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Blog U.: Search: How Libraries Do it Wrong - Library Babel Fish - Inside Higher Ed
Highlights weaknesses in collections and uses of library resources
- The ultimate purpose is to prepare students to develop a habit of finding evidence and reasoning from it, which involves being thoughtful about both the search process and sources encountered as our graduates go forth to think for themselves.
- It turns out the databases we use are more likely to include content from mega-corporations that from societies or universities, and the content of over 40% of the new journals was available in only a very few libraries, so even if a database identified a citation, it wouldn’t be accessible to most library users. Many open access journals would be available – just not discoverable through library tools.
- we need to make sure that we aren’t turning libraries into walled gardens of overpriced material only available to the few, that when we introduce undergraduates to search, we recognize that searching is not a matter of tool use but is a creative and critical part of the research process and so teach it in the context of learning language, finding connections, and looking for patterns
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Trust in Virtual Teams – The RI Case Study (1) | Radical Inclusion
Holger mentioned three kinds of trust:
1) affect-based – "influenced by the first visual expression we have, plus the additional information we get from our other senses" (¶2);
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Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education
NYU Prof Vows Never to Probe Cheating Again—and Faces a Backlash; July 21, 2011, 6:13 pm [no overt time zone]; by Marc Parry
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Principle 3 Home - Plan the Assessment
This page covers overview, exploration, practice, and self-assessment resources that focus on assessment in project-based learning.
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Teacher Training Videos created by Russell Stannard
Site comprises:
Videos for teaching ELT/ESL
Videos for using Web 2.0 tools
Videos for teaching MFL
About Russell Stannard
Where is Russell Speaking Next?
Russell's Research Into Feedback
On-line Talks [&] Conferences
How to Make Your Own Videos
Russell's Podcasts On Teaching
Sunday, August 07, 2011
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In Digital Age, Schools That Succeed are Schools That Connect | MindShift
"The trickiest of the cracks to get our heads around is the “connected divide,” separating those who are proficient in collaborative, creative and connected social networks and those who are not. It is growing exponentially wider on a daily basis. ... [C]onnectedness will define the value of education over the next generation" (¶7, 2011.07.27).
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One of many spelling, vocabulary, and writing resources on the Vocabulary and Spelling City site, this page explains, "Asking a child to write about something that matters to him [sic] right now is a powerful motivator. This is where writing prompts come in. Writing prompts are simply ideas or subjects offered as a foundation for students to build a writing assignment on" (¶3, 2011.07.25). It includes tips for preparing writing prompts as well as examples for elementary, middle school, and high school students. Thanks to Cara Whitehead (Learning with Computers) for pointing out this site.
Sunday, July 17, 2011
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http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Euromonitor%20Report%20A4.pdf
Euromonitor International. (2010). The Benefits of the English Language for Individuals and Societies: Quantitative Indicators from Cameroon, Nigeria, Rwanda, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Retrieved July 7, 2011, from http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files/Euromonitor%20Report%20A4.pdf
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Research backs English as key to development | Education | Guardian Weekly
Lotbinière highlights a Euromonitor report for the British Councl representing "data from five target countries: three with linguistic links to Britain through colonialism, Nigeria, Bangladesh and Pakistan, and two with a stronger French-language colonial legacy, Cameroon and Rwanda" (¶3, retrieved 2011.07.07).
Lotbinière, Max de. (2011). Research backs English as key to development. Guardian Weekly, July 5, 2011. Retrieved July 7, 2011, from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/education/2011/jul/05/research-backs-english-language-delotbiniere -
Created by Russell Stannard for Teacher Training videos.com
Eyercise on-line training videos.
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Nik's Learning Technology Blog: Crowdsourcing Knowledge with Students
Peachey recommends "a very simple brainstorming and voting website called tricider ... that it is incredibly quick and simple to use" (¶1, retrieved 2011.07.05).
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ClassTools.net: Create interactive flash tools / games for education
Searchable by subject or template, this site facilitates creation of "free educational games, quizzes, activities and diagrams in seconds!" (2011.07.04).
Templates [include:]
Fakebook [new]
Arcade Game Generator
Random Name Picker
Countdown Timer
Twister
Keyword Checker
Plagiarizr
Dustbin Game
Telescopic Topic
Post It
Diamond 9
Fishbone (Ishikawa)
Venn Diagram
Animated Book
Timeline
Lights Out
Target
Hamburger
Living Graph
Learning Cycle
Jigsaw Diagram
Priority Chart
Source Analyser
Sunday, July 03, 2011
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ARTICLE CHECKER: Free, Online Plagiarism Detection Tool « DE Tools of the Trade
Does the tool Goldsmith reviewed (June 23rd, 2011) work as intended, i.e., not to detect plagiarism, or what? Goldsmith speculated about the "Bottom line?"
