This Working Paper Series scans the globe to illuminate the ways in which mobile technologies can be used to support the United Nations Education for All Goals; respond to the challenges of particular educational contexts; supplement and enrich formal schooling; and make learning more accessible, equitable, personalized and flexible for students everywhere. Via Nik Peachey 
Hybrid Pedagogy is an academic and networked journal on teaching and technology that combines the strands of critical and digital pedagogy to arrive at the best social and civil uses of technology and digital media in education.
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Tweet TweetLast week I invited readers to take my latest Learning in the Workplace survey, where I asked how regularly are you “learning” in the workplace. Although there have been well ... 
Just how small are atoms? And what's inside them? The answers turn out to be astounding, even for those who think they know. This fast-paced animation uses spectacular metaphors (imagine a blueberry the size of a football stadium! Via Dennis T OConnor 
"Clayton Christensen’s Disrupting Class was the most recent pick for the Knewton book club. In this groundbreaking book, Christensen, a Harvard Business School professor and expert on innovation, describes a world in which continuous assessment unleashes a range of productive possibilities for education: “When students learn through student-centric online technology, testing doesn’t have to be postponed until the end of an instructional module and then administered in a batch mode. Rather, we can verify mastery continually to create tight, closed feedback loops. Misunderstandings do not have to persist for weeks until the exam has been administered and the instructor has had time to grade every student’s test.” Via JennyP Problems with andragogy: Learning is learning http://t.co/Qk2MwdB4... 
Best practices in online learning.Blended with teacher face time, http://t.co/3pPMkGp6... 
A free online community devoted solely to education in the 21st Century. Communicate, Collaborate, Network, Share and Learn. We have so much to talk about. Via Susan Bainbridge 
The lines are blurring between content delivery systems (e.g. Cengage MindTap, Pearson MyLabs, etc) and LMS. Content delivery and ability to keep students engaged within the content will drive much of the broader ed tech market. This integration of markets is being seen as a strategically important issue for institutions, particularly for online programs. Via Mark Smithers 
Every time we share info about ourselves across various networks, it is revealed to everyone even though it is meant only for a select few. As a result, people or organizations outside our network could easily exploit such info about us even without us knowing. Must users be willing to pit having a healthy online social presence against a firm hold of their privacy? Via Nik Peachey 
A roundup of educational articles, apps and tutorials for educators looking to integrate iPads into the classroom. Via Carla Arena |
The alarm on my phone signals the start of my day. Without wiping the sleep from my eyes, I begin my morning rituals: check Facebook, email, and half a dozen news sites—all without leaving my b... ![33% of U.S. Consumers Use Social Media for Health Care Info [Survey] | C21 learning: ideas and tools for teachers | Scoop.it](http://img.scoop.it/euiVgsEC-ZpNwTX7Z_A8LDl72eJkfbmt4t8yenImKBVaiQDB_Rd1H6kmuBWtceBJ)
For one-third of U.S. consumers recently surveyed, social media networks like Facebook, YouTube and Twitter are a valuable source of medical information. These users also use social share their opinions on doctors, treatments, and more. This is an exploration of what it means to be a part of social media. An important aspect of this is to explore yourself as a social media. Via Susan Bainbridge 
Professor Stephen Heppell has a simple rule of three for third millennium learning spaces: Via JackieGerstein Ed.D. 
My fondest memories of school are of the occasions on which I made stuff. When I think about what other aspects of my learning I enjoyed most, I always come back to the basic principle of creativity. Getting me involved in creative tasks that result in tangible outcomes was one of the ways my teachers ensured that I remained engaged and enjoyed the process of learning. Via Nik Peachey 
When writing the whitepaper about Casual games, I did a fair bit of research and looked at several hundred web links.
Not so long ago in the blog we explored the weighting of course assignments. The more certain assignments count in the grading scheme, the more time students are likely to devote to them. 
Compare your digital teaching skills to those of other teachers from around the world. Via Nik Peachey 
When we learn Math and Science, we can “play” with it to see how stuffs work. Especially with modern technologies, even it’s not playing appealing learning games, students can do ... (Can we play with history? 
One thing that I find discomforting about connectivism and communities of practice is the apparent avoidance of controversy. They are all about positive connections, at least this is most emphasised, although I believe that the proponents do consider the fact that opposite knowledge values exist and conflict with each other. Via Susan Bainbridge 
Most of my friends (the ones who are not already on Twitter) have heard my Twitter pitch, and it's true that since joining several years ago I've become quite an evangelist. Via Kathleen Cercone 
Frustratingly, many of the best free iPhone apps cost 59p or more for iPad. But there are some rare gems - iPad apps so good you can't believe they're free. And here are our top picks. Via John Evans 
It’s probably impossible to cloak your online activities fully, but there are steps you can take to make them harder to follow. |
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