By . HEQCO (the Higher Education Quality Council of Ontario) is an independent advisory agency funded by the Ontario Ministry of Training, Colleges, and Universities to provide recommendations for improving quality, accessibility, inter-institutional transfer, system planning, and effectiveness in higher education in Ontario. More...
By Joshua Kim. I just got back from giving a talk off campus. I brought the wrong Mac adapter.
What I meant to grab was the standard Mini DisplayPort to VGA adapter. This is the dongle that I always bring. It plugs into the project VGA cable. Read more...
By Joshua Kim. This week I (finally) cancelled my Netflix DVD monthly plan. The reason: HBO Now and Netflix original programming. 2015 is the first year that I can get enough high quality video entertainment without relying on physical DVDs to come in the mail. (And without paying a monthly cable or satellite subscription). Read more...
By Joshua Kim. Why is Amazon failing so badly at releasing Whispersync-enabled Kindle books? Anyone who has ever tried Whispersync knows how compelling the syncing of e-book and audiobook can be. Switching back and forth between your eyes and your ears brings momentum to your reading. Read more...
By David Jaffee. Across the campus I walk
Nary an opportunity to talk
Student heads are a-sway
Faces cocked not my way
No one can say that they gawk
Cell phone ostriches all
The screen enough to enthrall
Be it Reddit or Twitter
No people to consider
A virtual social withdrawal. Read more...
By Kentaro Toyama. In 2004, I moved to India to help found a new research lab for Microsoft. Based in Bangalore, it quickly became a hub for cutting-edge computer science. My own focus shifted with the move, and I began to explore applications of digital technologies for the socioeconomic growth of poor communities. India struggles to educate its billion-plus population, so during the five years that I was there, my team considered how computers, mobile phones, and other devices could aid learning. More...
Par Paul Santelmann, directeur de la veille pédagogique à l’Afpa. Premier constat : le progrès technique détruit l’emploi si on ne l’affecte qu’à l’accroissement de la productivité des activités d’hier. Ensuite on ne peut pas se contenter d’informatiser le passé : il faut créer de nouvelles activités (l’innovation n’est pas la multiplication des diligences mais leur élimination par l’avènement du chemin de fer). Voir l'article...
By Jessica Winters. In this increasingly online era, most of us working in higher education recruitment are dealing with the same problem: which tools should we use to reach our prospective students and how do we get them to where we want them to be? Should we stick to print, keep visiting education fairs or should we take it to cyberspace completely? The landscape of online and virtual tools, lead generators, social networks and what not, is dynamic and not always an easily accessible one. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Lessons Learned from a Chalkboard: Slow and Steady Technology Integration
Bradley Emerling, Larry Cuban on School Reform, Classroom Practice, 2015/05/15
Up to the final section, this account of the Japanese use of the chalkboard, which continues in schools even to this day, is well worth reading. It reflects an analysis and tradition surrounding the planning for and use of the chalkboard in the classroom, and in general, outlines a more roundabout attitude toward the use of technology in teaching. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Key themes in national educational technology policies
Michael Trucano, EduTech, 2015/05/15
I don't think there are any real surprises here, but it's worth validating our assumptions about what policies say with real information about what policies say. More...
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