Par Eric Chaney. President Macron and Prime Minister Edouard Philippe stand to benefit from a few tail winds on the economic front. They will run into some storms as well, as the new President did during his rainy inauguration day. Voir l'article...
Par Dominique Moïsi. La victoire d’Emmanuel Macron ne constitue pas seulement un tremblement de terre politique national. Elle permet à la France et à l’Europe de montrer que la montée des populismes n’est pas inéluctable. Voir l'article...
Regardless of your politics, President Obama’s farewell address was a poignant reminder of the strength of American democracy. It pointed to our need as a nation to vigilantly protect our great system, which as Mr. Obama put it, is in part achieved through solidarity. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Teacher spends two days as a student and is shocked at what she learns
Valerie Strauss, Washington Post, 2017/05/15
I always thought it was just me: that deep need to yawn in class, or that feeling I can't keep my eyes open. It hit me throughout school and university, and more recently while attending conference presentations. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. I’m a Deleter
Alan Levine, CogDogBlog, 2017/05/15
It never occurred to me that this could be a thing. "The cool ed-tech kids are deleting tweets," writes Alan Levine. "I’m not cool," he says. He runs contra Audrey Watters. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How Google Took Over the Classroom – The New York Times
D', Arcy Norman, D'Arcy Norman Dot Net, 2017/05/15
"Natasha Singer wrote a piece for the NYTimes on Google in the classroom," writes D'Arcy Norman. "Is it a marketing ploy? (of course it is – there is no such thing as a free lunch, etc…) Google says 'of course it isn’t – we just want kids to learn! It’s about the learning!'" The main point here, though, is that Google is tracking the students' every move, all in the name of 'improving education'. It's hard to believe that this is necessary. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. I So Want Try a Docker/Kitematic ContainerBook…
Tony Hirst, OUseful Info, 2017/05/12
We move one step closer to personal cloud-based environments. More...
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...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Have You Heard: Education Can’t Fix Poverty. So Why Keep Insisting that It Can?
Jennifer Berkshire, National Education Policy Center, 2017/05/04
This is Harvey Kantor is professor emeritus in the Department of Education, Culture and Society at the University of Utah, making sense. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How to Prepare for an Automated Future
Claire Cain Miller, New York Times, 2017/05/04
Why are we preparing students for jobs that won't exist? Consider this: "We don’t know how quickly machines will displace people’s jobs, or how many they’ll take, but we know it’s happening — not just to factory workers but also to money managers, dermatologists and retail workers." More...
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