“I'm learning skills I will use for the rest of my life by doing homework...procrastinating and negotiation.” ― Bill Watterson
A scientist can spend several months, in many cases even years, strenuously investigating a single research question, with the ultimate goal of making a contribution – little or big – to the progress of human knowledge. More...
The cost of academic journals has increased steeply over the past few decades and continues to climb. Academic libraries, already caught in an economic squeeze, are finding it difficult to acquire new journal subscriptions or, in the worst case, are even canceling existing subscriptions. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How The New York Times, CNN, and The Huffington Post approach publishing on platforms
Joseph Lichterman, Nieman Lab, 2017/04/10
I'm not sure whether this represents a sea change or is just a blip, but the New York Times, which was one of the original partners when Facebook launched Instant Articles in 2015, has not ceased publishing that way. It still publishes a lot of content to platforms (as do most major publishers) but now in the form of links rather than full conten. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Collision Course — Why Are Funders Straying from Their Lane?
Kent Anderson, The Scholarly Kitchen, 2017/03/13
The pro-publisher website The Scholarly Kitchen is noting with alarm the shift in funding away from publishers and toward initiatives that compete with publishers. More...
By Julian Hall. In the wake of posting a record £2.6bn loss in February, education publisher Pearson has set out more details of how its operations will adjust. More...
The two new publications released by eTwinning include "Growing Digital Citizens" and a report on teachers' practice and competence development.
"Growing Digital Citizens
" focusses on the importance of digital skills and the importance of teaching digital skills in school. Based on the premise that increasing numbers of people now belong to a digital society, the publication outlines the concepts of digital citizenship and showcases a series of eTwinning projects that have supported or promoted active digital citizenship. More...
Ce bulletin présente, entre autres, les lauréats 2017 des "Villes apprenantes" qui se sont distinguées par leurs progrès remarquables en matière de promotion de l'éducation et de l'apprentissage tout au long de la vie au sein de leurs communautés. Voir l'article...
The highlight of the March 2017 issue of the Skillsnet e-bulletin refers to the first comprehensive compendium of guides on skills anticipation methods, a series of joint publications prepared by Cedefop, the European Training Foundation and the International Labour Office. More...
By Phil Hill. Triggered by the news that we broke here at e-Literate that “Ellucian Stops Support for Brainstorm, its CBE platform”, Carl Straumsheim at Inside Higher Ed has a valuable follow-up article today looking more broadly at the CBE platform market. In “Finding a Niche in a Niche Market”, Carl interviews chief product and strategy officer at Ellucian, and several ed tech CEOs active in the market. More...
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