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Abeywickrama, Priyanvada. (2011). The validity of nonnative speaker input in listening comprehension tests. [TESOL] Applied Linguistics Interest Section Newsletter (June 2011).
- Test performance data in this study suggest that nonnative varieties of English can be used as listening test input while attitude questionnaire results go counter.
- These findings support most of the previous research in this area.
- Until research shows that the use of nonnative English as input is irrelevant to the construct of listening, we may be unable to use such input in testing, especially in high-stakes tests such as TOEFL and IELTS.
- As nonnative speech gains recognition among language users and test takers, we hope the attitudes and perceptions toward the use of these varieties of English will change.
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Always Learning: Business Writing Tips - 10 Rules for Clear, Direct Wording
"10 rules for clear, direct wording" of "business e-mail" messages
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Traditional approaches to English education should be changed: minister - The China Post
Highlights "MOE's white paper on international education at local junior high and elementary schools", and outlines challenges for English education at high school and college levels
Sunday, June 26, 2011
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68 Interesting Ways to Use Google Forms in the Classroom
A collective (social) and currently growing compilation explaining and illustrating how educators can use online data-collection forms both in and outside the classroom
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“A collection of web based tools to help learners exploit the web” (tagline, 2011.06.23)
Sunday, June 19, 2011
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Free online services. Photo editing and fun. Photo sharing
Pho.to site offers a number of online services for photo editing, photo fun and sharing. All of them use our best digital imaging technologies and are designed to make your digital photography experience even more convenient and fun.
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ImageOid - Add effects to image
Online image editor, beta version, takes gif, jpg, and png files up to 800 Kb. In May 2011, Rhondda Powling said it "offers twenty-two effects" and combinations" (Diigo, Images4Education, 04 May 11).
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Single line of code to add to HTML blog gadgets:
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Wenger_Trayner_DeLaat_Value_creation.pdf - Powered by Google Docs
Wenger, Etienne; Trayner, Beverly; & de Laat, Maarten. (2011). Promoting and assessing value creation in communities and networks: a conceptual framework [PDF]. Retrieved June 18, 2011, from www.social-learning-strategies.com/documents/Wenger_Trayner_DeLaat_Value_creation.pdf
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When Images “Lie”: Critical Visual Literacy | Digital Is ...
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The Problem of "Pedagogy" in a Web 2.0 Era -- Campus Technology
"This is the final issue of the Web 2.0 newsletter" (Editor's note, ¶1).
- To make the turn from teaching to learning become a reality and not just a phrase, the first step should be toward a faculty development effort across the board to dramatically increase awareness of the basic research in learning theory of the past 30 years.
- Situated cognition, and related research threads, seems to me a useful concept for beginning to understand the tendencies of information technology for teaching and learning.
- There is movement underfoot. This is not about technology, despite the crucial need to deploy and use technology in the best ways, but about how humans use our new technology.
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The Problem of "Pedagogy" in a Web 2.0 Era -- Campus Technology
- Situated cognition, and related research threads, seems to me a useful concept for beginning to understand the tendencies of information technology for teaching and learning.
- This is not about technology, despite the crucial need to deploy and use technology in the best ways, but about how humans use our new technology.
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The Problem of "Pedagogy" in a Web 2.0 Era -- Campus Technology
- To make the turn from teaching to learning become a reality and not just a phrase, the first step should be toward a faculty development effort across the board to dramatically increase awareness of the basic research in learning theory of the past 30 years.
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A Logo Is Not a Brand - Dan Pallotta - Harvard Business Review
Dan Palotta's June 15, 2011, post defining brands and dispelling misconceptions of what constitutes them.
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Digital Habitats: stewarding technology for communities » Action Notebook
This page provides access to "a practitioner-oriented summary of the book [Digital Habitats] that you can download for free. It is couched as an “action notebook” in the sense that it summarizes dozens of practical steps you can take to support your community" (Action Notebook, ¶1, 2011.06.16).
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ScreenSteps.me - Signing up for a Wordpress.com blog
by rickdude
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Flowchart for "Developing Research Questions and Proposal Preparation" (top level entry)
Sunday, June 12, 2011
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APA Style Blog: How Do You Cite an E-Book (e.g., Kindle Book)?
"This post shows how to cite any e-book in APA Style" (Lee, 2011.06.03, ¶1 [retrieved 2011.06.09]).
Sunday, June 05, 2011
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Always Learning: Business Writing Tips - Why Format Is Important With E-Mail
Six major points "to keep in mind when formatting e-mail to make it as readable as possible" (para. 4).
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Zotero vs. EndNote - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Brian Croxall sums up "the different strengths of the two platforms" (May 3, 2011).
