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In a technology-saturated world, why are only 4% of Australian undergrads taking computer science? http://toph.at/8216  via @smh

Collaboration has power. 16 subject matter experts created our Introduction to Microeconomics digital textbook:http://toph.at/intro6d0d 

"For many years, disbelief has been a major obstacle to addressing campus hunger." http://toph.at/92eb  via @ACEducation

NEW: Interactive is such a big deal that we have *three* webinars scheduled about it. More details & sign up herehttp://toph.at/whyin260d 

If you're a #techto dev, and you're not going to @hackandtell, you're missing out on a good thing:http://toph.at/hackt9c14 

Younger academics are also often more able to move cities or even countries http://toph.at/whydof053  via @GuardianEdu

Microeconomics gets interactive. New text by @ecjulieheath @zara_liaqat @RalphSonenshine @mwanamak @pjglandon et al:http://toph.at/intro0a73 

Big ideas in #edtech from Silicon Valley—but is there enough scrutiny and buy-in from teachers? http://toph.at/f1d3  via @nytimes

A lecture should not be a bubble where technology temporarily doesn't exist: http://toph.at/highta231  #highered

There's a gray area in #compsci between plagiarism and asking for coding help via @nytimeshttp://toph.at/8b6d 

Gamification without the gimmicks—and it can be as simple or complex as you pleasehttp://toph.at/4ways3f6b 

"The same qualities that made them leaders on the streets translate directly into being exceptional students."http://toph.at/opini7d35 

The minutes before class don't have to be rushed. @LangOnCourse says they are a "fertile opportunity" for #teaching:http://toph.at/small7e35 

There are limits on what colleges can do about extremism http://toph.at/howca66ac  via @chronicle

We sponsor Toronto's only @hackandtell. Do you have something to show #techto? Even if you don't, register here:http://toph.at/hackt1f51 

If you were building a teaching system from scratch, there'd be no good reason for using print textbooks http://toph.at/inter4679  #edtech