The Social Media Revolution

The eLearning Technology blog has an interesting video up about the Social Media revolution that has overtaken much of the world. Some of the interesting statistics posted included: 2009 US Department of Education study revealed that on average, online students out performed those receiving face-to-face instruction 1 in 6 higher education students are enrolled in [...]

The World Digital Library

The World Digital Library makes it possible to discover, study, and enjoy cultural treasures from around the world on one site, in a variety of ways. These cultural treasures include, but are not limited to, manuscripts, maps, rare books, musical scores, recordings, films, prints, photographs, and architectural drawings. Items on the WDL may easily be [...]

Is 7 your lucky number?

If it is, and especially if it isn’t (!) the “Seven Things You Should Know About …” series by Educause Learning Initiatives is well worth a look.  Each  3-page brief on various instructional technology topics provides an overview of the topic, such as geolocation or citizen journalism, its pros, cons, implications, and examples of how [...]

Flat World Knowledge

I first stumbled upon Flat World Knowledge in the spring of last year, before the enterprise had even officially launched.  At that time, there was only a website with some basic information and some very adorable videos featuring stick figures explaining their business model.  However, I was intrigued by their ideas.  Flat World Knowledge is [...]

What Does It Mean to be Educated in the 21st Century?

The Wide, Wide World of Wikis

“Wiki” is a word that’s beginning to be bandied about quite a bit in academia, particularly by me because I am rather enamored by them.  Often people want to assume that wikis are like blogs, and while they do share some features, wikis are run differently and in fact embrace an entirely different philosophy than [...]

Anatomy of a Domain Name

One of my Google RSS feeds is a tag search for Slideshare.com.  This presentation popped up in my feed list this morning and I thought it’d be great to share because I think that, while we talk about domain names a lot, few people really understand what they are and what they do.  This is [...]