Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. 8 septembre 2014, chronique de Patrice Brun, ancien président de l’université de Bordeaux 3 Montaigne, Les universités sont-elles vraiment en faillite ? (3 pages). Lire aussi : chroniques du blog sur les budgets universitaires, sur l’université Bordeaux 3 Montaigne. Suite...
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. Marche des scientifiques convergeant sur Paris à l’occasion de la Fête de la Science, du 27 septembre au 19 octobre 2014. La marche : infos pratiques. Communiqué et conférence de presse (12 septembre) du Comité strasbourgeois de Sciences en marche. Suite...
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. CNESER, lundi 15 septembre 2014, 9 heures 30, présentation du Rapport de Claude Bertrand par lui-même : Soutenir la transformation pédagogique dans l’enseignement supérieur (10 pistes d’action en photo ci-dessous). Suite...
Sur le blog "Histoires d'universités" de Pierre Dubois. La loi ESR et le décret statutaire du 2 septembre 2014 changent – sans le dire explicitement – les conditions d’affectation, de mutation, de délégation et de détachement des enseignants-chercheurs (article 7 ci-dessous).
Des EC peuvent être nommés et affectés dans une Communauté d’Université et d’Établissement pour enseigner dans un des masters créés par cette COMUE ; d’autres enseignants peuvent désormais accomplir une partie de leur service d’enseignement dans une COMUE. Suite...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. OER MOOC: Use of Open Educational Resources in Classroom
Ramesh Sharma, Slideshare, 2014/09/12
I saw a presentation advertising this MOOC. Searching for the MOOC (because the URL of the MOOC is nowhere in the presentation) I found this item on LinkedIn (stupid login probably required - why do people write articles on LinkedIn?) by Ishan Abeywardena suggesting that the purposes of MOOCs and OERs are opposed. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Learning and Connectivism in MOOCs
Stephen Downes, [Sept] 11, 2014, Desconectado IV Encuentro Internacional de Investigadores en EducaciÓn Virtual.
In this presentation I examine the phenomenon of MOOCs as I see them, explaining how they result from and support an understanding of the world based in pattern recognition. The presentation is structured along the lines of the six major elements of the underlying literacies of network interaction. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Using Webb's Depth of Knowledge to Increase Rigor
Gerald Aungst, Edutopia, 2014/09/11
Just another example of a case in education research where a pointless taxonomy is developed and named after someone (one wonders how far education would advance if this practice were no longer allowed). Webb's "Depth of Knowledge" taxonomy is purported to "categorize tasks according to the complexity of thinking required to successfully complete them." In this case, "complexity" appears to be a completely arbitrary measure, especially as it applies to the difference between "strategic thinking" and "extended thinking". More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Mute the Messenger
Jason Stanford, Texas Observer, 2014/09/10
Walter Stroup offered evidence to show that standardized tests measure test-taking ability more than they measure knowledge, and that the teacher has only a small impact on the final assessment. "According to Stroup’s initial calculations, that constancy accounted for about 72 percent of everyone’s test score." A later recalculation suggests it's more like 50%. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Are Laptops Really Bad For Learning?
Darren Kuropatwa, A Difference, 2014/09/10
In this good summary of the results of the recent study comparing note-taking with pen and laptop Darren Kuropatwa also points to the underlying reason to be sceptical about the conclusion. In the three studies students performed better on tests after taking notes with the pen, rather than the laptop. The study authors suggest "laptops may be doing more harm in classrooms than good." But that's not what the results show. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Just-In-Time Learning
Charles Munat, Charles Munat, 2014/09/09
Most readers will be familiar with the distinction, but if not, you may want to look at Charles Munat's new blog to read this post on just-in-time learning and just-in-case learning - JITL and JICL, or “jittle” and “jickle.” It forms one of the core arguments against traditional learning. More...
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