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News: Tablets, Yes; E-Texts, Maybe - Inside Higher Ed
"Claims that tablets will revolutionize the learning experience often go hand-in-hand with a push for more digital textbooks, but the Pearson survey showed that students don't often link the two. While most students perceived an educational value to tablets, only 35 percent said they preferred digital editions to print editions, and only about half of those preferred tablets to other digital devices" (Keving Kiley, 2011.05.25, ¶8, retrieved 2011.05.30).
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Dead Poets Society (1989) - Synopsis
Internet Movie Database: "This synopsis may contain spoilers" (Warning).
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Dead Poets Society (1989) - Plot Summary
Internet Movie Database plot summary by Liz Jordan
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"Online programs for recording, uploading, mixing, and interacting" (tagline), found thanks to Carla Arena's micro-review of one of the tools: Audio Delivery Made Super Simple (Collablogatorium, May 23, 2011).
Tuesday, May 24, 2011
Incompatibility strikes again!
Guess I'll stick with 3.6.13 a while longer.
Sunday, May 22, 2011
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T is for Technology « An A-Z of ELT
Thornbury defines "technosceptics" and outlines educational problems underpinning decisions whether to adopt and apply technology for language teaching purposes.
- Technosceptics, like me, happily embrace technology in our daily lives, but are nevertheless a little suspicious of the claims made, by some enthusiasts, for its educational applications
- until the following four problems have been satisfactorily addressed, an ounce or two of scepticism regarding ‘ed tech’ seems well advised.
- The delivery model problem:
- The theory vacuum problem
- The attention deficit problem:
- The added value problem:
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C is for Conversation « An A-Z of ELT
Thornbury asserts, "...[C]onversation stands for all the talk, the dialogue, the communication (both spoken and written) that is generated by the people in the room [or learning environment], and that is shaped, scaffolded, supported[,] and signposted by the teacher" (para. 10, retrievved 2011.05.21).
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Remove Mac Protector (Uninstall Guide)
Explains characteristics of "a fake rogue anti-spyware program" and provides as step-by-step removal guide
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Death to high school English - Education - Salon.com
Brooks, Kim. (2011). Death to high school English. Salon: Life: Topic: Education, 2011.05.10. Retrieved May 17, 2011.
- As for the students who did make it to more accelerated English courses,
- they have bigger fish to fry. They have professors in every area and every discipline telling them they're going to fail if they don't learn how to write a comprehensible, grammatical and at least marginally organized academic essay.
- Sometimes we do things not because they're fun but because they're important.
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"a great example of crowdsourcing good quality classroom ideas" (¶1 retrieved 2011.05.16).
Sunday, May 15, 2011
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LinkWithin - Related Posts with Thumbnails
"LinkWithin is a blog widget that appears under each post, linking to related stories from your blog archive" (Show Related Stories Under Each Post, para. 1, 2011.05.14).
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This site represents two editions of a guidebook for media literacy.
"In a short and readable format, ... [the second edition]:
- Provides a complete framework for critical inquiry, using CML’s Five Core Concepts, and Five Key Questions for both construction and deconstruction of media, along with handouts.
- Gives explanations and Guiding Questions to illustrate how to connect the Key Questions when consuming or producing or participating with media. - Provides in-depth explanations and the foundational role of the Five Key Questions of Media Literacy. - Offers a sample inquiry into visual language: ... How to Conduct a ‘Close Analysis' of a Media ‘Text'..." (SECOND EDITION, ¶4).
The first edition, available in English and Spanish, explores a "framework for deconstruction or critical analysis of media . . . from the point of view of media consumers" (FIRST EDITION, ¶1).
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Purdue OWL [Online Writing Lab] Search Page
"The Purdue OWL offers global support through online reference materials and services" (Mission, ¶1, 2011.05.10).
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Computers and Language Learning: An Overview
Warschauer, M., & Healey, D. (1998). Computers and language learning: An overview. Language Teaching, 31, 57-71.
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the lives of teachers » Blog Archive » the new chernobyl? – media literacy in action
In light of recent human disasters in Japan, this post explores media literacy. It explains and illustrates how news media have changed, why and how media are conveying the content that they do, and how to evaluate information and opinions from a wide variety of readily available sources.
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Basic Research and Writing: Earthquake-tsunami-nuclear crisis
Resource "links for students to use" as they move from traditional reading, to critical reading, and on to critical literacy
Sunday, May 08, 2011
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Lang-8 - Multi-lingual language learning and language exchange | Lang-8
A social networking system for learners of various languages seeking correction of their writing by native speakers of those languages, in exchange, return, or pay-forward for correction they provide for peer learners of their own languages.
