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11/08/2008

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Carl Berger

Couldn't agree more. The best example of this was my research methods class, one half term content and concept learning plus hands on skill building with survey tools and SPSS. Second half was creating and using the ideas for teams to create a project. The 'kicker' came when I found an entry on the 'feed back to instructor' page (during a conference away) in which they *explained* to me that they were taking over the course and I would be the facilitator. We were using a beautiful simple precursor to SAKAI at the time that had very few bells and whistles but a lot of easy to use social interlinks. Nice to see we might coming full circle!

Brett Bixler

Your concept is a nice twist on adding some new features to an individual educational profile. Do you really dislike CMSs because of the interface, or because learning is not individualized? For me it's the latter. The inability for a student and mentor to get together, identify topics that are specific to the individual and then have a diagnose and prescribe electronic guide "attached" to the online experience is really holding back education. Add to that the Web 2 - let's share neat things - stuff, and you;d have an environment that students would actually anticipate, not just show up for.

The failed promise of Learning Management Systems.

Scott

Seems like a nice little feature. I will be interested to see if it is enough to draw me into using the NYT on the web more. I guess I am still old fashioned in that way - I just don't read papers online. It looks like that is the way of the future however, and RSS can't keep me up to date forever.

Peter Linehan

I tried Times People last night. It's interesting. When I checked the link to post my articles to Facebook one of my students noticed I was on and asked me if I had graded that day's quizzes yet! I had to admit I was watching TV instead.

This could replace the newspapers on campus program. It has always bothered me that faculty can't get the newspapers unless we promise to use them in class. But there aren't that many articles that apply to my discipline (forestry). Shouldn't they have given us access first and then checked up to see if we were using it? With Times People I could get my students to link in and find appropriate articles without asking anyone's permission. And if they don't want to join Times People they can see the articles on Facebook.

Cole Camplese

Peter ... an excellent point! Using a tool like this within a classroom, selecting reading assignments would fit really easily into your work flow -- sitting on the couch reading and watching TV and you stumble upon an excellent article in the NYT ... just recommend it and all the students following would see it. I wish getting them to actually read it were as simple!

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