Here's one thing you should definitely know about from EDUCAUSE (We learned about it from ResourceShelf):
The EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative's (ELI's) 7 Things You Should Know About… series provides concise information on emerging learning technologies and related practices. Each brief focuses on a single technology or [practice and describes:
· What it is
· How it works
· Where it is going
· Why it matters to teaching and learning
Use ELI's 7 things You Should Know About … briefs to:
· Enhance faculty development activities
· Open a dialogue with senior administrators about emerging technologies and their implications for you institution
· Stay up-to-date on emerging technologies
The above is from EDUCAUSE's ELI Web site. It's well worth a visit and a bookmark. Just a few of the subjects/technologies/phenomena covered are Twitter, Wikipedia, RSS, Facebook II, and Google Earth. Click HERE to go ELI's 7 things You Should Know About ….