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Educause 2012: 5 ways online learning is disrupting education

Educause 2012: 5 ways online learning is disrupting education | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
News, voices and jobs for education professionals. Optimized for your mobile phone.

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The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens: Scientific American

The Reading Brain in the Digital Age: The Science of Paper versus Screens: Scientific American | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
E-readers and tablets are becoming more popular as such technologies improve, but research suggests that reading on paper still boasts unique advantages
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How the Digital Public Library of America hopes to build a real public commons

How the Digital Public Library of America hopes to build a real public commons | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
The Digital Public Library of America is a beautiful idea. Take the physical-to-digital ambition of Google Books and wed it to the civic spirit of the US public library system, providing a...
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Academics' Online Presence Guidelines Handbook

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This is a very comprehensive guide (28 pages), but it is absolutely worth spending some time with!

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This looks really great!
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Academics' online presence guidelines: A four step guide to taking control of your visibility
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.5 South Africa License.

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12 Open Educational Resources: From Khan to MIT

12 Open Educational Resources: From Khan to MIT | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Higher education can now tap into an explosion of educational resources that are free to view, download and modify. That's disruptive to commercial textbooks, media and assessments.
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INFOGRAPHIC: What Makes Social Media so Influential?

INFOGRAPHIC: What Makes Social Media so Influential? | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
If your impression of social media is limited to your friends posting cat videos and teenagers glued to their iPhones – think again.
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Infographics & Data Visualization | Visual.ly

Infographics & Data Visualization | Visual.ly | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Like infographics and data visualization? Visual.ly is the world's largest community of infographics and data visualization. Come explore, share, and create.
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Online Learning Platform, edX, Goes International With The Addition Of Six New Schools | TechCrunch

Online Learning Platform, edX, Goes International With The Addition Of Six New Schools | TechCrunch | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
When it comes to online education and massive open online courses (a.k.a. "MOOCs"), Udacity and Coursera have stolen most of the attention.
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Failure Is Mandatory: Creating A Culture Of Innovation - Edudemic

Failure Is Mandatory: Creating A Culture Of Innovation - Edudemic | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Progressive school admins understand teachers need room to explore and experiment to uncover ways to use technology in creating a culture of innovation.
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Classroom Technology Faces Skeptics At Research Universities -- InformationWeek

Classroom Technology Faces Skeptics At Research Universities -- InformationWeek | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Professors at research universities prefer teaching with old-fashioned whiteboards, one study says.
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MOOC Student Demographics

MOOC Student Demographics | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
I report on survey responses from 2,350 students who enrolled in a Massive Online Open Class (MOOC) titled "Computational Investing, Part I" via coursera.org in Fall 2012. The responses represent 4...
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Can Textbooks Ever Really Be Free? - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Can Textbooks Ever Really Be Free? - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Many agree that making books free for college students is a good idea. But nobody's found a great way to do it.
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Europeana - Homepage

Europeana - Homepage | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
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Essay on the flaws of distance education | Inside Higher Ed

Essay on the flaws of distance education | Inside Higher Ed | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
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If Robots Will Run the World, What Should Students Learn? | MindShift

If Robots Will Run the World, What Should Students Learn? | MindShift | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Education reformers have been calling for a different type of education, one that nurtures creative and innovative thinkers. But for many, that future is hard
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Stanford U. and edX Will Jointly Build Open-Source Software to Deliver MOOCs - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Stanford U. and edX Will Jointly Build Open-Source Software to Deliver MOOCs - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
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Serious Games Immersing Students In Core Economic Concepts | SERIOUS GAMES MARKET

Serious Games Immersing Students In Core Economic Concepts | SERIOUS GAMES MARKET | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
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3WDOC - Digital Storytelling in the Cloud

3WDOC - Digital Storytelling in the Cloud | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
3WDOC Studio is a universal web authoring and publishing tool compatible with all delivery platform (Web / TV / Mobile) and for all types of multimedia creators on the web.
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Diptic iPhoneography App

Diptic iPhoneography App | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Diptic is an app for your iPhone or iPad that allows you to quickly and easily combine multiple photos together into a single image. Share your Diptic on Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and more.
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My 10 Favorite iPad Apps Used In The Classroom - Edudemic

My 10 Favorite iPad Apps Used In The Classroom - Edudemic | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Whether you're a new iPad owner or old salt, here are a few of my favorite iPad apps used in the classroom this year.
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Stop polarising the MOOCs debate - University World News

Stop polarising the MOOCs debate - University World News | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
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A Visual Guide To Twitter For Beginners - Edudemic

A Visual Guide To Twitter For Beginners - Edudemic | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
Need a refresher or introduction to Twitter? This visualization is packed full of useful tools, tips, and ideas - a solid guide to Twitter for beginners!
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Your Massively Open Offline College Is Broken - by Clay Shirky

Your Massively Open Offline College Is Broken - by Clay Shirky | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
I wrote a thing last fall about massive open online courses (MOOCs, in the parlance), and the challenge that free or cheap online classes pose to business as us

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'If you want to know what college is actually like in this country, skip Google Images, and scroll through the (still heartbreaking) We Are The 99 Percent Tumblr, looking for the keywords "student loan."'

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Make Games in the Classroom with Inform 7 - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Make Games in the Classroom with Inform 7 - ProfHacker - The Chronicle of Higher Education | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
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SimCityEDU Teaches Students STEM Subjects in a Virtual Environment

SimCityEDU Teaches Students STEM Subjects in a Virtual Environment | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
In the near future when you ask your kids what they did at school, they might answer that they played video games.
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Home Page - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek

Home Page - Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek | Digital Learning and Higher Education | Scoop.it
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