Learning Styles and Pedagogy in Post-16 Learning: A Systematic and Critical Review
"This report critically reviews the literature on learning styles and examines in detail 13 of the most influential models. The report concludes that it matters fundamentally which instrument is chosen. The implications for teaching and learning in post-16 learning are serious and should be of concern to learners, teachers and trainers, managers, researchers and inspectors." Really nice summary of the learning styles models - a great place to get an overview. More...

ODRL Workshop Report
The official workshop report from the first Open Digital Rights Language (ODRL) conference is out. Of most interest is the Future Directions at the end of the report. More...

Le rapport d’activité 2017 des Commissaires aux restructurations et à la prévention des difficultés des entreprises (CRP) vient de paraître. C’est l’occasion de vous présenter l’action de ces agents, en région, au service des entreprises en difficulté. Plus...

Interim Report on Copyright Reform
This disappointing report (PDF) on copyright was published by a Canadian parliamentary committee and, as columnist Michael Geist says, "would transform the Internet from the incredible open source of information that it is into a predominantly commercial medium available primarily to those willing to open up their cheque books." The report is also bad news for educators. More...

The Future of Jobs Report 2018
World Economic Forum, 2018/09/25
I wouldn't necessarily expect 300 executives from the world's largest companies to have any special insights on the future of work (because they're pretty insulated from reality) but this report (147 page PDF) makes for surprisingly interesting, and occasionally insightful, reading. More...

Education at a Glance 2018
OECD, 2018/09/21
The OECD's Education at a Glance report for 2018 is more like a steady gaze, weighing in as a 463 page PDF. You won't need to download the whole thing at once, though, as individual sections and country reports are available as separate documents. More...

New Report Reveals Open Access Could Reduce Cost of Scientific Publishing by up to 30 Per Cent
I personally think the savings are greater, because as open publishing is adopted the model of academic publishing changes as well, becomes more streamlined, but I welcome this report that cites benefits of up to 30 percent beased on the models that exist today. More...