eLearnopedia
Three items from Advanced Distributed Learning (ADL) this week, all culled from today's Academic ADL Co-Lab News Report. This first item is a lot like OLDaily - a daily selection of links and resources in the field of e-learning. More...
The Horizon Report
This report, an annual summary of emerging technologies released by the New Media Consortium, includes learning objects as among the technologies to watch, especially this year (it is worth noting that NMC also has a separate learning object initiative). More...
You Got Google mail - Report
Because of spam, the future of emails and email newsletters is that there is none. Enter Google. Google forbids the use of AdWords in email newsletters (where it would be remarkably effective). Why? Suppose Google created an email service, made it spam free, and allowed it to support advertising. More...
Report Faults Charter Schools in New York
The good news is that these charter schools are being held accountable for results. The bad news is that they are performing so badly. More...
They have very odd things to say about including students in a net migration target. In fact, they are trying to ride two horses at the same time. First, they say there is no problem with including students in the target because most students leave the UK after their studies (which is true). Then, elsewhere, they say the Government and educational institutions should continue seeking to increase the number of international students. More...
HEPI’s report on means-tested tuition fees and / or maintenance support is a welcome contribution to the debate about how to pay for mass higher education without making higher education appear too expensive for students from lower-income backgrounds. But it is not just lower-income students who need encouragement. More...
The State of Post-Secondary Education in Canada
Alex Usher, Higher Education Strategy Associates, 2018/08/28
There's a lot of value in this report (62 page PDF) but there are weaknesses as well, and the report should be read in that light. In his blog post announcing the report, Alex Usher writes that "although government funding has been falling, students have made up the difference," though he notes that international students have seen higher fee increases. But this isn't what jumps out as you read the 62 pages; the tone of the report (and many of the evaluative comments) paint a picture of adequate funding, reasonable (sometimes even "trifling") tuition, and the idea that complaints about the system constantly overstate the problem or miss the point. More...
2018 NMC Horizon Report
EDUCAUSEW, 2018/08/16
EDUCAUSE has released the 2018 New Media Consortium Horizon Report (60 page PDF). Thi year's is worth a look because it's NMC under new management. More...
By Joshua Kim. Have you been spending quality time with the 2018 NMC Horizon Report?
Does the 2018 Horizon Report ask the right questions. More...
Corps placé auprès du ministre de l’éducation nationale et de la ministre de l’enseignement supérieur, de la recherche et de l’innovation, l’inspection générale de l’administration de l’éducation nationale et de la recherche (IGAENR) est chargée de l’évaluation des politiques publiques, du contrôle du système éducatif et de la recherche. Le rapport d'activité 2017 décrit l’organisation et le fonctionnement de l'IGAENR, présente ses missions et activités, illustrés par les principaux rapports qui ont marqué l'année. Plus.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
