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The Zoom Where It Happens
Summer Moore Batte, Stanford Magazine, 2021/06/08

This is one of those images that is destined to become apocryphal over time, much like that 'learning machine' photo or the 'giant chalkboard' photo. This like is to some PR in Stanford Magazine; there's more about it in this LinkedIn post (may be spamwalled). It's a "a 32-foot by 8-foot 'videowall' in Wallenberg Hall (and) divided the students in Ethics, Public Policy and Technological Change into three simultaneous Zoom sessions." To me it's more publicity stunt than practical innovation, but it goes to show what you can do when your institution has money to burn.

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My top EdTech CPD tips
David Hopkins, Learning Design & Learning Technology, 2021/06/08

This is a continuation of the #JuneEdTechChallenge and is David Hopkins's contribution for June 6. His 'top tip' for continuing professional development (CPD) is "to use your network to find the activity, use your network to stay motivated, and use the network to share the outcome." Others, he says, "will recommend Twitter, MOOCs, or LinkedIn Learning, or some other 60 second CPD type activity." My top tip is this: create something. It doesn't matter what, it doesn't even matter whether it's related to your profession, though I suppose that helps some. Catching up: for June 4, like JR Dingwall, I wondered whether KIT is some kind of UK acronym. Maybe Key Information Technology? If so, it's my new Alienware gaming/work station. Jume 5: my fave EdTech gif? Network-brain (pictured, and see here). June 7: favourite talk or event? I don't like picking winners so I'll name one of my own: Speaking in LOLCats, Take 2. And June 8, today: shiny gadgets I like: has to be my camera, a Nikon D750, and assorted lenses.

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My post-pandemic learning list
Elliott Masie, Chief Learning Officer, 2021/06/08

Probably everybody is coming through the pandemic with a renewed sense of what's worth learning (and, perhaps, what's not). This is Elliott Masie's list, and to me it's a blend of things he should have been studying already (engagement, dashboards, personal curation and content sequencing), some things that are topical (diversity and representation, AI, VR) and things that represent some insight into the new reality (adding arts for impact, scaled coaching). Me? Well, this was the year I really embraced data (data tools, data ethics, data literacy), Javascript (and especially things like JSON graphs and canvas) and the whole idea of the interaction of data and learning.

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6 Essential Enterprise LMS Features for Your Association
Web Courseworks, 2021/06/08

This is advertising copy created to market a particular LMS to trade associations. I thought it would be interesting to see what benefits are being touted. Here's the list: co-branded sub-portals (to spread out the cost, I guess); learner submission of performance details (so they can add things like continuing education (CE) records); course recommendations and learning paths; event capabilities (so associations can host conferences and workshops); e-commerce and marketing; and reporting. The list gives us a picture of trade associations as supporting member professional development, but also as generating revenue from marketing and events.

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The case for model answers (and a rubric)
Clark Quinn, Learnlets, 2021/06/08

In my professional life I'm frequently faced with a request for some document or another where a model version of the document would be a real help. And if, say in the case of a proposal, it's being evaluated, a rubric would be a real help as well. And I see a similar need in just about every field, whether it's a document that's required or something more tangible like an algorithm, model or practice. So we should provide these in learning, right? Clark Quinn says so: "learners can internalize the framework to guide their performance. Further, they can internalize using the framework..." This would help in the real world when there are no model answers or rubrics.

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Three requests for the Google Chrome team as they experiment with RSS
Matt Webb, Interconnected, 2021/06/08

So Google is considering how to bring back RSS in Chrome. My concern is that they're trying to pull a Spotify by taking an open format and locking it down behind subscription paywalls. This article, though, focuses on what Google could do right. The three suggestions are, in essence: make RSS accessible to new users; don't break RSS, but consider extending it; and think about new use cases for RSS, including cases beyond the browser. But really, to bring RSS back to the browser, I think, Google needs to focus on two things: easy subscribe, and easy read.

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