By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Did Media Literacy Backfire?
dana boyd, Points, 2017/01/09

Danah boyd, despite the provocative title, sticks to a relatively mainstream analysis of recent media failures. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 3 Areas Where Having “The Innovator’s Mindset” is Crucial
George Couros, 2017/01/09

George Couros discusses three key areas on an innovator's mindset: entrepreneurial spirit, ethical citizen, and empowered learner. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Build a Custom CMS for a Serverless Static Site Generator
John Polacek, CSS-Tricks, 2017/01/09

This is a pretty technical article so if you aren't inclined just read the first few paragraphs and skim the rest. Or if (like me) you like to get your hands dirty, set this one aside for a Saturday afternoon project. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Whatever happened to …
Doug Peterson, doug — off the record, 2017/01/09

I noticed this too: numerous incorrect (and indeed, impossible) reports that the shooter in Florida had boarded a flight in Canada. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The rising price of knowledge: University of Calgary cuts 1,600 academic resources
Scott Strasser, The Gauntlet, 2017/01/23
The Gauntlet article has the best coverage but the CBC news item has the best quote:"Even if we had more money, we cannot buy our way out of this," said University of Calgary head librarian Tom Hickerson. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The NIH Public Access Policy: A triumph of green open access?
Richard Poynder, Open, Shut?, 2017/01/23

'Green open access' means that an author self-publishes their paper, or posts it into an institutional repository. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Net Return On Philosophy Major Is Comparable To That Of Engineering Major
Justin W., Daily Nous, 2017/01/23

This is a bit of a personal item for me, as I graduated with an MA in Philosophy (and went All-But-Dissertation for a PhD). More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Hidden Figures and The Hope for More Real Science Stories
Ciara Wardlow, FilmSchoolRejects, 2017/01/23

I often puzzle over story selection by the media. I live in a world of research and education and science. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Ground: A data context service
Adrian Colyer, The Morning Paper, 2017/01/23

Advanced analytics will look at much more than aggregate behaviour (which, for example, is what we see in learning analytics today) and will focus additionally on identifying context. More...

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Learner Engagement Spectrum
Juliette Denny, e-Learning Industry, 2017/01/04

Educators love nothing better than a good taxonomy. It's like dangling catnip in front of them. So courtesy of  is the learner engagement spectrum. More...