By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Regulating “big data education” in Europe: lessons learned from the US
Yoni Har Carmel, Internet Policy Review, 2017/02/14
I found this item while doing some background reading related to the IEEE-LTSC's approval today of a new proposal to look at standards for the ethical sharing of child and student data. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Tracking innovations in online learning in Canada
Tony Bates, online learning and distance education resources, 2017/02/14
Tony Bates reports on a project that sees him criss-crossing the country talking to education and technology innovators. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Amazon Launches Chime Video & Voice Chat
Amazon, 2017/02/14
Amazon has launched a new video-chat and conference service called Chime. I can't say I'm a fan of the name. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Myth of Apple's Great Design
Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 2017/02/14
As a counter to yesterday's post celebrating Apple, a couple of articles are out today with the opposite view. One of these points to the longstanding issue of Apple's software. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Folk Intuitions about the Causal Theory of Perception
Pendaran Roberts, Keith Allen, Kelly Schmidtke, Ergo, 2017/02/10
If I see a clock, my perception of the clock is caused by the clock. Right? This is the so-called 'folk intuition' about perception, but not only is it not clear that it is true, it is not even clear that ordinary people (aka 'folk') think it is true. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Lessons Learned: Expanding technology-enabled approaches for out-of-school children and refugees
This article describes a learning program in Sudan where tablet computers with learning resources are made available in learning centres in communities, where the learning centres are themselves solar powered. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Gillard and Riseboro: How Canada can help boost girls' education globally
Julia Gillard, Caroline Riseboro, Ottawa Citizen, 2017/02/10
This article fits a standard pattern worth exploring. The lead author is a well-known politician. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Legacy of InBloom
Monica Bulger, Patrick McCormick, Mikaela Pitcan, Data & Society, 2017/02/10
As the story (34 page PDF) says, "InBloom was a $100 million educational technology initiative primarily funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation that aimed to improve American schools by providing a centralized platform for data sharing, learning apps, and curricula." More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A conceptual framework for integrated STEM education
Todd R. Kelley, J. Geoff Knowles, International Journal of STEM Education, 2017/02/10
The conceptual framework in this paper employs the metaphor of a pulley system whereby scientific, engineering and mathematical thinking lead to integrated educational approaches. The idea is to promote STEM. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Working together for critical thinking in schools
Peter Ellerton, The Conversation, 2017/02/17
The focus of this article is critical thinking in the South African context, and in particular the recent Curriculum and Assessment Policy Statement (CAPS) and Thinking Schools South Africa (TSSA), "a non-profit organisation encouraging and resourcing the teaching of effective thinking in schools." More...
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