By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why Unizin is a Threat to edX
Michael Feldstein, e-Literate, May 28, 2014
e-Literate a week or so broke a story on Unizin, an initiative from the Indiana University designed to, as Michael Feldstein says, "run the table" on online learning technologies. In this post he adds more; it's an oddly personalized look at the initiative: "If you want to understand Unizin, you really have to understand Brad Wheeler.... Unizin has his fingerprints all over it." Well, maybe. More...
09 juin 2014
AFDAS - Modules e-learning en accès libre
Élaborée par des professionnels de la presse, cette plate-forme e-learning s’adresse aux salariés de ce secteur (journalistes, commerciaux, administratifs...). Modules disponibles : améliorer le référencement de vos articles et de votre site, créer et animer un blog, écrire pour le web
Module e-learning de 45 minutes, en accès libre, pour les professionnels de la presse. Ce module permet de comprendre les différentes facettes du modèle économique d'un site de presse en ligne : les sources de revenus, les besoins marketing, la production de contenu. Lire la suite. Voir l'article...
06 juin 2014
Educators confront online challenge
Tertiary institutions will need to transform their teaching methods to survive, US speaker tells Kiwi summit. Teaching methods will need to change if educational institutions expect to keep charging thousands for learning that is available free on the internet, an expert in online education told New Zealand's tertiary leaders yesterday.
American Salman Khan was a keynote speaker at a summit Tertiary Education Minister Steven Joyce has convened at Auckland Museum this week to discuss what developments in online education will mean for learners, and for the bricks-and-mortar institutions that have so far taught them. More...
01 juin 2014
The Future Of Online Ed Isn't Heading Where You Expect
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Future Of Online Ed Isn't Heading Where You Expect
Anya Kamenetz, NPR, May 31, 2014
Short article with what is (I think) important news: "Trinidad and Tobago. Its government this week announced the creation of a National Knowledge Network to promote free online learning in partnership with Khan Academy and Coursera." More...
Brilliance struck. We call it Canvas Catalog
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Brilliance struck. We call it Canvas Catalog.
Matt Goodwin, Canvas by Instructure, May 31, 2014
Instructure is launching a new product called Canvas Catalog, "a white-label platform that enables any institution, government entity, university or K-12 school to create a branded index of online courses." This means, according to the blog post, "any organization using Canvas now has the ability to build a marketplace or storefront for their courses. More...
30 mai 2014
La TV des Entrepreneurs
1000 formations en ligne sur toute la vie de l’entreprise enregistrées en vidéo par 300 experts praticiens de l’entreprise, accessibles sur ordinateur, tablette et téléphone portable. 54 programmes de formations pour vous perfectionner ou travailler vos projets personnels ou professionnels. TV des enterpreneurs. More...
The eLearning Africa Report 2014
The release of the eLearning Africa Report 2013 was announced on May 28 by His Excellency Edward Ssekandi, Vice President of the Republic of Uganda. The report reaffirms the importance of improving ICT in the continent to benefit educationeLearning Africa Web Site. More...
29 mai 2014
Why Unizin is a Threat to edX
24 mai 2014
The Erosion of Faculty Rights
By Colleen Lye and James Vernon. In the rush to online education, faculty members have been signing contracts that abrogate the ownership of their classes, erode their collective interests, and threaten the quality of higher education. No standard (let alone best) practice has yet emerged, and faculty members are largely in the dark about what is at stake. More...
Middlebury Faculty Seeks to Cut Ties With Online-Education Company
By Steve Kolowich. The faculty at Middlebury College last week took a stand against the Vermont institution’s partnership with K12, an online-education company that has been helping the college turn its reputation as a language-instruction mecca into a business venture. Read more...
Moodle 2.7 delivers an all-in-one learning platform with extended support
By Stefanie Botelho. The Moodle community and Moodle HQ have delivered a more user-friendly and effective learning platform with the latest version of Moodle – Moodle 2.7. One of the world’s most popular open source learning platform - used by more than 70,000 companies, schools and organisations worldwide – Moodle 2.7 brings a suite of new features, improved tools and streamlined workflows to administrators, educators and students. The free Moodle learning platform continues to strengthen with several new capabilities and improvements. More...