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Free online reading materials & resources
Catalog of links to online reading collections including Rob Waring's extensive reading links and the Project Gutenberg libraray
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Always Learning: Business Writing Tips - Communication Situations Inappropriate for E-Mail
Lists six things not to use email for, followed by a "Rule of thumb" for deciding not to use email
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Flickr CC Attribution Helper for Greasemonkey
Script to generate HTML and plain text attributions for Flickr images with Creative Commons licences
Sunday, April 24, 2011
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Site Map for Nellie's English Projects
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"online meeting platform . . . for realtime collaboration"
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
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Sunday, April 17, 2011
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Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA):Department
"The Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA ) is an internationally standardised assessment that was jointly developed by participating countries and administered to 15-year-olds in schools. PISA assesses how far students near the end of compulsory education have acquired some of the knowledge and skills that are essential for full participation in society" (¶1, retrieved 2011.04.15).
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English: Who speaks English? | The Economist
R.L.G. (2011.04.05) suggests a large-scale study of an uncontrolled sample population "confirms ... stereotypes" (¶1), and "shows results similar to ... [an unspecified] study by the British Council" (¶3 [URL from original, retrieved 2011.04.14).
- This was not a statistically controlled study: the subjects took a free test online and of their own accord.
- But Philip Hult, the boss of EF, says that his sample shows results similar to a more scientifically controlled but smaller study by the British Council.
- Several factors correlate with English ability. Wealthy countries do better overall. But smaller wealthy countries do better still: the larger the number of speakers of a country’s main language, the worse that country tends to be at English.
- Export dependency is another correlate with English. Countries that export more are better at English (though it’s not clear which factor causes which).
- Teaching plays a role, too. Starting young, while it seems a good idea, may not pay off: children between eight and 12 learn foreign languages faster than younger ones, so each class hour on English is better spent on a 10-year-old than on a six-year-old.
- Teaching plays a role, too. Starting young, while it seems a good idea, may not pay off: children between eight and 12 learn foreign languages faster than younger ones, so each class hour on English is better spent on a 10-year-old than on a six-year-old.
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Free Technology for Teachers: Brainstorming - Google Across the Curriculum
This post displays slides from a "workshop . . . [Richard Byrne] designed to introduced participants to variety of Google services that they can use in their classrooms. Included in the workshop are five collaborative brainstorming sessions" (2011.04.09, para. 1, retrieved 2011.04.10)
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Free Technology for Teachers: 5 Lesser-Known Google Tools for Students & Teachers
". . . some of the lesser-known Google products that teachers should know about" (Richard Byrne, 2010.08.16, para. 1, retrieved 2011.04.10)
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Collablogatorium: 10 Things You Should Know About Blogging
" ... [T]en things I've learned and wished all bloggers knew about blogging" (Carla Arena, 2011.01.16, retrieved 2011.04.10).
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Life Feast: 10 sites I plan to use in 2011
List of sites, some still in beta, for use by students and teachers.
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Educational Technology Guy: Evernote - some great ideas for using it in education
Points out various resources from and including the Evernote Blog with its Education Series, but overlooks the terms of service
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
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APA Style Blog: Using Serial Commas
Concise explanation of how and why to use serial commas
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What's New?: Another transition for this blog
Public discussion of plans for collective blog
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The Future of the Book According to IDEO | BookBotics
Represents a YouTube video from IDEO, and responses to three conceptual questions:
1. "... [H]ow do you ensure that readers are adequately informed?" (Nelson, ¶1)
2. "What is truly worth knowing?" (Coupland, ¶1)
3. "How do we experience written narratives in new and engaging ways?" (Alice, ¶1)
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Thursday, April 07, 2011
Naoto Kan and the End of 'Japan Inc.' | The Nation
Tuesday, April 05, 2011
Japan strikes back!
Greater Danger Lies in Spent Fuel Than in Reactors - NYTimes.com
Sunday, April 03, 2011
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SLWIS Newsletter - March 2011: Introducing argumentative writing though dialogue and Web 2.0
"In this article, I first explore the pedagogical basis for dialogue writing and then explain the process for creating online dialogues" (¶1, retrieved 2011.03.30).
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EdTechBC (edtechbc) on Twitter
"Supporting Educators Interested in Teaching with Technology" (Bio, retrieved 2011.03.30)
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Online Conferences: Professional ... - Google Books
Anderson and Anderson (2010) characterize online continuing professional education (CPE) conferences as "structured, time[-]delineated" events involving "distributed population[s]" in synchronous or asynchronous use of "online communication and collaboration tools" (p. 15). They suggest that these characteristics may enhance "both the quantity and quality of interaction" in formal CPE sessions, thanks to possibilities for preliminary access to conference materials, world-wide participation, and asynchronous as well as real-time interpersonal engagements (p. 22), which in turn may promote constructivist and connectivist modes of learning within professional communities of practice (pp. 7-10).
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Think Before you Click | capriciousmuse
To commemorate Safer Internet Day, Sandy posts "a few Internet safety skills" she thinks "are important" (February 9, 2011).
