17 mai 2017

How to Become a Coach or Consultant After You Retire

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How to Become a Coach or Consultant After You Retire
Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review, 2017/05/12
This article speaks to me. I'm looking at what I'm going to do next, and am already beginning to transition into my post-NRC life. What will that look like. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:21 - - Permalien [#]


Educational Technology and Education Conferences for June to December 2017, Edition #37

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Educational Technology and Education Conferences for June to December 2017, Edition #37
Clayton R. Wright, 2017/05/11
Clayton R. Wright's excellent conference list is available once again. He writes, "The 37th edition of the conference list covers selected professional development events that primarily focus on the use of technology in educational settings and on teaching, learning, and educational administration. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:20 - - Permalien [#]

Auto-Annotating News Articles To Scaffold Media Literacy Skills In Students

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Auto-Annotating News Articles To Scaffold Media Literacy Skills In Students
Michael Caulfield, Hapgood, 2017/05/11

This is a really nice example of using automation hand-in-hand with instruction to develop metacognitive skills. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:19 - - Permalien [#]

Learning’s Role in Innovation

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Learning’s Role in Innovation
Clark Quinn, Chief Learning Officer, 2017/05/11
The nature of productivity is changing, writes Clark Quinn. "The ability to plan, prepare and execute is no longer sufficient. Agility and the ability to adapt is imperative." This puts an increasing weight on innovation. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:19 - - Permalien [#]

Globalization at a Crossroads

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Globalization at a Crossroads
Irving Wladawsky-Berger, 2017/05/11
The suggestions at the end of this article are reasonable but I'm more sceptical of the discussion learning to them. No, I don't think opposition to globalization is due to " the tendency to overestimate globalization levels" or "thinking your own country is superior". More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:18 - - Permalien [#]


Instagrim: Why Social Media Makes Students Miserable

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Instagrim: Why Social Media Makes Students Miserable
Donna Freitas, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2017/05/09
The gist of this article is that people can't be themselves any more on social media, that they have to edit their social media feeds and essentially 'professionalize' their online presence, and that this has in turn caused unhappiness in the student population. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:17 - - Permalien [#]

Raise the Bar: Shooting and Editing Green-Screen Video

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Raise the Bar: Shooting and Editing Green-Screen Video
Mark Lassoff, Focus on Learning, 2017/05/09
Although I have the green cloth I've never actually created a green-screen video. This is something that I'll have to try one day. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:16 - - Permalien [#]

Exploring Qualitative Displays and Interfaces – Architectures

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Exploring Qualitative Displays and Interfaces – Architectures
Dan Lockton, Architectures, 2017/05/09
"Much of how we construct meaning in the real world is qualitative rather than quantitative," writes Dan Lockton, "Yet, quantification has become a default mode for information display, and for interfaces supporting decision-making and behaviour change." Her's right on both counts, and this article illustrates part of the reason why. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:16 - - Permalien [#]

This is How Google will Collapse

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. This is How Google will Collapse
Startup Grind, Medium, 2017/05/09
The thesis of this post is that advertising placement will collapse as a revenue model, and when it does, so will Google's dominance over the marketplace. What will replace it. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:15 - - Permalien [#]

Experiential Learning: It’s been happening for years

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Experiential Learning: It’s been happening for years
Joe Henry, It's Not Academic, 2017/05/09
Experiential learning is not new, argues Joe Henry. It has been happening for years. " students have for generations, accessed and created a myriad of co-curricular, extra-curricular and work opportunities on campus that have allowed them to develop the skills necessary to think about their coursework in different ways or gain the experience necessary for that first job post-graduation." I agree. More...

Posté par pcassuto à 18:14 - - Permalien [#]