines may need to collaborate to find answers to "grand challenge" questions such as those affecting the environment or health issues.

• Sea Surface Temperature | Climate Change | US EPA

  This page dated 2015 provided graphs and data on sea surface temperature changes since 1880.

  tags: climate climate change environment global warming information issues oceans surface temperatures

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• W3Schools Online Web Tutorials

  W3Schools Online Web Tutorials (W3Schools.com) sported a banner claiming to be "the world's largest web developer site" (2016.03.12). It included numerous examples, tutorials, and references for web page development. HTML CSS JavaScript DOM jQuery ASP PHP SQL XML Bootstrap Web W3C tutorials programming development training learning quizzes primers lessons reference examples source code colors demos tips w3c

  tags: HTML CSS JavaScript DOM jQuery ASP PHP SQL XML Bootstrap Web tutorials programming development training learning quizzes primers lessons reference examples source code colors demos tips w3c

• Typographic Readability and Legibility - Envato Tuts+ Web Design Article

  "This post is part of a series called A-Z of Web Typography."

  tags: contrast display faces fonts hierarchy legibility line height readability serifs sizes spacing text typefaces x-height

• HTML Color Codes

  "Use this page to get HTML color codes for your website."

  tags: color codes colors hexadecimal values html RGB web design

• HTML Background Code

  "This article provides code for setting the background properties of an HTML element."

  tags: CSS html web design

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• You say TESOL and I say TESL, or TEFL, or… Is the English language teaching world a community with identity issues? – Jason Anderson – Teacher, trainer and writer

  When he finally cuts to the chase, Anderson posits, "[T]he superordinate category should not be ‘TESOL’, and definitely not ‘TEFL’, but ‘TEAL’ – Teaching English as an Additional Language," which is exactly what I was thinking when I started reading his post.

  tags: additional languages communication education English English teaching language acquisition language development language education language learning learning TEAL TEFL TESL TESOL languages languaging

• Michael Matsuda - Education Week Leaders To Learn From

  • He never learned his parent’s native language of Japanese, and they never encouraged him to do so. To his chagrin, he didn’t learn Spanish, either. He wants to ensure that students in his district don’t lose part of their cultural heritage as he did.

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