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Who Needs Gamification?! Student-Centered Lesson Design Using Just Your LMS

Posted on January 12, 2012 by tcnet

2011 brought us the buzzword craze of “gamification” in education, or the quest to make learning online more like a video game. Inspired by FourSquare‘s achievement badges as a way of motivating users to check in to location-based services and … Continue reading →

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Open Source or Proprietary LMS? Your Answer, My Friend, Is Floating In the Cloud

Posted on November 8, 2011 by tcnet

A colleague recently asked me if I could explain the distinction between open source and proprietary learning management systems, especially as it might affect a K-12 school looking at the best kind of LMS to implement today.  She wanted to … Continue reading →

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LMS Disruption– Free Web 2.0 Tools Can Co-Exist with the Centralized LMS

Posted on October 19, 2011 by Ted Curran

[Question from a colleague] It appears that OpenClass has the same mission as Canvas –  OpenClass: “disrupt technology for education”, Canvas:  “disrupting the Learning Management System (LMS) market.” Does this new partnership introduce any concerns about Canvas’ future. Blackboard has … Continue reading →

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Blackboard Bought by Providence Equity Partners– What Does it Mean for Schools?

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Ted Curran
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Good Security Practices Keep You Safe(r) from Hackers when Using Cloud Tools

Posted on July 1, 2011 by Ted Curran

Friends and colleagues have been expressing doubt about entrusting their data to “The Cloud”, especially in light of the recent high profile attacks on the CIA, the Senate, and Sony (among many others).  As educators are increasingly adopting cloud-based tool … Continue reading →

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The Blackboard Buyout and the Wisdom of Open Web Standards

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Ted Curran

As part of our LMS Evaluation, we’ve investigated concerns around Instructure’s viability and longevity as a business. Recent events surrounding Blackboard should lead us to question its viability with equal diligence. First there was last week’s report that Blackboard had … Continue reading →

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LMS Evaluation: Which Tools do Faculty Really Use?

Posted on February 18, 2011 by Ted Curran

During the process of evaluating Blackboard as our Learning Management System (LMS), we came to a basic and fundamental question: “Which tools are faculty really using?” Although most of the core functions of an online course can be managed with … Continue reading →

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"The Golden Apple": Showing Students that Their Learning Matters

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Ted Curran

(This post is part of a series called “The Connected Class Community”). The Golden Apple is the most cryptic and strange of all of these ingredients. Not surprisingly, it’s also difficult to explain. I think the idea will make sense … Continue reading →

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Brilliant Talk by BYU's Jon Mott about the Future of eLearning

Posted on October 7, 2010 by Ted Curran

I watched this talk today and it was a great synthesis of the reasons to move beyond tradition Learning Management Systems into a more flexible paradigm that supports various open technologies for learning. Related articles by Zemanta Investing in Education … Continue reading →

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"Free" Points for Free Work? Incentivizing Students Giving and Receiving Help in an Online FAQ

Posted on September 1, 2010 by Ted Curran

Image via Wikipedia Did you know you can save time and effort by starting a Frequently Asked Questions Discussion Board in your course? Do you get tired of answering the same student questions over and over? Save time and effort … Continue reading →

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