By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. What Research Says About Transferring Explicit Knowledge: To Share or Not to Share
Nancy Dixon, conversation matters, 2017/02/06
As always, convenience is the major usability factor when introducing new technology. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. What the Acquisition of Meta Means for Scholarly Publishers
Joseph Esposito, The Scholarly Kitchen, 2017/02/06
Meta is a tool that analyzes scientific publications. For example, in one study it predicted the number of citations a published article would receive. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Against mass consumption of ‘already certified’ credentials
Doug Belshaw, Open Educational Thinkering, 2017/02/06
Doug Belshaw bemoans the unsurprising co-option of digital badges by established institutions. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Coursera’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix—and LinkedIn
Jeffrey R. Young, Sydney Johnson, EdSurge, 2017/02/02
Coursera is continuing its migration from being a MOOC provider offering free online learning to a subscription-based learning provider charging fees for access to learning materials. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Transversal Competencies and their Assessment: Perspectives from the Asia-Pacific
Ramya Vivekanandan, Esther Care, Rebekah Luo, UNESCO, 2017/02/02
'Transversal skills' is the term adopted by UNESCO to refer to things like 21st century skills, critical thinking, persitence, and related skills. This article observes that they are being more widely valued world-wide. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Knowledge Science: The Great Big Beautiful Puzzle
Dennis Thomas, Learning Solutions Magazine, 2017/02/02
This is a view of knowledge and learning that I think is wrong (and would argue has been disproven in application) but which is nonetheless believed - either implicitly or explicitly - by many. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Building a Chatbot: analysis & limitations of modern platforms
Javier Couto, Tyro Labs, 2017/01/26
Good article exploring the strengths and weaknesses of various chatbot platforms. "The chatbot ecosystem is moving very fast and new features are being released every day by the numerous existing platforms." There are non-technical platforms aimed at average users: Chatfuel, ManyChat, Octane Ai, Massively and Motion.ai. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Global Survey on the Quality of MOOCs
Open University of the Netherlands, 2017/01/26
This is a call to participate in a global research effort: "The survey addresses MOOC learners, MOOC designers and MOOC facilitators. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Leaving Lynda.com
Carl Straumsheim, Inside Higher Ed, 2017/01/26
When companies acquire each other they create debt out of nothing, which creates from thin air a new urgency to increase customer revenue. This is what has happened to universities subscribing to Lynda.com as they face double digit increases after Lynda was acquired by LinkedIn, and LinkedIn was acquired by Microsoft. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Canada’s accidental brain drain
Adam Crymble, University Affairs, 2017/01/26
According to this article, "Canada has relied upon its supposedly self-evident and enduring allure to bring expats back," it is losing too many of its best and brightest, and "ending the brain drain should be a priority for the federal minister of innovation." I don't agree. More...
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