web 2.0

A small group of BCC faculty met today for the first session of this faculty learning group on teaching and new technologies. The discussion ranged through a number of topics, […]

Tuesday, September 22 Teaching & Learning 2.0 breakfast kickoff meeting, 8:00am – 9:00am, CTL Join in for a series of breakfast meetings (Coffee and Carbs provided) in the CTL this […]

Well, Magna Pubs has their expert, who gives a qualified yes (see link below). My opinion? I would not advise it. I suppose if you set up a separate profile […]

Hype Cycle Redux

Here is a cleaner version of the Gartner Hype Cycle.  It’s a helpful model for understanding which technologies have made it into broad, mainstream use and therefore should be considered […]

"Opening Up Education" Remix Version

Opening Up Education, edited by Toru Iiyoshi and M.S. Vijay Kumar, has been reproduced on the Academic Commons site. This is well worth scanning and picking out articles of interest: […]

Understanding Gartner's hype cycle

The image below shows the Gartner Group’s assessment of where a number of leading technologies are on the “hype cycle.” This analysis can help us in higher ed to understand […]

I don’t think it’s the end of the LMS, but for hybrid courses with on-campus exams and the instructor’s manual gradebook, it might be an alternative worth considering … Does […]

Linked below is the full and complete report on the Summer Institute “Learning Outside the Classroom/Learning 2.0,” including several presentations, evaluation and participants’ reflections: SI2009binder