By Joshua Kim. Reading the Rolling Stone article What’s Left After Higher Education Is Dismantled will leave you nothing but depressed. Don't be. Our future is better than you think. Read more...
14 juin 2015
14 juin 2015
Take Note
By Carl Straumsheim. In “Mobile Phones in the Classroom: Examining the Effects of Texting, Twitter and Message Content on Student Learning,” Jeffrey H. Kuznekoff, assistant professor in the department of integrative studies at Miami University (Ohio) at Middletown, explores if texting, tweeting and note taking can be combined. The article appears in the most recent edition of Communication Education, a journal of the National Communication Association. Read more...
14 juin 2015
Schedule Meetings Anywhere with Meet
By Jason B. Jones. In May, Amy wrote suggested Sunrise as an interesting cross-platform calendar option, right before it was bought by Microsoft. I don’t use Sunrise myself (Fantastical for life), but their most recent version does have a feature that led me to install it: The ability to send invitations via any iOS or Android app that accepts text input. Read more...1 juin 2015
Coding in the Classroom: 16 Top Resources
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. As cool as technology is, its intricacies and inner workings are sometimes intimidating, especially for young people who may be more interested in what technology can do for them rather than what they can do with technology. More...
1 juin 2015
Poll: 45% of Educators Say Mobile Device Usage in Class Produce Positive Outcomes
Higher Ed Tech News and Research ~ Ray Schroeder, editor. A recent poll suggested that schools are increasingly integrating the use of mobile devices in the classroom. It was also found that 45 percent of educators said allowing students to use these devices produced positive results, while nearly 75 percent of students believe every student should use a mobile device in school for learning. More...
1 juin 2015
5 Reasons To Hold an EdTech Conference in Montreal
By Joshua Kim. What city would you nominate for our next big educational technology conference?
I’m spending the weekend in Montreal, attending the Event Horizon: Exploring Higher Education in 2050 convening at McGill University. Fabulous gathering. Read more...
31 mai 2015
Traveling Light
By Amy Cavender. Ah, summer, when it’s not uncommon to be traveling. Last year, I had some international travel, and one of the things that helped me survive was a keyboard case for my iPad, which enabled me to leave my laptop at home even though I had a lot of writing to do. Read more...
31 mai 2015
One Bag Academic Travel
By Anastasia Salter. Summer often brings an increase in both personal and academic travel, as the shift from a regular class schedule often lends time for study abroad, extended conferences and workshops, and other events. I have a lot of this type of travel going this summer, and sometimes I’m home for what feels like only a few hours before I need to repack my bag for the next event. With all of the extra fees for airline travel, there’s more incentive than ever to pack light for every trip, without paying checked-bag fees or exceeding limits on weight and size for carry-on luggage. This has given me a lot of experience with careful minimalist packing. There’s a lot of advice out there on traveling well with one carry-on bag: Rick Steves advocates packing light for international travel, and the One Bag site is entirely dedicated to minimalist travel. Read more...
31 mai 2015
Weekend Reading: End of May Edition
By Anastasia Salter. With many of us at ProfHacker advocating or practicing some level of public scholarship, it can be valuable to learn from the experience of academic “celebrity.” Claire Potter reflects on her experiences building an online presence in “Becoming Tenured Radical: A Historian in the Blogosphere” at The American Historian. Read more...26 mai 2015
'Hack or be hacked': Why kids need to know how technology works
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. 'Hack or be hacked': Why kids need to know how technology works
Jesse Hirsh, CBC, 2015/05/21
Whose responsibility is it to prevent hacking and to promote security? I have two stories in my inbox today - this one and this one - that suggest it's the user's responsibility. In one, " Jesse Hirsh makes the case for a deeper understanding of technology as a civic duty. More...
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