By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Some thoughts on Keybase, online security, and verification of identity
Open Educational Thinkering, 2017/05/12
"Identity is the most important factor in any conversation or transaction" says Doug Belshaw. Not that it needs to be ties to real-world identity, but you need to be able to establish some sort of credential. Keybase, described by Belshaw, is one such option. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How to Become a Coach or Consultant After You Retire
Dorie Clark, Harvard Business Review, 2017/05/12
This article speaks to me. I'm looking at what I'm going to do next, and am already beginning to transition into my post-NRC life. What will that look like. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Educational Technology and Education Conferences for June to December 2017, Edition #37
Clayton R. Wright, 2017/05/11
Clayton R. Wright's excellent conference list is available once again. He writes, "The 37th edition of the conference list covers selected professional development events that primarily focus on the use of technology in educational settings and on teaching, learning, and educational administration. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Auto-Annotating News Articles To Scaffold Media Literacy Skills In Students
Michael Caulfield, Hapgood, 2017/05/11
This is a really nice example of using automation hand-in-hand with instruction to develop metacognitive skills. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Learning’s Role in Innovation
Clark Quinn, Chief Learning Officer, 2017/05/11
The nature of productivity is changing, writes Clark Quinn. "The ability to plan, prepare and execute is no longer sufficient. Agility and the ability to adapt is imperative." This puts an increasing weight on innovation. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Globalization at a Crossroads
Irving Wladawsky-Berger, 2017/05/11
The suggestions at the end of this article are reasonable but I'm more sceptical of the discussion learning to them. No, I don't think opposition to globalization is due to " the tendency to overestimate globalization levels" or "thinking your own country is superior". More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Instagrim: Why Social Media Makes Students Miserable
Donna Freitas, The Chronicle of Higher Education, 2017/05/09
The gist of this article is that people can't be themselves any more on social media, that they have to edit their social media feeds and essentially 'professionalize' their online presence, and that this has in turn caused unhappiness in the student population. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Raise the Bar: Shooting and Editing Green-Screen Video
Mark Lassoff, Focus on Learning, 2017/05/09
Although I have the green cloth I've never actually created a green-screen video. This is something that I'll have to try one day. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Exploring Qualitative Displays and Interfaces – Architectures
Dan Lockton, Architectures, 2017/05/09
"Much of how we construct meaning in the real world is qualitative rather than quantitative," writes Dan Lockton, "Yet, quantification has become a default mode for information display, and for interfaces supporting decision-making and behaviour change." Her's right on both counts, and this article illustrates part of the reason why. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. This is How Google will Collapse
Startup Grind, Medium, 2017/05/09
The thesis of this post is that advertising placement will collapse as a revenue model, and when it does, so will Google's dominance over the marketplace. What will replace it. More...
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