The Networked congregation

The Alban Institute has a nice piece of research available online, along with a host of excellent associated resources, that considers some of the ways in which congregations are using the web.

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Video in MyLutherNet

Already-existing web videos can be posted in Discussion forums in MyLutherNet.  Simply copy the "Embed" code (html) and paste it into a Discussion forum.  Note: be sure to be in "HTML" editing mode in the forum post.  Simply copying the code into the WYSIWYG box will not work. ~Dan

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A Vision of Students Today

Pretty great look at the educational system of today ~ Dan

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Bill Gates at TED

Check out Bill Gates' presentation on Malaria and Education at TED.

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Social Media and Learning

For all of you out there who are curious about what social media and learning had to do with each other, here's a handy set of pages that not only explain that connection but also provide "how to" tips on using a variety of software tools.

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Key presentation on fair use in media education

This is a great short presentation:

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Dona Nobis Pacem

Yo Yo Ma has made some tracks of this wonderful song available for remix, and there's a contest underway of people who are working with it. The contest is almost over, so this is not an announcement to be involved, but rather a chance to listen to some wonderful versions of the song! (Hat tip to TheCorner). Kind of a "mental health break," if you will.

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Pedagogy in action

Here's an interesting article by Stephen Downes that considers the Pedagogy in Action site built and nurtured by Carleton College. I wonder if we could do something similar in our fields at Luther?

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Web Cartography

A List Apart has a lovely article which advocates for a framework which imagines the building of web sites as social cartography and an action of collective memory. Link.

- Ryan Torma

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Customization & Digital Learning

Campus Technology has an interesting article today The Evolution of Digital Learning Systems through Customization.

The changes and challenges that new technology has brought to teaching and learning are well documented. New technology has changed how people receive, understand, and apply new information and ultimately has changed student expectations and thinking skills. Educators often refer to 21st Century thinking skills, technology skills, and knowledge skills to describe both the current changes

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