Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. If you’re the type of student who doesn’t mind being an individual learner and loves to study by yourself and you usually don’t tend to have issues with reading and understanding what is given to you, then the online classes may suit you. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. If you’re considering getting a graduate degree, a MOOC (massive open online course) can be one way to check out a university or program. Completing a MOOC can give you an indication of whether you want to enroll in a traditional master’s program. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. On-campus enrollment at Ball State University has dropped for the fourth consecutive year, but overall enrollment is up as the number of online students grows. The school has 16,602 on-campus students this fall, down from 18,241 in the fall of 2011. More...
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Tying together timelines, note-taking, geolocation and multimedia, The Traveler provides a cutting-edge mobile journaling experience for students working in the field, starting with the ability to record and visualize their pathways. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. If at First You Don’t Succeed: Toward an Adult Education and Training Strategy for Canada
Torben Drewes, Tyler Meredith, Institute for Research on Public Policy, 2015/09/28
According to this study (38 page PDF), Canada's education system "does not provide sufficient support to meet the learning needs of adults who may be working but require a 'second chance." More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. IMS Global's Learning Tools Interoperability
IMS, 2015/09/28
Rob Abel writes, by email: "If (you are) interested in LTI (Learning Tools Interoperability) support there are two public lists that are keep up to date daily. One is the “catalog” of LTI platforms and apps/tools. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. xAPIsec: Towards an information security protocol for xAPI
Shelly Blake-Plock, xAPI Quarterly, 2015/09/28
Interesting item that discusses and links to proposed secure specifications for xAPI. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The internet is eating your memory, but something better is taking its place
Saima Noreen, The Conversation, 2015/09/28
According to the author, fears that that we are losing our ability to remember are ungrounded. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Where are MOOCs Going? What is the Future of Distance Learning?
Stephen Downes, [Sept] 26, 2015, International MOOC Conference 2015, Anacapri, Italy
In this presentation I outline where the new MOOCs missed the real innovations in our connectivist MOOCs - not just the idea of 'open', but also the distributed architechture. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Introducing The Institute for Performance and Learning
Learning, Institute for Performance, 2015/09/25
The Canadian Society for Training and Development has renamed itself to the Institute for Performance and Learning. More...
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