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17 octobre 2015

Australia moves backwards from online apprenticeship training

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Australia moves backwards from online apprenticeship training
Tony Bates, online learning and distance education resources, 2015/10/13

Tony Bates points to a problem in Australia. He writes, "the Australian Federal government has recently shut down a two year e-learning apprenticeship program which had doubled the completion rate to 93%. Instead, the Australian government has introduced a new program that reverts to the previous model by removing the online component and now requiring apprentices to use a printed textbook.". More...

17 octobre 2015

Onlea

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Onlea
Onlea, 2015/10/09

I got an interesting press release from Onlea in my email today (I looked for it on the site but it doesn't seem to be available). They are (self-styled as) "the world's first MOOC production company" (I have my doubts, but that's OK). But that's not what caught my eye. More...

17 octobre 2015

The eCOTOOL Competence Model

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The eCOTOOL Competence Model
Cleo Sgouropoulou, Charalampos Thanopoulos, Christian M. Stracke, Simon Grant, Carolyn Owen, Lenka Fišerová, eCOTOOL, 2015/10/09

This is probably far more detail than you require in a competence model, but if you wanted to map every related aspect of a com[petence, this is probably what you would arrive at. More...

17 octobre 2015

Refugees To Receive Free Education From Online University

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Refugees To Receive Free Education From Online University
Joseph Erbentraut, Huffington Post, 2015/10/09

I think this is a good initiative. "The Berlin-based Kiron University has partnered with more than 20 universities throughout the world in order to offer a free, three-year program that will grant students an internationally accredited degree." More...

17 octobre 2015

Higher Education for the Sustainable Future We Want

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Higher Education for the Sustainable Future We Want
Contact North, 2015/10/09

This 9 page PDF document places higher education into the wider social context. "It is clear that 'business as usual' and 'more of the same' are not what is intended here. To meet the commitments and the expectations they give rise to, education systems are challenged to think differently and much more inclusively about their future." More...

17 octobre 2015

Google wants to speed up the mobile web with AMP project

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Google wants to speed up the mobile web with AMP project
Cassandra Khaw, Ars Technica, 2015/10/09

I greet this development with cautious optimism. In a bid to respond to services like Facebook's 'instant articles' Google and Twitter are releasing an open framework that acceperates web and (especially) mobile delivery of articles. More...

17 octobre 2015

Uncovering The Secret History Of Myers-Briggs

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Uncovering The Secret History Of Myers-Briggs
Merve Emre, Digg, 2015/10/09

I'm not sure exactly what to make of this item, but I can't resist passing it along. Sure, Myers-Briggs has had its criticisms in the past, but I haven't seen anything quite like this. More...

17 octobre 2015

Half-life is half the story

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Half-life is half the story
Danny Kingsley, Unlocking Research, 2015/10/16

This post is a response to a recent panel in which Elsevier c.e.o. Ron Mobed said that Green Open Access threatens the viability of academic journals and that the embargo period must eb longer than 12 months. More...

17 octobre 2015

Raiders of the Lost Web

Stephen DownesBy Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Raiders of the Lost Web
Adrienne LaFrance, The Atlantic, 2015/10/16

We read a lot about how the internet never forgets. That's not even remotely true. I've posted tons of stuff on the web (including entire courses and websites) that are long gone. This article affirms that. More...

17 octobre 2015

Salaire des profs de prépa : « M Hamon semble fâché avec les chiffres ! » (UPS)

Par Elsa Doladille. En proposant de revoir les salaires des professeurs de prépa pour augmenter l’ISAE des enseignants de primaire, le député des Yvelines Benoît Hamon s’est attiré les foudres de l’UPS. Dans un communiqué publié aujourd’hui, sa présidente Sylvie Bonnet a estimé que l’ancien ministre de l’Education nationale semblait « fâché avec les chiffres ». Voir l'article...

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