Colleagues/ A BreakThrough Discovery /Gerry CourseFeed makes online learning social. Students go to class for all kinds of reasons - to hang out with friends, to get a degree, and to learn - probably in that order. As more and more instruction goes online the *real* classroom experience is left behind. We at CourseFeed believe the best learning experiences require that groups of students be involved, engaged, and interested. The so-called online learning management systems of today are sterile data repositories that manage data transfer, not learning. CourseFeed is .... a *mash-up* between online school content and Facebook. CourseFeed*s seamless integration with a school*s LMS ensures classmates displayed in a CourseFeed course are the same students enrolled in corresponding LMS course. Users see names and photos of their classmates and are given tools to interact - making online course work social and collaborative. CourseFeed*s alerts let students know when a change is made in the LMS course and provide single-click access to course content ... . List of Features, Links, Graphics, And More Available At [ http://onlinesocialnetworks.blogspot.com/2008/05/coursefeed-facebook-social-... ] OR [ http://tinyurl.com/6pe4bs ] Enjoy! /Gerry Gerry McKiernan Associate Professor Science and Technology Librarian Iowa State University Library Ames IA 50011 gerrymck@iastate.edu There is Nothing More Powerful Than An Idea Whose Time Has Come Victor Hugo [ http://www.blogger.com/profile/09093368136660604490 ] Iowa: Where the Tall Corn Flows and the (North)West Wind Blows [ http://alternativeenergyblogs.blogspot.com/ ]