Feed your need to know
The Keyword, Google, 2017/07/24
I search a lot, and I search in fairly precisely defined areas, and I need to keep up on news in these areas, so the new Google service - a feed based on my search interests that updates with news daily - would seem to be perfect. More...
Instructional Quality, Student Outcomes and Institutional Finances
Jessie Brown, Martin Kurzweil, American Council on Education, 2017/07/24
This newly released report from the American Council on Education (25 page PDF) begins up front with a definition of instructional quality - sort of: "we maintain that the most sensible approach is to consider both inputs and outcomes, or to look at how actionable instructional inputs impact student outcomes." Reading through the report, though, we ssee the usual: persistance, completion rates, and GPA. More...
The Complex Universe of Alternative Postsecondary Credentials and Pathways
Jessie Brown, Martin Kurzweil, American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 2017/07/24
This is a survey document (56 page PDF) tracking research and commentary on the rise of alternative credentials (such as microcredentials, badges and certificates) and alternative learning pathways (such as word-based learning, MOOCs and short courses. More...
Are MOOCs, Bootcamps and Other Alternative Education Options Effective?
Kara Voght, U.S. News & World Report, 2017/07/24
According to this article, "A new study questions the quality of these programs, as well as the evidence that demonstrates their efficacy." When an article questions whether any form of online learning is "effective", the first question to ask is, "what do they mean by effective?" This is what I wondered on reading this article. I was disappointed, on multiple accounts. More...
Get Started With Serverless Computing On Kubernetes With Minikube And Kubeless
Bitnami, 2017/07/24
This is the sort of thing that could eat the rest of my vacation (or a lot longer, if you don't have a developer background). Kubeless allows you to manage a "serverless" architecture (it's not really 'serverless', it's just that all of your applications and functions run on other people's servers), and you use software like Kubernetes to set up and coordinate them. More...
A hacker stole $31M of Ether — how it happened, and what it means for Ethereum
Haseeb Qureshi, freecodecamp, 2017/07/26
Hackers robbed Ethereum of $31 million of Ether. More...
What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?
Jeffrey R. Young , Barbara Oakley, EdSurge, 2017/07/26
Some pragmatic thinking with a pinch of a push for content knowledge. The premise is that MOOCs are actually going to challenge the classroom model, and ultimately, universities and the teaching professors. More...
The Algorithm That Makes Preschoolers Obsessed With YouTube
Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 2017/07/26
You might read this article on the level it's presented: an expanation of the popularity of YouTube Kids in the fact that it allows kids to make choices. More...
The End of the American Experiment
Umair Haque, Medium, 2017/07/26
Patrick Watson gave us the same message some three decades ago: democracy requires prosperity - universal prosperity - in order to survive. More...
A multi-disciplinary perspective on emergent and future innovations in peer review
Jonathan P. Tennant, et.al., F1000 Research, 2017/07/27
This is a detailed and well-thought-out contribution to the future of peer review. It is definitely needed. More...
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