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15 mars 2018

Research digest for practitioners: February 2018

With the recent online publication of the February 2018 Journal of Studies in International Education it's time for another post in the blog series that highlights relevant academic research. Authors in this issue explore the institutional and government rationales for recruiting international students, international student perceptions of their needs, institutional policies encouraging study abroad and development of transnational higher education. More...

12 mars 2018

Skillsnet e-bulletin: February 2018

HomeThe highlight of the February 2018 issue of the Skillsnet e-bulletin refers to the new blog article of Dafni Georgiou titled "Big data and bigger job opportunities: From Sherlock Holmes to Data Science" which is published on the Skills Panorama. More...
12 mars 2018

Chief Learning Officer

Chief Learning Officer
After a great deal of publicity (I got an email every time a new editor or contributor was appointed), a new magazine, Chief Learning Officer, launched today. I've listed a couple of articles below. More...

6 mars 2018

L'offre numérique éditoriale pour les étudiants

Par offre numérique éditoriale pour les étudiants est entendue ici l'édition commerciale à destination du niveau licence. L'étude ébauche un état des lieux du marché mais aussi de l'offre qui en résulte en bibliothèques. Les facteurs défavorables à son développement et sa diffusion sont mis en balance avec les atouts et les opportunités qui pourraient permettre d'aller de l'avant dans un domaine qui fait l'objet de nombreuses réflexions et propositions depuis quinze ans sans avancées décisives. Dans la même période s'est du reste constituée une offre nourrie de ressources éducatives libres d'origine académique, phénomène qui ne peut manquer d'interroger sur l'évolution du rôle de l'éditeur privé dans l'écosystème pédagogique contemporain. Plus...

6 mars 2018

Hitting Reset, Knewton Tries New Strategy: Competing With Textbook Publishers

Hitting Reset, Knewton Tries New Strategy: Competing With Textbook Publishers
Jeffrey R. Young, EdSurge, 2017/12/08
Remember Knewton? Pundits loved it. It positioned itself as "the world’s leading adaptive learning technology provider with the mission of bringing personalized education to the world" and drew some $157 million in funding. Now they're executing a pivot "along with mounting criticism that its founding CEO, Jose Ferreira, overhyped its technology." Now the company is trying to compete with publishers. More...

26 février 2018

Oxford University Press to Launch Biggest Online Reference Website

Oxford University Press to Launch Biggest Online Reference Website

Planned for a launch in March, 2002, Oxford Reference Online will dwarf any previous online reference service. The publisher intends to make money from the site, selling subscription-based acces. More...

24 février 2018

Combating Isolation Through Peer Writing Groups

http://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/server_files/styles/blog_landing/public/Screen%20Shot%202011-12-12%20at%2012.29.48%20PM.png?itok=ITDqfJNPThe case for engaging with others to boost scholarly productivity.
Publish or perish. Sink or swim. Do or die. More...

22 février 2018

PLOS Pushes Publication Before Peer Review

HomeBy Lindsay McKenzie. Research papers submitted to Public Library of Science (PLOS) journals will now be automatically uploaded to the preprint server bioRxiv. More...

22 février 2018

PubMed Closes Article Comments

HomeBy Lindsay McKenzie. The National Institutes of Health announced last week that it will close comments on articles in the PubMed database. More...

22 février 2018

A Revolt Over Journal Archives

HomeBy Holly Else for Times Higher Education. Publisher Taylor & Francis has dropped plans to charge extra for access to older research papers online, after more than 110 universities signed a letter of protest. More...

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