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  • Low rel M blogging – nee Twitter

    I found an interesting article through a couple of routes today on Twitter. They list all manner of pros and cons, but I think the con that is the most interesting to look at is low relevance when compared to the pro of microblogging. This contradiction seems, to me at least, to be something that…

  • Social Presence in Online Learning – Rob Hambrick/TP – Theory into Practice Project

    Just now, I got out of an Elluminate session that talked about Social Presence online and how important that is in order to help students succeed in online instruction. Much of what was presented seemed to be common sense to me, but likely there are just as many ways to bring these ideas into practice…

  • What makes sims rock – brain dump

    I was talking with my brother during a road trip this weekend and it always amazes me what incredible learners medical students tend to be. But this conversation didn’t have as much to do with learning as it had to do with how things have changed in the teaching of med students and the practice…

  • Twittering out

    There has been much digital ink spilled on Twitter, and this is not likely to be seen above the noise of everything else that is out there, but I have noticed something interesting in the critiques of both Twitter (CPU, and C|Net) and the Semantic Web (OLDaily) combined with some thoughts as to the differences…

  • Blogs and ePorts on a deserted island

    Recently in talking to a few profs who have been looking at using blogs or portfolios in their own courses, they said that they heard from other instructors that the “magic” that blogs and eportfolios are supposed to bring to the class, just hasn’t happened. The students don’t care about them. They think they are…