Flexknowlogy – Jared Stein

• Trying to come up with a more accurate definition of "hybrid/blended" that doesn't just describe delivery media. #
• xkcd nails it: "I Don't Want Directions" http://xkcd.com/783/ #
• Carr: 'Wired, Aug 2005: "We Are the Web" ; Wired, Sept 2010: "The Web Is Dead" Unavoidable conclusion: "We Are Dead"' http://bit.ly/bCDaFY #
• @cogdog Or just immortals. in reply to cogdog #
• Your Brain on Computers – Use of Digital Devices Cuts Into Brain's Downtime – NYTimes.com #
• @kenwoodward There's a long-term vacation opening over in my new unit… in reply to kenwoodward #
• @kenwoodward You know it! Actually, I meant "long-term vacation" from your /current/ job. Work in higher ed's not /that/ easy… in reply to kenwoodward #
• @brlamb Only suggestion is to make implicit ideas more explicit, e.g. design specifically for untethered activities, authentic/relevant, etc in reply to brlamb #
• @brlamb Then I have accomplished something useful today. In either case. in reply to brlamb #
• As I taught a f2f class for the 1st time in 2 years realized I have to compete with Facebook with either carrot or stick. Or else not care. #
• @lrnchat Q2) Clark, Nyguen, Sweller's Efficiency in Learning http://amzn.to/a52E43 Medina's Brain Rules http://amzn.to/dktqWS #lrnchat #
• Found 3 articles from the same year by same author in different journals that are, yep, essentially the same. #doubledipping #
• Just discovered 7 years (1977 – 1985) of someone's personal journal hidden behind the filing cabinet in my new office. #
• @clintlalonde I know. Do I read it in private? Or scan and post it as a blog? in reply to clintlalonde #

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• @robmba Thanks for the tip! in reply to robmba #
• RT @diamond_mind: @jstein will like this explanation of a phd http://bit.ly/be7PQw (It's true!) #
• At Blackboard demo hearing the few things LMS /should/ be good at (user tracking, notification, recursive sequencing) are still in infancy. #
• Blackboard rep laments "not having a fancy tv commercial" to bring their message together in a compelling way. #
• @melaniemcbride I'll ask… in reply to melaniemcbride #
• I really hope each LMS gets the same privilege of tapping the Consortium's brains for how to best fulfill the RFP that Blackboard is… #
• Found P Slade's page on British broadsides via @bryanalexander's post on Victorian hoaxes (http://bit.ly/cWtTUo) Love this internet thing… #
• @kylemathews Digitally controlled branching and recursive learning paths based on metadata/assessment outcomes. (or intelligent "tutoring") in reply to kylemathews #
• @kylemathews A few bookmarks re branching here: http://bit.ly/97XyRm in reply to kylemathews #
• @skydaddy UVU's prof. Ron Hammond wrote 2 CC licensed sociology textbooks because of this sort of absurdity. in reply to skydaddy #
• Failed to notice that frontman Kepi Ghoulie kept on rockin' after the 2007 dissolution of Groovie Ghoulies. 3 albums queued for download… #
• Have new project management software narrowed down to ClockingIT (feature-laden, free/open source) and GoPlan (easier, but costs). #
• @kylemathews e.g. automated mastery learning scenarios–revisit info based on assessment, alter path based of formative feedback, etc. in reply to kylemathews #
• @kylemathews Oh, and for the record: I see it only as a "requirement" because it follows the nature of the LMS. Not required of e-learning.. in reply to kylemathews #

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