Great directory of tools

This link goes to the...

Directory of Learning Tools 2011

...with "over 2000 tools for learning and working in education and the workplace."

Wolfram Demonstrations Project

I found a simple, but excellent little demo of a jet engine's thrust reverser on this site:

http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/index.html

Description of Wolfram Demonstrations Project from their site:

Conceived by Mathematica creator and scientist Stephen Wolfram as a way to bring computational exploration to the widest possible audience, the Wolfram Demonstrations Project is an open-code resource that uses dynamic computation to illuminate concepts in science, technology, mathematics, art, finance, and a remarkable range of other fields.

Its daily growing collection of interactive illustrations is created by Mathematica users from around the world who participate by contributing innovative Demonstrations.

Delicious has a new owner

Delicious has been acquired by the founders of YouTube, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. As creators of the largest online video platform, Hurley and Chen have firsthand expertise enabling millions of consumers to share their experiences with the world. Delicious will become part of their new Internet company, AVOS.

To continue using Delicious, you must agree to let Yahoo! transfer your bookmarks to AVOS. After a transition period and after your bookmarks are transferred, you will be subject to the AVOS terms of service and privacy policy.

Delicious in its current form will be available until approximately July 2011.
After that, you will no longer be able to use your existing Delicious account and will not have access to your existing bookmarks or account information.

Go to http://www.delicious.com/help/transition for more information.

Student Demand for Hybrid Learning

Happy Friday! This topic has been interesting me lately and I saw a relevant post on Professor Hacker's blog today, so I compiled my own quick post...

Student Demand for Hybrid Learning
There are all kinds of students learners. And these days it's not just visual, auditory or kinesthetic; it's also face-to-face, online, and hybrid/blended...

100 Video Sites Every Educator Should Bookmark

Pam Lehr forwarded this link from The Innovative Educator:

100 Video Sites Every Educator Should Bookmark

Videos to augment lessons, lectures to inspire students, documentaries, and loads of additional videos.

From Rubrics to Frameworks!

Hi All.

Cinda invited me to share a few items that I stumbled across while "tweeting!"
[{hint hint} please follow the center @ERAU_CTLE_WW... Free Plug - I love it!].

Hope one of these items can be of use to someone in your area.

* Framework for ID
http://grantcasey.files.wordpress.com/2008/11/framework-using-technology-in-teaching-and-learning.png

* Online Debate Program
http://sseepersad.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/debategraph_example_screen_capture.png

* Culturally Sensitive Rubrics - A Discussion and a Suggestion
http://www.facultyfocus.com/articles/asynchronous-learning-and-trends/cultural-sensitivity-needed-in-online-discussion-rubric-language

~Wendi in CTLE

http://sites.google.com/site/wmkentropy/
kappersw@erau.edu
TWITTER: http://twitter.com/#!/erau_ctle_ww
BLOG: http://erauctleww.blogspot.com

Interesting Article about Copyright Infringement

Hey all, I just wanted to share an interesting article about a lawsuit against Georgia State University by Cambridge University Press, Oxford University Press, and SAGe Publications. Some food for thought... In Court, a University and Publishers Spar Over 'Fair Use' of Course Materials