By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Cuomo College Fiasco
David Brooks, New York Times, 2017/04/17
David Brooks hauls out all the old chestnuts in this criticism of New York's free tuition plans. Let's review:
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Can There Be a Microscope of the Mind?
Michael Feldstein, e-Literate, 2017/04/17
This is a valuable post because it brings together and explains a number of elements of what we might call a cognitivist theory of mind. From where I sit, though, it brings together a lot of nonsense, and the overall theory of mind proposed here is seriously flawed. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Follett and Lumen Learning to Expand Adoption of OER Courseware
Lumen Learning, 2017/04/17
I received email from David Wiley today announcing this partnership with Follett, a company that manages college bookstores. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Rise of Educational Technology as a Sociocultural and Ideological Phenomenon
D'Arcy Norman, D'Arch Norman Dot Net, 2017/04/17
D'Arcy Norman summarizes and reviews The Rise of Educational Technology as a Sociocultural and Ideological Phenomeno by George Veletsianos and Rolin Moe in EDUCAUSE, an article worth reading in its own right. The EDUCAUSE article makes three major assertions:
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Open Word—The Podcasting Story
Doc Searls, Doc Searls Weblog, 2017/04/17
Doc Searls offers a slightly revisionist history of podcasting, giving us the background but omitting any mention of Adam Curry. A podcast, properly so-called, is an MP3 file the URL of which is distributed through an RSS feed. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. What you’re revealing to your ISP, why a VPN isn’t enough, and ways to avoid leaking it
Benjamin Hutchins, HackerNoon, 2017/04/05
This is a long, detailed and technical post about what information your internet service provider (ISP, called 'BIAS' in this article) can gather about your internet use and sell to the government or other customers. It's written clearly, though, and it should be easy enough for most readers to follow. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. It’s Not Their Pop Idol, but a Bot. Fans Cheer Anyway.
Ben Sisario, New York Times, 2017/04/05
I suppose the new form of fame and immortality will be to have someone create a bot based on your personality. The 'Downes' bot will visit websites randomly and give them negative reviews. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Can pre-school children learn to do science?
Jenny Rohn, The Guardian, 2017/04/05
Of course the answer to the question in the headline is 'yes'. If you've ever tested the water with a toe before diving in, you've done science. But what, exactly, is science? This article is a bit weaker on this front. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Computing Conversations: Bob Metcalfe on the First Ethernet LAN
YouTube, 2017/04/05
From the description: "Computer magazine's multimedia editor Charles Severance interviews Bob Metcalfe about the creation of the first Ethernet local area network 40 years ago at Xerox Palo Alto Research Center." More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Vodafone Zambia introduces e-Learning portal
IT News Africa, 2017/04/05
Vodafone Zambia is launching something called the JUMP Academy, "an internet-enabled application that offers unlimited access to a wide range of educational materials, tailored to the local curriculum and accessible through any device." Access to the academy is free and it was planned and developed locally in Zambia. More...
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