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22 juin 2014

Google Classroom: Early videos of their closest attempt at an LMS

By Phil Hill. For years the ed tech community has speculated about Google entering the LMS market, including Wave (discontinued, but some key features embedded in other tools), Apps for Education, and even incorrectly with Pearson OpenClass. Each time there is some possibilities, but Google has not shown interest in fully replacing LMS functionality. Read more...
22 juin 2014

A Quick ProfHack: Kindling the Presentation

http://chronicle.com/img/photos/biz/profhacker-45.pngBy Erin E. Templeton. A few weeks ago, I had the privilege of speaking at the Digital Humanities Summer Institute at the University of Victoria. If you haven’t attended (and didn’t have your Twitter stream flooded with #DHSI2014 tweets), DHSI is a week-long Digital Humanities extravaganza, which you can read about in a previous ProfHacker post. I was participating in one of the new “Birds of a Feather” discussions, which asked two provocateurs to make short presentations and then would open up into a discussion with the audience. Read more...
22 juin 2014

Unizin, Technology Tables, and the Trouble with Silos

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/large/public/student_affairs_and_technology_blog_header.jpgBy Eric Stoller. In Iowa, my home state, silos are everywhere. In higher education, we have silos too. The siloed state of higher education is generally split between academic affairs and student affairs. Strategic partnerships and collaborative efforts abound and yet our siloed structures persist. Recently, while reading a story on IHE, I read about the Unizin initiative. According to the Unizin consortium's website, Unizin is "an inter-university technology service that supports teaching and learning in the modern digital landscape." It sounds fantastic. However, it would appear at first blush that one of the most important silos in the higher education sphere has been left out of the conversation. Read more...

22 juin 2014

Leaked Text of Bezos' Amazon Phone Announcement

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/technology_and_learning_blog_header.jpg?itok=aQthgJ91By Joshua Kim. I happen to be in possession of a leaked copy of what Jeff Bezos plans to say on Wednesday as he introduces the new Amazon smart phone.
The big surprise is that mobile learning is prominently featured in Amazon’s product and strategy. 
Text from the Amazon Phone Announcement:
Production Note:  Jeff enters stage left to an adoring throng:
"Well howdy.   Glad you could all make it to our little Amazon event. 
Read more...

21 juin 2014

Twitter highlights from CETIS 2014: Building the Digital Institution

The CETIS conference is all about technology innovation in higher education, and it took place 17-18 June in Bolton, UK. Open Education Europa couldn't be there this year, but we sure enjoyed following along on Twitter! Here are some of our favourite tweets from the conference. More...

16 juin 2014

Le numérique, facteur d'incertitude créative dans l'enseignement

Logo - Thot CursusPar Élodie Lestonat. Se reposer sur une mécanique bien rodée réduit incertitude et risque. Même en matière d’apprentissage, se fonder sur un scénario pédagogique excluant les facteurs d’incertitude liés à des pratiques, techniques pédagogiques nouvelles ainsi qu’à l’introduction de technologies innovantes, offre un confort indéniable. C’est aussi un bon moyen d’éviter de se mettre en difficulté et de s’assurer une réputation d’enseignant plébiscité par ses élèves (ainsi que leurs parents). En effet, bien que l’apport des nouveaux outils soit pensé comme nécessaire par la communauté des apprenants, ces derniers restent sceptiques lorsqu’ils sont confrontés à une modification de leurs habitudes d’apprentissage. Suite...

16 juin 2014

Hackers et makers dans un monde qui bouge,… co-révolutionnaires !

http://blog.educpros.fr/jean-charles-cailliez/files/2013/04/blog-jean-charles-caillez2.jpgSur le blog Educpros de Jean-Charles Cailliez. Texte complet avec illustrations en PDF à télécharger sur : Hackers et makers,… co-revolutionnaires #FCE2014. La deuxième édition du Forum « Changer d’ère » a eu lieu à la Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie (Paris) le 5 juin 2014 sur la thématique « Changer ensemble,… la Co-révolution est en marche ». La particularité cette année par rapport à l’édition 2013 a été de co-construire par ateliers collaboratifs une « force de proposition ». Celle-ci sera bientôt téléchargeable gratuitement sous licence Creative Commons (CC). L’animation du forum 2014 a été réalisée par la jeunesse des membres du FLOW (Fluidité, Liberté, Ouverture, Génération Why), groupe de jeunes hackers et makers « force de proposition » présidé par Joël de ROSNAY et Véronique ANGER-de-FRIBERG. Suite de l'article...
16 juin 2014

Do the new anonymous social media apps encourage us to overshare?

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Do the new anonymous social media apps encourage us to overshare?
Oliver Burkeman, The Guardian, June 11, 2014
I guess the answer to that question is, "who knows?" What we do know is that there has been a negative response to the Facebook dictum that " The days of you having a different image for your work friends [and] for the other people you know are probably coming to an end… " But there are certainly downsides to anonymity. More...

16 juin 2014

ProQuest Case Study: Using the Oscillation Principle for Software Development

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. ProQuest Case Study: Using the Oscillation Principle for Software Development
Nancy Dixon, Conversation Matters, June 11, 2014
This is an interesting and extended look at the software development methodology employed by ProQuest (you may have seen their online maps). They use what Dixon calls the "oscillation principle" meeting three times a year for three days. More...

16 juin 2014

Digital News Report 2014

By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Digital News Report 2014
Nic Newman, Reuters, June 14, 2014
The disruptions to news reporting caused by the internet and social media are just beginning, according to this report released by Reuters. Facebook is vital worldwide for news distribution, Twitter in the US, UK and Spain, and WhatsApp in many other parts of the world. Sharing is widespread in the US, Brazil and Spain (though much less so in the UK. So, in related news, we are seeing that the next five years will see a major revenue shift for news agencies. More...

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