Scrivener Makes a Good Transcription Tool http://bit.ly/KBb3GU
Scrivener is Mac word processing software and in this article, there are helpful links showing you how to use this tool to transcribe audio or video files.
Companies Shape Curricula In New University Partnerships http://bloom.bg/LT9K6m
U.S. companies are reaching into colleges to make contact with students far earlier than they ever have.
Enhancing Teaching & Learning Through Educational Data Mining & Learning Analytics.
Big data, it seems, is everywhere—even in education. Researchers and developers of online learning systems, intelligent tutoring systems, virtual labs, simulations, games and learning management systems are exploring ways to better understand and use data from learners’ activities online to improve teaching and learning.
How Will MOOCs Make Money? http://bit.ly/LTaet6
A MOOC is a Massively Open Online Course that does not limit enrollment. In the fall of 2011, Stanford offered a course on artificial intelligence that had upwards of 58,000 students enrolled (NY Times: http://nyti.ms/MrmLpC). In the fall of 2012, MIT and Harvard are partnering with a similar effort that they call edX (http://hvrd.me/NxMnUb)