Read more news from . College enrollment fell nationwide in 2013, for the second year in a row, as the pool of 18-year-old high school graduates continues to shrink and fewer adults are returning to campuses to earn credentials. It seems everyone is concerned about the numbers for different reasons. More...
The European Competition 2.0 asks teachers and educators to share the creative and effective ways they are using online resources or applications in their teaching practice. Ed2.0Work Competition Entry. More...
By Shyam Sharma and Maha Bali. This article is the sixth in a series about pedagogical alterity. See the original CFP for more details. This is a follow-up article to “Bonds of Difference: Illusions of Inclusion”.
As teachers who consider the whole world a virtual classroom and community, many of us sometimes mistakenly assume that if we create space for representing the “voice” of the marginalized, all will be fine. But as long as the classroom or community is founded on the principles of learning/teaching from one particular context, marginal voices from beyond that context will continue to go unheard, or be heard and misunderstood, or understood but remain stereotyped and marginalized. It only takes a moment’s reflection to realize that we cannot assume the local is global without contextual considerations. More...
By Michael Feldstein. A while back, I wrote about my early experiences as a member of the Digital Working Group for the AAC&U General Education Maps and Markers (GEMs) initiative and promised that I would do my homework for the group in public. Today I will make good on that promise. The homework is to write-up an exemplar practice of how digital tools and practices can help support students in their journeys through GenEd. More...
By . It should come as no surprise why college and university leaders are exploring novel approaches to advance education technology and business innovation. A 2013 report by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) surveyed math, reading, and problem solving skills across 24 countries. Of the more than 5,000 Americans sampled between 16 and 65, the United States ranked 21st out of 23 in numeracy (solving problems in a mathematical context), and 14th out of 19 in technology skills (problem-solving using a computer). More...
By . It’s not every day, after scouring headlines from dozens of news sources, that news—especially education technology news—can surprise a seasoned education writer; but in recent research provided by EDUCAUSE, as well as a spiffy new infographic, many details on how undergraduate students are using ed-tech are fascinating…in that they’re not always as ‘cutting-edge’ as some may think. The data used to create this composite comes from the EDUCAUSE Center for Analysis and Research annual report of undergrad students and technology. More...
L'Université de Bretagne-Sud (UBS) a investi dans une centaine de boîtiers de vote, pour développer l'interactivité entre étudiants et enseignants pendant les cours en amphi.
L'UBS expérimente un nouvel outil pédagogique, le boîtier de vote, pour améliorer l'apprentissage des élèves lors des cours magistraux en amphithéâtre. L'Université a déjà investi dans une centaine de boîtiers et a organisé, ce jeudi, une présentation pour les enseignants intéressés. Suite...
By Stephen Downes. More Data Can Lead to Poor Student Choices. By Stephen Downes. So what is Technology Integration? 
By Joshua Kim. What are your technology blind spots?
Here is my top 5 list of shame:
Blind Spot #1: Letting Amazon Control My Reading Life
I think that I may have sold my reading soul to Jeff Bezos. Read more...
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