By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. This I Believe...
The format is a bit out there, but it's an interesting series of reflections, each supported with a link to further reading. Some of the 'beliefs' make sense to me, such as "...we are the living curriculum. We teach who we are." Others really only go half way, such as "...the transformation should embrace an expanded definition of learning and knowledge" (shouldn't be 'expanded', should be 'different'. And others are just mouthing empty hackneyed phrases, such as "...although technology can serve a role in this transformation; it is secondary." More...
La nuit de l’orientation pour s’orienter sans stress
Collégiens, lycéens et étudiants de tous âges sont invités à la nuit de l’orientation à Angers pour réfléchir, rencontrer des professionnels et échanger sur les parcours d’orientation dans une ambiance festive, conviviale et antistress. Rendez-vous le vendredi soir 31 janvier 2020. Plus...
LES DATA AU SERVICE DES TERRITOIRES
Et si on utilisait la puissance des data pour mieux comprendre et agir sur les territoires ? Tel est l’objectif des REPERES Territoriaux qui vous offre une vision partagée et claire de ce qui se passe, s'est passé et va se passer sur votre territoire.
Avec trois types de services, vous pourrez ainsi dresser le portrait-robot de votre territoire, le comparer avec d’autres territoires et disposer d’une boîte à outils pour agir que ce soit en rapprochant entreprises et talents, en identifiant passerelles et compétences ou en créant des listes d’entreprises ou de formations à façon. Plus...
Le nouveau scanR 2020 est lancé
I'm Majoring in Facebook, How About You?
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. I'm Majoring in Facebook, How About You?
There have been discussions about whether it matters whether you go to a high-profile college. I don't think it does. But the issue is highlighted in this CNN story on a class being offered at Stanford. The University Business eNewsletter (linking to this bit) questions whether the program is worth the $2500. This question is particularly relevant in light of posts like this one from Tony Hirst describing how to make Facebook applications, or of programs like Dapper, which do it for you. In fact, I had half an hour before my meeting this morning and I created an OLDaily facebook app that you can actually use inside your own Facebook account. $2500 tuition? Or a few blog posts. More...
UNESCO Supports Development and Free Distribution of World Class Educational Materials
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. UNESCO Supports Development and Free Distribution of World Class Educational Materials
UNESCO has signed a deal to support Curriki (White paper), "an online environment created to support the development and free distribution of world-class educational materials to anyone who needs them." I hope that UNESCO will sign similar agreements with similar organizations - the Wikiversity (history) comes immediately to mind. More...
SWORD APP Profile 1.0
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. SWORD APP Profile 1.0
I was snarky with them in a post a while back, so it's only fair that I link to the release of Version 1.0 of the SWORD Profile of the Atom Publishing Protocol (APP). SWORD stands for Simple Web-service Offering Repository Deposit and is a Jisc-funded project. "The SWORD Profile specifies a subset of elements from the APP for use in depositing content into information systems, such as repositories. The Profile also specifies a number of element extensions to APP, defined to adhere to the extensions mechanism outlined in APP." More...
The GLOBE
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The GLOBE
When people ask what happened to eduSource I sometimes tell them that it became part of GLOBE, which is described in this post. It's not completely accurate (LORNet is the designated member, not eduSource, and the link points to Paloma Web at Teluq). "GLOBE aims to connect the world and unlock the 'deep web' of quality online educational resources through brokering relationships with content providers." Well fine, but how are they doing with that? The last reported meeting is 2005 and the latest version of the communications strategy - also 2005 - can only be regarded as a failure. The site at least has a link to the EdNA Learning Technology Standards Observaty RSS feed. More...
Handheld Learning 2007 Nuggets
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Handheld Learning 2007 Nuggets
A set of 'nuggets' from the Handheld Learning conference in London, with oddments varying from fears about WiFi to the unfortunately named Asus miniBook to yet another Presnky next-generation lecture (it's time to get some new material, Marc) to the Learning Everywhere project. Good stuff. More...
A Safe Social Network for Schools
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Safe Social Network for Schools
All these people who say a social network is 'safe' for students because it is populated by other students obviously didn't go to school where I went to school. When I went to school the biggest source of dangers of all sorts was my fellow students - what I wanted was to be isolated from the students and in contact with the adults, who would at least behave themselves. I really think a lot of this 'internet safety' stuff is exactly backwards. They may even actually increase the likelihood of harm being caused. Kids are in more danger from their home and school environment than from anything the internet can throw at them - and should be able to use the internet to get support and protection. More...