The FutureMeter is a monthly aggregation of research and writing centered on education and technology.
Specifically, FutureMeter targets evolving trends in the following categories: 1) For-Profit and Traditional Universities, 2) Learning Experience and Learning Assessment, 3) Learning Objects and Textbooks, 4) Small, Large, and Open Source LMS Platforms, 5) Instructional Design, and 6) Important Technology News...
This blog was created in July 2003 in support of a project associated with the USCA Ubiquitous Campus Computing Grant. The blog was modified in April 2004 as part of USCA's 2004 Academic Technology Conference.
Presentations on Blogging from the conference:
Blogging for Teaching and LearningThe Blogosphere: What's in It for Me?Do You Blog? Weblogs for EducatorsBloggercon Webcast
More Blogging Resources
Cole Camplese Links
Cole Camplese: Learning & Innovation
Blog Survey … Some Early Insight
"We received 37 total responses for this out of a class of 42. One thing to note was that I posted a considerable amount of content on the class blog (several posts per week) and students were only asked to respond to a single, graded Discussion Activity every week. They decided if they wanted to comment on my general posts."
I’ve Been Saying This For A While …
"But anyways the class blog was great for helping others with posts and encouraging us to talk about class related material outside of class. Hmm haven’t ever done that before." Tools that Change Learning
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"Cole expressed, and nearly everyone agreed, that commercial LMSs (i.e., Learning Management Systems) aren't impacting learning in an innovative way...they simply add traditional classroom elements...electronically."
Weblogs in Higher Education
Weblogs in Higher Education
"To blog or not to blog, that is increasingly the question for those of us supporting our academic communities..."Blogs: A Disruptive Technology Coming of Age?Academics who blog and other good stuff...The Year of the Blog: More Resources a part of The Year of the Blog: 2003.
