Wednesday, August 5, 2009

Over a cup of coffee: August 5th edition

The IDD Blog posts on Is “Teamwork” an Oxymoron for Online Learning?

Inside Higher Ed. posts on current trends with student note sharing websites. Take away: Students across many campuses will be increasingly sharing notes and class resources as the tools to do so become easier. The connections these services create could be used to facilitate peer instruction, collaboration, and discussion.

The Teaching, Learning, and Technology group hosts a free webinar Frugal Innovations: Faculty Roles and Programmatic Support. The webinar continues August 11th and 18th. Register here.

The New York Times posts a visual diary of student perspectives on their college experience. “The common theme: broadening horizons.”