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Online versions of college courses are attracting hundreds of thousands of students, millions of dollars in funding, and accolades from university administrators. Is this a fad, or is higher education about to get the overhaul it needs? Via Greg Downey
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Robin Dunbar Anthropologist, evolutionary psychologist Robin, currently director of the Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology of the Universit... Via Greg Downey 
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December 30, 2012 8:36 PM
Dunbar uses Facebook data on the people we actually talk to online to argue that 'Dunbar's Number' -- the idea that humans deal best groups with around 150 people -- applies even online. Of course, this also assumes that we have no, or very few, non-Facebook linked friends, and that technology does not affect us socially, although it has obvious effects on other dimensions of human life. 
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January 3, 2013 6:12 AM
Greg Downey's insight: Dunbar uses Facebook data on the people we actually talk to online to argue that 'Dunbar's Number' -- the idea that humans deal best groups with around 150 people -- applies even online. Of course, this also assumes that we have no, or very few, non-Facebook linked friends, and that technology does not affect us socially, although it has obvious effects on other dimensions of human life.
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Download free resume PowerPoint templates and backgrounds for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and 2013 and free PPT templates to make awesome presentations. Via SlideHunter
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Sending a text message to supporters can be an effective way to communicate and save money, says Mandeep Hothi and Andrew Wilson Via Eduserv
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http://preshero.co/ In this Slideshare I've collected the definitive list of presentation worst practices, of PowerPoint no-nos, of public speaking donts. I'v… Via Baiba Svenca 
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January 27, 2015 8:26 AM
This is very informative for anyone who speaks in public. The moral of this Slideshare is to keep quiet about your internal dialogue. When you speak, everything you say should benefit your audience. When you ask the audience to sympathize with you, you take away from their experience. Sharing stories and taking questions is great, apologizing for being unprepared and talking about yourself is not. Great article. 
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April 22, 2015 3:58 AM
15 cose da NON DIRE durante una presentazione in pubblico! Quali dici o hai detto tu?
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Speakers are the backbone of any conference. They have the power to make or break your event. More often than not, your line-up is the main reason why your del Via Baiba Svenca
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One of the most annoying and tedious PowerPoint tasks is aligning objects BETWEEN your slides so that stuff isn’t just floating around in your presentation…yes, everyone notices! So the question is... Via Baiba Svenca 
Baiba Svenca's curator insight,
February 4, 2015 2:00 PM
An excellent tutorial by Nuts & Bolts Speed Training on aligning objects in your presentations. 
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February 19, 2015 9:46 AM
I often obsess about alignment in my slides, even though they are usually minimalist, with little text or few objects. So something to make alignment between slides easier catches my attention!
I generally use Keynote over Powerpoint, so this won't be much help to me but might for those who do.
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You don’t need to be a seasoned data scientist or have a degree in graphic design in order to create incredible data visualisations. Via Baiba Svenca 
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March 16, 2015 4:01 AM
Ca donne envie d'essayer : nuage de mots, graphiques, cartes... Par Christopher Ratcliff @ Econsultancy publié le 25/02 
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March 16, 2015 4:55 AM
Check out how to add visualisations to your presentations.
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Step-by-step guide on how to edit Word, Excel and PowerPoint files in Dropbox in Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, etc. Via Baiba Svenca
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April 22, 2015 1:59 PM
Great news for Dropbox users. Now you can edit your Office documents including PowerPoint files in Dropbox without leaving it. 
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May 15, 2015 11:29 AM
If you are a dropbox user, this tutorial will show you how you can edit your PPT files in dropbox. The conveience of being able to access your files as and when inspiration strikes - priceless!
