By Vyacheslav Khrapak - EvoLLLution. Adult and non-traditional learners are constantly on the move. Families and professional obligations often times dictate the learning tempo of these students. They may not have the time or resources to physically be on their respective campuses in order to get the services they need. It’s therefore necessary for educators to innovate pathways to keep non-traditional students engaged in their scholarly and extracurricular activities. More...
By Amy Cavender. There’s been a lot going on for Google lately. Since just before the end of April, Google has made changes to its mobile apps, introduced a new tool for educators, and run into some trouble in Europe. Given the degree to which All Things Google play a role in our lives (for good or for ill), it seems appropriate to offer some brief commentary on each. More...
By Tracy Mitrano. I ask this title as a question because I am genuinely curious. Recent news reports have disclosed that Google had been routinely violating both the spirit and the letter of FERPA in this educational enterprise services To these reports, coming out of the Gmail case in California Federal Court, Google responded via its corporate blog that it would change some practices. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. So I’m excited about Andrew Ng, Coursera’s co-founder, becoming the chief scientist at Baidu.
The rest of the world can’t follow the Western model of higher education development.
The countries of the emerging world, especially China and India, have both the opportunity and the necessity to things differently. Read more...
By . Roxann Riskin, a technology specialist at Fairfield University and eCampus News contributor, writes a special op-ed on the NYC Glass Museum Event which she attended on April 28. While wearing the Google Glass device, many of my experiences have focused primarily on subjective perspectives, like taking pictures, for instance. More...
Par Philippe Gil. Il ne fait aucun doute que de nouvelles façons d’apprendre sont en train de s’imposer. L’impact des technologies numériques n’a jamais été aussi prégnant qu’aujourd’hui, dans un monde français de la formation professionnelle jusqu’alors statufié – ou presque - sur la formule quasi unique du stage.
Si le cadre légal de la loi sur la Formation Professionnelle de 1971 a eu comme bienfait de faire émerger un véritable marché structuré de la formation professionnelle et par conséquences de donner naissance à un secteur marchand dynamique ainsi qu’à des acteurs spécialisés de taille internationale respectable, l’effet boomerang fut de rigidifier les formats et de bureaucratiser les process. Le poids des habitudes et le carcan administratif condamnant les initiatives de ceux qui souhaitaient innover en formation à une marginalité certaine. Suite...
By Joshua Kim. Why should the reported impending $3.2 billion purchase of Beats Electronics by Apple depress me? By Joshua Kim. I’m an Apple hypocrite. When it comes to Apple I’m (mostly) willing to overlook the hardware and OS lock-in. 
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why We Hate Recommending Software Downloads To Our Readers
Editorial, HowToGeek.
Good article pointing to some of the problems associated with software download sites (and I would add that it's not only freeware - you will be subjected to these scams on pay sites as well). Even good and reliable sites change hads and start doing things like bundling search-hijack services (like Conduit, which actually in stalls software that blocks your attempts to change your search provider back to DuckDuckGo). More...
Blog Educpros de Antoine Amiel. Le mobile est en passe de devenir un support incontournable dans le monde de l’éducation ; alors que près de neuf jeunes sur dix en France sont équipés d’un smartphone, il était tout naturel que cette révolution des usages touche l’éducation. Un rapide tour dans les appstores vous fera découvrir des centaines d’applications ludo-éducatives, principalement pour enfants et adolescents. L’usage du mobile dans l’apprentissage a déjà décollé et soulève un certain nombre de questions, sur le plan pédagogique mais aussi sur les relations entre les différents acteurs de l’éducation, privés comme publics. Suite...
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