By Brian Mathews. And so here we are.
When I first started blogging it as fun. There were many of us out there trying new things and sharing our stories. We were learning on the fly and forging our digital (and professional) identities.
That was a decade ago. More...
Techno-News Blog
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor ~ University of Illinois at Springfield
Articles
University develops cyber security curriculum for middle, high school
New Arizona State-edX MOOC: Another blow to traditional college
Quiz Scores Go up When Students Feel Physics
Professional Development on a Ph.D.’s Schedule. More...
M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E
By Claire Potter. My sister bloggers Historiann (who has spent part of her sabbatical creating a snazzy new design) and Madwoman with a Laptop, now a fancy executive director, could tell you this farewell has been coming for a while. I’m hangin’ up my template.
It had to come someday. After 1,115 posts (with this one, 1,116), Tenured Radical is coming to an end. Why? you may ask. More...
Trouvez un emploi ou stage dans l'artisanat - Mondevis.com/Emploi pour tous
Mondevis.com est un site 100% gratuit et sans publicité, permettant d'obtenir un devis pour n'importe quel projet et dans de nombreux domaines. La section emploi permet quand à elle de trouver des offres d'emploi gratuitement dans le domaine de l'artisanat.
C'est, de plus, un site sans aucune publicité, ce qui renforce l'ergonomie du site et l'expérience de l'utilisateur. Le site est disponible en version mobile et tablette, ce qui optimise son utilisation sur tous les supports. Aller sur Mondevis.com.
New Features! Private Comments and Group Lists
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. New Features! Private Comments and Group Lists
Ronnie Burt, The Edublogger, 2015/04/27
Edublogger is touting some new features added "on both free and Pro Edublogs and will be added to all CampusPress networks next week." The blogs will now support 'provate comments', which the blog poost says "can only be created and read by those that can edit the post. More...
#Orange lance le Blog de la #recherche
Avec le Blog de la recherche, Orange propose à ses partenaires et à tous les publics qui s’intéressent au futur des réseaux de communications et de la société numérique de découvrir les travaux de recherche du Groupe, sa vision des mutations à venir, ainsi que des analyses sur des sujets de fond ou d’actualité. Le Blog de la recherche. Voir l'article...
Blogs Aren’t Better Than Journal Assignments. They’re Just Different.
By Casey Fabris. Although some instructors are phasing out journal-keeping assignments in favor of a class blog, a study has found that blogs are not inherently better instructional tools. More...
7 Reasons to Become a Blogger at University
By Volina Serban. “Sharing is caring” must be of the most viral quotes on (and about) the internet. We live indeed in the internet era and online presence has undoubtedly become not just complementary to the offline world, but almost compulsory. Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, YouTube, Pinterest, Google+ – the more present you are on such platforms, the better. Your online presence shapes your image and it is of particular importance for young people to build up a positive image of themselves, both online and offline, not just for social reasons but also to boost employment prospects. More...Can blogging be academically valuable? Seven reasons for thinking it might be
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Can blogging be academically valuable? Seven reasons for thinking it might be
John Danaher, Philosophical Disquisitions, 2015/04/02
My academic career basically exists because of blogging, so I think there may be a point to this article. Here are the seven reasons. More...
A Blogger's Springtime
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. A Blogger's Springtime
Stephen Downes, Mar 21, 2015, Spring Blog Festival, Online, via WizIQ
In this presentation I talk about the practice of blogging in a new and complex media environment. Contrary to what may be popular belief, blogging is not dead, nor even slowing down, though attention has shifted away from the form to new types of social media. But it is part of a much larger content ecosystem which as a whole is experiencing a golden age, and blogging is a major part of that. I show people how I blog, how I use blogs, and how I am encouraging student use of blogs in MOOCs.
[Link] [Slides] [Audio]. More...