Comment aborder la question de l’hybridation des MOOC ?
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UBC to consider banning romantic relationships between faculty, students
Pro vs con: Ryerson students debate validity of men’s issues groups on campus
Men’s issues and pro-life student groups have been denied club status on university campuses across Canada, sparking a debate about the progressive values of student unions versus freedom of speech for student clubs. More...
Austrade sets target of 110 million MOOC students for Australia by 2025
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Austrade sets target of 110 million MOOC students for Australia by 2025
Tim Dodd, Financial Review, 2016/05/04
I'm attending an expert meeting on MOOC quality for the Commonwealth of Learning in Malaysia right now, so it was interesting (and yes, amusing) to read about Australia's plans to grab a large share of the MOOC 'market'. The 110 million student represents 10% of the potential market (and 21,900 per cent growth). More...
Why Understanding These Four Types of Mistakes Can Help Us Learn
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Why Understanding These Four Types of Mistakes Can Help Us Learn
Eduardo Briceño, MindShift, 2016/05/04
"Mistakes are not all created equal," writes the author, "and they are not always desirable. In addition, learning from mistakes is not all automatic. In order to learn from them the most we need to reflect on our errors and extract lessons from them. More...
“Never get sucked into the ‘company knows best’ approach to your career”
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. “Never get sucked into the ‘company knows best’ approach to your career”
Jane Hart, Learning in the Modern Social Workplace, 2016/05/04
I think this should be sort of obvious (and I've mentioned it in this newsletter in the (distant) past) but it always bears repeating that your employer is not looking out for your best interests when it makes decisions. Nor should it. More...
Toronto students create emoji to reflect themselves
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Toronto students create emoji to reflect themselves
Katrina Clarke, Toronto Star, 2016/05/03
There's a very involved emoji-approval process (which is how we end up with an unrepresentative set of emogis) but it'd good to see these students speaking out against it and creating their own alternatives. More...
We are the Monkeys of Rum
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. We are the Monkeys of Rum
Ben Werdmuller, Medium, 2016/05/03
This is a great story. I wonder how many people have stories like this - certainly most of the people I know and talk to and work with have their own internet origin stories. I did. More...