Social Media and Social Movements
Power in today’s global society depends less on territory, military power, and natural resources and more on the control of information. Activists of all kinds are utilizing the Internet as...
Digital Storytelling: Connect, Communicate and Collaborate
Digital Storytelling is the practice of combining narrative with digital content, including images, sound, and video, to create a short movie, typically with a strong emotional component. Digital stories can...
Understanding by Design (UbD)
Understanding by Design (UbD) is a framework, developed by educators Grant Wiggins and Jay McTighe, for improving student achievement. Watch this video in which Jay McTighe provides insight into the...
Social Network Technologies for Learning
Great resource from Stephen Downes Social network technologies are reforming the way we communicate with each other inside and outside our learning environments. In this presentation, Stephen Downes offers an...
Cloud Computing – It’s All the Rage
One of the big topics at Educause this year was Cloud Computing. If you are not familiar with the term, this is a great video to introduce the concept. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=txvGNDnKNWw&feature=player_embedded]...
Learning About Learning Analytics
I am really fascinated with the field of learning analytics and the possibilities for transforming learning. One thing I think technology can do very well is personalize the learning experience...
Interesting Data from IBM’s 2011 Global Chief Marketing Officer Study
IBM releases its inaugural 2011 Global Chief Marketing Officer Study with insights from 1,734 CMOs, spanning 19 industries and 64 countries. How prepared are CMOs to manage the data explosion,...
We Are Your Customers, and We Tweet!
I always try to recognize good service, regardless of where I am when I receive it. I had an amazing experience the other day in the Broward County Court House,...
The Long and Winding Road to a PhD
Great infographic - http://www.onlinephdprograms.net/road-to-phd/ Via: Online PhD Programs
“My” Open-Access Online Journal: The Journal of Literacy and Technology
In my spare time, when I am not Tweeting ;-), I help edit an online journal. The Journal of Literacy and Technology, JLT, is an online peer-reviewed international academic journal...