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NAU's online master's of educational technology has been ranked among the top 25 degree programs .  NAU News   Thursday, Dec. 11 Read all the day's news online. RSS Below are headlines from the past week. Readers can receive daily updates by visiting our website or by subscribing to the NAU News RSS feed . It's time to celebrate as Lumberjacks don caps and gowns NAU will confer degrees for 2,750 undergraduate, master's and doctoral students during its fall commencement ceremonies. NAU receives national recognition for commitment to diversity NAU ranks among the best in the nation for conferring the highest number of bachelor's degrees to minorities, particularly among Native American and Latino students. NAU attracting international scholars ...

Our campus is presently attempting to hire a educational tech/teacher/coach.  Our campus is located in the South Phoenix area and we service K-8th graders. If you know of anyone, please send them our way!  Contact information is:  Principal Megan Gestson, Rose Linda School, 4610 S. 12th Street, Phoenix, AZ  85040 602-232-4920.

What is it like to learn and participate in MOOCs? Special Issue - Call for papers Educational Media International Scholarly Peer-Reviewed Journal published by Taylor & Francis http://tinyurl.com/k24mr3c     Overview While during 2011-2012 the mass media were largely exuberant about MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), claiming that these courses will revolutionize and democratize access to education, in 2013-2014 anti-MOOC sentiment rose amidst concerns pertaining to completion rates, sustainable business models, and pedagogical effectiveness. Heated debates on the status quo and future of higher education have ensued since then. The aim of the special issue is to add to our understanding of learner experiences in MOOCs by providing answers the question: What is it like to learn and participate in MOOCs?   The availability of large-scale data sets also appears to have shaped the research questions that are being asked about MOOC...

Having trouble viewing this email? Click here      For the  NMC On the Horizon > Increasing Focus on Open Content  event on October 1st, we're exploring a Horizon Project trend. The movement toward open content reflects a change in the way educators and scholars are conceptualizing education.   Information is everywhere now; the challenge is to make effective use of it. Often mistaken to simply mean "free of charge," advocates of openness have worked toward defining "open" more broadly - not just free in economic terms, but also in terms of ownership and usage rights.  Hear perspectives from a panel of thought leaders on how this theme is materializing across different learning sectors and how it can be successfully addressed.   ...

We have an Educational Technology opening and I was hoping you could pass this along to any individuals or groups that may have interest in the opportunity.   https://online.fusd1.org/ifas7/applicant/public / Click on the "Open Positions" tab and it's the first position listed.   Please let me know if you have any questions and thanks in advance for your assistance! Mary Mary Knight Director of Technology Flagstaff Unified School District    928-527-6120 (o) 928-606-4246 (c) Have a technology issue?   Submit an FUSD Tech Services help request at:   http://helpdesk.fusd1.org

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Lesson Discussions (8 points) Nabble discussion board. Prepare upcoming assignments Assignment 3: Web 2.0 Learning Environments (Due Lesson 7) Assignment 4: Final Paper Proposal (04/13) Assignment 5: Final Paper (05/18)(See Lesson 7 for the instructions) 03/27, Thursday Due: 1st posting period for Lesson 5 & 6 discussions : Respond to ALL KEY questions at least. 03/30, Sunday Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 5 & 6 discussions : FOUR or more postings: Respond to all KEY questions; Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings. Lesson 7 readings No assignment due in this lesson.

Be sure to respond to ALL KEY discussion questions.

Lesson Discussions (8 points) Nabble discussion board. Prepare upcoming assignments Assignment 3: Web 2.0 Learning Environments (Due Lesson 7) Assignment 4: Final Paper Proposal (04/13) Assignment 5: Final Paper (05/18)(See Lesson 7 for the instructions) 03/20, Thursday Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 3 & 4 discussions : Respond to ALL KEY questions at least. 03/23, Sunday Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 3 & 4 discussions : FOUR or more postings: Respond to all KEY questions; Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings. Assignment 2: Distance Learning Theoretical Framework Due: Lesson 4 & 5 readings

Reapond to ALL key discussions in Lesson 1 & 2

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 Lesson Discussions (8 points) Nabble discussion board. Prepare upcoming assignments Assignment 2: Distance Learning Theoretical Framework (Due Lesson 3/4) Assignment 3: Web 2.0 Learning Environments (Due Lesson 7) Assignment 4: Final Paper Proposal (04/13) Assignment 5: Final Paper (05/18)(See Lesson 7 for the instructions)  03/13 Thursday  Due: 1st posting period for Lesson 1 & 2 discussions : Respond to ALL KEY questions at least.  03/16 Sunday Due: 2nd posting period for Lesson 1 & 2 discussions : FOUR or more postings: Respond to all KEY questions; Respond to discussion question and/or respond to others' postings. Lesson 3 & 4 readings. No assignment due in this lesson.

Sign up a team (Google Docs) Self Introductions (Nabble) Orientation Reading Sign up a section for Assignment 3: Web 2.0 Learning Environments: Mobile Learning Research (See Lesson 7)

ETR&D is sponsoring the 2014 annual ECT Foundation annual Young Scholar Award. This award focuses on outstanding work of young scholars by way of a paper presenting a theoretical construct or a paper guiding research and / or development in educational technology. The due date for submission is April 1st, 2014. Please announce this award to your colleagues who have received their doctorate not more than 5 years ago. Best, Tristan Tristan E Johnson, Ph.D. Executive Director of Graduate Education Initiatives & Director of Online Education  |  Graduate School of Engineering  |  Northeastern University  Research Editor-in-Chief  |  Educational Technology Research and Development Journal 130 Snell Engineering Center  |  360 Huntington Avenue  |  Boston, MA 02115 Phone: 617.373.6775   |  Fax: 617.373.2501   |   Direct: 857.57...

IRRODL Issue 15(1) Email not displaying correctly? View it in your browser . International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning Dear IRRODL Readers: IRRODL is happy to infuse your February with the excitement of this new collection of research articles.  Please enjoy what 38 of your colleagues, world-wide, have to offer to our field.  Dr Dianne Conrad Co-Editor, IRRODL The International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning   Vol 15, No 1 (2014)   Table of Contents Editorial Editorial: Volume 15, Number 1 HTML PDF MP3 EPUB Dianne Conrad     Research Articles Post-secondary distance education in a contemporary colonial context: Experiences of students in a rural First Nation in Canada HTML PD...