By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why Germany Is So Much Better at Training Its Workers
Tamar Jacoby, The Atlantic, 2014/10/17
It is tempting to want to simply import Germany's successful apprenticeship training model to the United States, says Tamar Jacoby, but such an idea should be approached with caution. For one thing, the system is expensive - from $25K -to $80K per apprentice. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Where Has All the Learning Gone?
Rob Reynolds, The Learning Lot, 2014/10/17
It has been a couple weeks since the EDUCAUSE conference, but this retrospective is worth reading (and I was in Brazil so I can be forgiven for being a bit slow with this item). More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Launching the new Open Access Button. Push Button. Get Research. Make Progress.
Unattributed, Open Access Button Blog, 2014/10/17
I'm sure every research has had the same experience: we do a search on Google or follow up a promising reference form some other paper, access the link, and are faced with nothing but a subscription wall. It's a daily occurrence for me, and to my min, these search results are nothing but spam. The Open Access Button is intended as a remedy. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. MOOCs: A Review of the State-of-the-Art
Ahmed Mohamed Fahmy Yousef, Mohamed Amine Chatti, Ulrik Schroeder, Marold Wosnitza, Harald Jakobs, CSEDU 2014 - 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education, 2014/10/17
This is quite a good overview of the current state of MOOCs with a number of good images, statistics and definitions, making it a great reference paper for future discussions. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Our Digital Future: A Crowdsourced Agenda for Free Expression
Various authors, Open Media, 2014/10/17
"At its best," reads the executive summary of this report, "the Internet encourages us to share, use our creativity, and express ourselves freely. It fosters the same key experiences that help us preserve our imaginations and our capacity to learn as we grow from children into adults." More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Marc My Words: In Learning and Performance Ecosystems, the Whole is Greater Than the Sum of the Parts (Part One)
Marc Rosenberg, Learning Solutions Magazine, 2014/10/16
Marc Rosenberg describes what is essentially the Learning and Performance Support System (LPSS) we are in the process of launching here at NRC. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Bricolage by smart people
Daniel Lemire, Daniel Lemire's Blog, 2014/10/14
I've argued 'Against Digital Research Methods' in the past. Daniel Lemire summarizes the same point nicely: "It is fascinating how we have a hard time dealing with the fact that R&D is in fact nothing else but bricolage done by smart people." More...
By Kenneth Newton - EvoLLLution. Science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) education is critical to the success of NASA’s strategic plan, as well as President Obama’s STEM policy. As the NASA strategic plan outlines, “To maintain a globally competitive Nation, our education programs develop and deliver activities that support the growth of NASA and the Nation’s STEM workforce, help develop STEM educators, engage and establish partnerships with institutions, and inspire and educate the public.” More...
By Evan Duff - EvoLLLution. 1. Why is operational efficiency so important for CE leaders?
Operational efficiency is no different in higher education than it is for non-profit and proprietary organizations. As the leader of a college or university, you want to produce a high-quality product (education) in the most efficient way possible to protect the bottom line and to provide the best possible services to students. More...
By Kathleen Bienkowski - EvoLLLution. 1. Why is it critical for institutional leaders to get buy-in from staff and faculty when undertaking a major initiative to create efficiencies across the institution?
The success of an SSO is ultimately dependent on the satisfaction levels of their customer base. No matter how well the SSO performs against operational/objective metrics, if the customer-set data is negative, the SSO will not succeed. More...
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