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"Remember the MOOC? Just a few years ago, the Massive Open Online Course was expected to reinvent higher education. Millions of people were signing up to watch Web-based, video lectures from the world's great universities. Some were completing real assignments, earning certificates and forming virtual study groups — all for free. Surely the traditional college degree would instantly collapse." Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Global PC shipments continued their decline in the first quarter of 2015, totaling 71 million units, according to a new report from Gartner. That total represents a 5.2 percent drop compared to the first quarter of 2014. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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Here's a list of free resources that will make your life as an all-round eLearning designer a little easier. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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"The mobile learning boom started to come about when people began to rely upon mobile technology on a more regular basis. Specifically, this referes to tablets and smartphones. The gray area of course being laptops." Via EDTECH@UTRGV 
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June 10, 2016 6:31 AM
Watch out the latest trends in online learning.
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“When there is no noise in my room it scares me”, emails one of my undergraduate students. Via Greg Downey
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December 30, 2012 4:24 PM
Fascinating discussion of the 'third parent,' the presence of media in the home. Of special interest to me is the way that the students report to have adapted to constant low levels of mass mediated noise, so much so that silence disturbed them. Would be fascinating to see changes in capacities for attention -- I know that, for me, a Gen X geezer, it's virtually impossible to write seriously or edit with competition from any coherent noise.
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Download free PowerPoint templates and backgrounds for Microsoft PowerPoint 2010 and 2013 and free PPT templates to make awesome presentations. Via SlideHunter
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There is a danger of creating a "them and us" situation by digitising public services, with many people unable or unwilling to go online, a report warns. Via Eduserv
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Baiba Svenca's curator insight,
January 5, 2015 4:59 AM
These effective characters from westerns will help your students get the message the slideshow is carrying. 
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January 5, 2015 1:14 PM
Para poder salirnos de los esquemas y vicios en las presentaciones que lanzamos contra nuestros alumnos.
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January 8, 2015 10:32 AM
Esempio di Storytelling Visivo da paura!!! Questa presentazione non solo è utile come contenuti (60 slide da studiare a memoria e applicare SEMPRE!), ma ha un tratto, una personalità e un efficacia comunicativa fantastiche! Ps. attenzione che alcune indicazioni non sono adatte alle presentazioni online
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Creating a mesmerizing presentation is more than stitching slides together, sure, but a good presentation tool certainly helps keep your audience's attention. Some of the best are on the web and easy to use, too, and don't require you download a pricey app to use. This week, we want to know which ones you think are the best. Via Baiba Svenca
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To get slides to the front animation sequence, visit my blog here: http://bit.ly/1ykmNUt . This video shows a super cool animation add-in that I wish I knew ... Via Baiba Svenca
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January 30, 2015 12:33 PM
See how you can easily add animations to your PowerPoint presentations.
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We asked 19 Social Media Pros to share their Top Visual Content Creation Tools. Here are 36 of their top tools and a handy cheat sheet for the Top 5. Via Baiba Svenca 
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February 22, 2015 1:45 PM
Fijne nieuwe apps naast natuurlijk: Photoshop!
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Did you know that you can create a quiz in PowerPoint? You can create a simple quiz in PowerPoint using just hyperlinks. It’s simple because it doesn’t require any programming and you can’t grade it. Students take the quiz in Slide Show view. When they choose the wrong answer, they go back to the question to try again. When they choose the right answer, they go to the next question.
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Baiba Svenca's curator insight,
March 9, 2015 9:16 AM
Check out how you can use PowerPoint not only for creating presentations but also for interactive quizzes. 
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March 10, 2015 11:44 AM
Sirve para crear test, encuestas, etc..., usando enlaces . Se elige una respuesta, si es la respuesta equivocada, regresas a la pregunta para intentarlo otra vez. No pasas a la pregunta siguiente hasta que no aciertes la pregunta.
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"ELearning has evolved quite a bit over the past decade. In the beginning it was confined to a desktop. Since then though, it has become more mobile in nature." Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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""Social and economic pressures are forcing senior education leaders to rethink business models and consider a range of new technologies to bring down the cost of administering education institutions and scale the business," Lowendahl says. Via EDTECH@UTRGV
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"The online 'enabler' company Academic Partnerships plans to share tuition revenue with faculty members at partnering universities as the company prepares a major update of its online education platform." Via EDTECH@UTRGV |
It's not the first time that educators have feared that technology will make them obsolete. The article is from September, but well worth the read.