Framingham State University will open a free food pantry after a survey showed that some students struggle to afford food, are skipping meals or suffering in class because of hunger. More...
27 novembre 2017
27 novembre 2017
Raskin wants tougher law on campus religious discrimination
Maryland Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Kensington, proposed Tuesday that religious discrimination on college campuses should be prohibited under the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964. More...
27 novembre 2017
Tax overhaul might cost larger private universities
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act would force nearly 150 colleges to pay thousands in additional taxes, according to an analysis from the Chronicle of Higher Education. The plan would raise $3 billion in revenue over the next decade. More...
27 novembre 2017
Ohio University and Top Hat partner
Ohio University and Top Hat, provider of the leading cloud-based teaching platform for higher education, are excited to announce a new partnership to expand student access to open educational resources. Over 36,000 students at Ohio University will benefit from the adoption of interactive and highly engaging open educational resources (OER) accessed through the Top Hat Marketplace. More...
27 novembre 2017
Should campuses welcome controversial conversations or shut them down?
Universities are known as cauldrons of ideas, activism and free speech, but the notions expressed can sometimes test the boundaries of what's considered acceptable. More...
27 novembre 2017
Why the cost of education may end up far higher than many students expect
Why the cost of education may end up far higher than many students expect
Brenda Bouw, Globe and Mail, 2017/09/01
The answer to the question in the headline is 'because you're going to have to continue to upgrade your skills and development after graduation.' As the article says, "It's not just the fact that you need the extra training after school, but the shelf life of your knowledge is also significantly shorter" (this is the same poll as reported here yesterday, but with a newer press release (5 page PDF) and as usual the newspaper does not link to the original source). But rather than question the need for such high fees, the article is essentially an advertisement for Registered Education Savings Plans (RESP). "Two in five Canadian students entering PSE say that they have no savings and two-thirds do not have an RESP." The reason for that isn't that they're careless, despite what the article suggests. More...
27 novembre 2017
Information in the ecosystem: Against the “information ecosystem”
Information in the ecosystem: Against the “information ecosystem”
Timothy B. Norris, Todd Suomela, First Monday, 2017/09/01
This is a detailed analysis and c riticism of the 'information ecosystem' metaphor. The authors argue that human societies are not ecosystems and that the use of the metaphor obscures important elements of communities and human interaction. More...
27 novembre 2017
Google unveils ARCore, its answer to Apple’s ARKit
Google unveils ARCore, its answer to Apple’s ARKit
Nicole Lee, Engadget, 2017/09/01
This article reports on a Google press release describing ARCore, an augmented reality development kit. Basically it delivers three features: motion tracking, environmental awareness (to detect flat surfaces), and light estimation, to get shadows right. Here's the developer preview, with kits for the Android Studio, Unity and Unreal development environment. More...
27 novembre 2017
Google’s Fighting Hate And Trolls With A Dangerously Mindless AI
Google’s Fighting Hate And Trolls With A Dangerously Mindless AI
Robert Epstein, Fast Company, 2017/09/01
I think there's a difference between 'getting things wrong' and 'mindless', and while the former is certainly a problem with Google's AI, and others, as argued in this post, I don't think that the latter is an issue at all. The article focuses on Google's Perspective software, which you can try for yourself. More...
27 novembre 2017
Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement: An Overview
Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Achievement: An Overview
Barry Zimmerman, Educational Psychologist, 2017/09/01
In her presentation (video streaming) this morning on self-regulation for novice adult musicians, Laura Ritchie referenced Barry Zimmerman's definition of self-regulated learning. The primary citation is Zimmerman's 1990 overview paper referenced here (15 page PDF). More...
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