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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

It is identified as mid-term adoption technology – as learning analytics continues to be an emerging field, one that is growing quickly, but is still just out of reach for most educators. It is particularly relevant to those who are using online learning environments.

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NpTech Tag Summary: Party Metaphors, Conversations, and A Few Good Links

Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media

Inspired by the NTEN blog post about whether online engagement leads to more money, Gavin's Digital Dinner gives a brilliant counter point essay on the topic filled with facts and nice pie charts. There's been lots written on educational technology blogs about personal learning environments that assume deep understanding of the topic.

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Where I'm Coming From

Museum 2.0

Instead of trying to align ourselves more closely with K-12 and universities, why aren't museums charting new territory in free-choice learning? There is money in traditional education, lots more than what MacArthur and other foundations are starting to offer for alternative learning environments.

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