By Jack Grove for Times Higher Education. Journal withdraws paper that argued -- based on flimsy evidence, critics said -- that some people are clairvoyant. Read more...
26 novembre 2016
25 novembre 2016
Thinking Outside the Pipeline
By Colleen Flaherty. Many faculty diversity initiatives are predicated on the pipeline theory: that getting more minority students to enroll in Ph.D. programs eventually will lead to gains in numbers of professors from underrepresented backgrounds. The pipeline theory has long had its critics, who point to other problems within the academic recruitment, hiring and retention system. A new study seeks to back up such criticisms with hard data. Read more...
25 novembre 2016
'The Faculty Factor'
By Colleen Flaherty. Book argues that faculty’s diminishing influence puts higher education at risk. Suggested interventions include changing tenure to save it -- namely by ending it for professors at 70 years of age. Read more...
25 novembre 2016
The NYT buying Wirecutter and Sweethome is so much more amazing than you think
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The NYT buying Wirecutter and Sweethome is so much more amazing than you think
Matt Haughey, 15 minutes in the morning, 2016/10/26
You can just imagine the sceptics, says this article: "You can’t build a tech site that doesn’t publish 20 times a day. You can’t build a content site that isn’t covered with advertising. More...
25 novembre 2016
The myth of the sophisticated hack
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The myth of the sophisticated hack
Andrew Peterson, Desmos, 2016/10/26
Good article about hacking. It relevant as there has been a spike in recent activity, probably timed to coincide with the election (I'm hoping so; my own website is being caught in the crossfire). More...
25 novembre 2016
A Network Theory of Power
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Network Theory of Power
Manuel Castells, International Journal of Communication, 2016/10/21
I revisited this article recently while looking up some references. Manuel Castells has a history of activism infused with a deep knowledge of networks and communications. More...
25 novembre 2016
The Learner is the Winner
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Learner is the Winner
Anne Trumbore, Ed Tech Digest, 2016/10/19
Short summary of the University of Pennsylvania’s Business Education Online Learning Summit on September 19-20. More...
25 novembre 2016
Spiraling Down Minuscule DS106 History Details
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Spiraling Down Minuscule DS106 History Details
Alan Levine, CogDogBlog, 2016/10/17
The assignment bank was one of those details that made DS106 so innovative. Basically the idea was that people submit suggestions for assignments, which other people then browse, select from, complete and contribute. More...
25 novembre 2016
Why For-Profit Education Fails
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why For-Profit Education Fails
Jonathan A. Knee, The Atlantic, 2016/10/17
This is an interesting discussion but actually very light on the explanation it promises. A close reading reveals it to be this: first, VCs confuse size and scale, preferring to create large institutions in an industry that depends on local impact. Second, scope and scale do not always mix. More...
25 novembre 2016
You Can’t Fix Education
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. You Can’t Fix Education
Hank Green, Medium, 2016/10/17
Education, says Hank Green, is impossible to optimize. Hank and his brother John are the creators of Crash Course, a YouTube educational channel, now being touted on Patreon. "We create free, high-quality educational videos used by teachers and learners of all kinds," says the Patreon description. More...
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