By . Nine universities across the UK will form a new PETRAS Internet of Things (IoT) Research Hub, with the aim of furthering the technology and exploring some of its key issues. More...
27 janvier 2017
26 janvier 2017
Person to Person: That’s How My Kind of Internet Works
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Person to Person: That’s How My Kind of Internet Works
Alan Levine, CogDogBlog, 2017/01/03
I'm not so much a person-to-person person. I prefer mass media and talking to large groups. But that's my shortcoming, the habits of a person raised in the era of best-selling books, newspapers and television. More...
26 janvier 2017
No More 'Beall's List'
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. No More 'Beall's List'
Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed, 2017/01/18
Beall's List, a collection of what the author called "predatory" journals, was suddenly removed from the internet this week. The story broke on Twitter Sunday night and on Debunking Denialism Monday. More...
26 janvier 2017
It’s true, internet surfing during class is not so good for grades
By . Many universities encourage students to purchase laptops that they can bring to class. Charities like One Laptop per Child provide low-cost laptops to disadvantaged students. More...
25 janvier 2017
The Ghost in the Machines of Loving Grace
By Barbara Fister. Google's mission is to organizes the world's information and make it universally accessible, Facebook's is to give us the power to share in order to make the world more connected. So why are we so ill-informed and divided. Read more...
23 janvier 2017
A top futurist predicts the largest internet company of 2030 will be an online school
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Thirty years ago, it was a big deal when schools got their first computers. Today, it’s a big deal when students get their own laptops. More...23 janvier 2017
2016: The Year That Deep Learning Took Over the Internet
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Neural networks are the machine learning models that identify faces in the photos posted to your Facebook news feed. More...8 janvier 2017
Internet use in class likened to "texting while driving"
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Many students received digital devices for Christmas and Hanukah presents this year.
But a new Michigan State University study suggests the students should not go online when they return to class. More...
7 janvier 2017
Internet Use in Class Tied to Lower Test Scores
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. Michigan State University researchers studied laptop use in an introductory psychology course and found the average time spent browsing the web for non-class-related purposes was 37 minutes. More...3 janvier 2017
Research and education internet networks on rise in Africa
By Munyaradzi Makoni. Nine African countries have successfully established a sustainable National Research and Education Network promoting internet access to global educational resources and facilitating interaction at national and regional levels among universities and research institutions – boosting research productivity over the last decade. Read more...
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