Toolkit

RWTH Aachen University created a catalogue of tools for Blend-XL (Workpackage 8).

"Development of a catalogue of tools that can be used to develop an innovative learning and teaching environment. The choice of potentially useful tools was regarded in the light of the specific aims and objectives of Blend-XL, considering the requirements of three relevant groups: students, teachers and organisations." (Description of Workpackage 8)

Link to the document.

"These videos were created for teachers to help them to incorporate technology into their teaching. My own background [Russell Stannard's] is in teaching English, so some of the sites are specific to ELT and are grouped separately. The rest are for all teachers and there is also a section for those interested in more difficult multimedia products like Flash and Director."

Russell Stannard is a principal lecturer in Multimedia/ICT at the University of Westminster as well as the course leader in the MSc in Interactive Multimedia.

http://www.teachertrainingvideos.com/index.htm

iPeer is a web based application to "develop and deliver peer evaluations, review and release student comments, build rubrics and progress report forms online, configure email notifications." The tool has been developed at the Centre of Instructional Support (CIS) in the University of British Columbia.
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WebPA is another web based peer assessment tool. It is designed "to help students assess their own and their team's performance in group-work activities". Developed at  Loughborough University .
Demonstrator site

Both tools seem relevant to the needs of large group teaching!

Xerte has been developed at the University of Nottingham. It's an XML editor for creating Flash-based learning objects. You need to invest some time to get to know the ropes of this tool but it may be a time saver later on. The integration of multi-media (videocast, podcast, animation, still photography) in the learning objects is easy to do.
Source: website

The Routledge publication Virtual Learning Environments (Weller, 2007) has a useful chapter about the suitability of certain tools for specific kinds of learning (pedagogies). I have drawn the examples from the chapter together in a table, adapting the original information somewhat.    

e-Portfolios – the DNA of the Personal Learning Environment?

This question leads the author, Graham Atwell, to explore the purpose of e-portfolios. His paper (the full version can be downloaded from the page) is well worth reading for anyone with an interest in the development of e-portfolios. It has a useful list of references for further reading as well.

http://www.knownet.com/writing/weblogs/Graham_Attwell/entries/7709663746

The University of British Columbia developed a learning tools site. The tools themselves as well as the learning objects they generate are publicly available for academic use. The Multimedia Learning Object Authoring Tool, one of the tools on display, looks neat and simple to use. Check out the demo and authoring activity to see for yourselves.