By Esra Gurkan. You don’t need to have come from a privileged background to get a job through contacts – get online and make connections yourself. More...
09 décembre 2015
Students: dial up your employability with online connections
Universities should benefit the public, not just the public purse
By Joshua Forstenzer and Matthew Flinders. The higher education green paper is a radical document, explicitly designed to change universities. But beyond the debates about metrics, funding structures and social mobility is a far more fundamental reframing – of the very concept of higher education. More...
The legal education system may soon be overhauled – here's how
By Max Harris. The training route to becoming a solicitor has been criticised for providing inconsistent results. Could a more centralised system be the answer. More...
The loneliness of the long distance learner
By Judith Vonberg. Family commitments and limited funding options mean there is a growing number of PhD students attempting to keep up from afar. More...
Teaching at a university means constant pressure - for about £5 an hour
By Anonymous academic. I care about my students, but poor pay, discrimination and unrealistic workloads are making me want to quit. More...
Campus political correctness is no threat, it’s a wish for a better future
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Campus political correctness is no threat, it’s a wish for a better future
Kate Groetzinger, Quartz, 2015/12/09
I am in agreement with the argument in this article. Opponents of 'political correctness' argue that it censors freedom of speech and embraces victimhood. More...
Converging Forces
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Converging Forces
Paul Stacey, Musings on the Ed Tech Frontier, 2015/12/09
It's an upda Paul Stacey on the Open Business Models project, with an extra bit on Creative Commons statistics. In the first part he looks at "using the open business model canvas and questions as a tool for depicting and designing open business models. More...
State of the Commons Report
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. State of the Commons Report
Various authors, Creative Commons, 2015/12/09
I looked at it this morning; I'm deeply sceptical of some of the numbers, but I don't have time to investigate it deeply. The message is, as always, that the number of Creative Commons licensed works continues to rise, which I don't doubt, but that more and more people are opting for so-called 'free' licenses (ie., licenses that allow you to block access by demanding money), which I doubt. More...
Edcamp with Students - Finally!
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Edcamp with Students - Finally!
Liz B Davis, The Power of Educational Innovation, 2015/12/07
We know that EduCamps (as I know them) are quite useful for teachers, but what about offering them to students themselves? Sure, why not! But in the school system you have to tie everything to a lesson, so in this case, it's... Benjamin Franklin. More...
Mark Zuckerberg Is Betting Tech Can Address Educational Equity. Is It That Simple?
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Mark Zuckerberg Is Betting Tech Can Address Educational Equity. Is It That Simple?
Anya Kamenetz, NPR Ed, 2015/12/07
In this NPR article Michael Feldstein is asked about the need for more than just technology to support personalized learning. More...
