IMS has announced a partnership with the Global Learning Resource Collection (GLRC) to "help governments worldwide set-up web-based directories of educational resources searchable by national or state standards." According tot he release, "GLRC supports the trans-jurisdictional mapping of learning outcomes creating a globally connected, navigable environment for publishing and finding learning resources."
GLRC was created by JES & Co., which took over management of the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) from the U.S. Department of Education and converted it into the Gateway to 21st Century Skills. "Since its establishment in the early 1990s, JES & Co. has led and managed The Achievement Standards Network (ASN), The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, The Gateway to 21st Century Skills (formerly known as GEM), the Dell Academy, the Intel Student Certification Program, and Microsoft's Partners in Learning."
Through these links I found iLearn Technology and, more importantly, the i:earn Technology Bloggers Alliance, a collection of 48 educational technology bloggers. The 21st Century Skills bloggers - Peggy's Corner and Joann's Weekly Picks - have joined this 'alliance'. I've added all 48 to my aggregator. (This may not be new to you, but it's all new to me.)
I know people love public-private partnerships but I approach all this with some caution. Selecting a resource at random (which I see after the fact was featured in Peggy's Corner) I see that it's all about Peeps - the particular resource I looked at was titled 'Explore Shadows." The first link I licked in it - this one from WGBH, a PBS station in Boston - popped up a marketing survey from some research company (I closed it by instinct and now I can't get it back). There are recommended books, and a Peep Event Kit. According to the credits the original Peep cartoons were created by Canada's National Film Board while PEEP and the Big Wide World was created by Eggbox Media, LLC. If I followed another resource, would it be tied with another product line?
GLRC was created by JES & Co., which took over management of the Gateway to Educational Materials (GEM) from the U.S. Department of Education and converted it into the Gateway to 21st Century Skills. "Since its establishment in the early 1990s, JES & Co. has led and managed The Achievement Standards Network (ASN), The Partnership for 21st Century Skills, The Gateway to 21st Century Skills (formerly known as GEM), the Dell Academy, the Intel Student Certification Program, and Microsoft's Partners in Learning."
Through these links I found iLearn Technology and, more importantly, the i:earn Technology Bloggers Alliance, a collection of 48 educational technology bloggers. The 21st Century Skills bloggers - Peggy's Corner and Joann's Weekly Picks - have joined this 'alliance'. I've added all 48 to my aggregator. (This may not be new to you, but it's all new to me.)
I know people love public-private partnerships but I approach all this with some caution. Selecting a resource at random (which I see after the fact was featured in Peggy's Corner) I see that it's all about Peeps - the particular resource I looked at was titled 'Explore Shadows." The first link I licked in it - this one from WGBH, a PBS station in Boston - popped up a marketing survey from some research company (I closed it by instinct and now I can't get it back). There are recommended books, and a Peep Event Kit. According to the credits the original Peep cartoons were created by Canada's National Film Board while PEEP and the Big Wide World was created by Eggbox Media, LLC. If I followed another resource, would it be tied with another product line?
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