By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Stop Blaming ‘The System’
Dan Haesler, 2015/07/14
This is one of those posts where I'm half in agreement and half in disagreement. The essence of Dan Haesler's comment is that we should stop blaming what we can't change and start working on what we can change. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Some (further) thoughts about ‘agile’ learning design
Tony Bates, online learning and distance eductaion resources, 2015/07/14
If you want to learn about agile learning design, you are probably better off learning about agile software design - from which it is derived - than from reading about agile learning designe. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Introducing the Open Badges 101 course! [pre-alpha]
Doug Belshaw, 2015/07/14
It took me about ten minutes to go through the entire course as it is, which is basically a series of useful images linked in a linear path (next... next... next... - start here). More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Bologna With Student Eyes 2015
European Students' Union, 2015/07/14
This is a long document and takes some time to work through. In a one-sentence nutshell, though: the ambitious plans outlined in the Bologna Plan have not been realized, largely because of inconsistent application across the member states. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Six Ways Continuing Education Can Close Canada's Skills Gap
Marie Bountrogianni, Huffington Post, 2015/07/14
Here are the "six continuing education trends that can help to close Canada's training gap," according to the Dean of the Change School, Marie Bountrogianni. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Learning and performance support systems: personal learning record: user studies white paper
Helene Fournier, Heather Molyneaux, National Research Council, 2015/07/14
This is the second of the White Papers developed in support of the Learning and Performance Support Systems program (meanwhile, development continues apace behind the scenes). More...
By John McCormick. The U.S. risks missing innovation opportunities if it doesn't lower corporate taxes and move to a reinvent higher education, including creating a new university accreditation process, Republican presidential candidate Marco Rubio said Tuesday. More...
Establishing the BRICS Network University will broaden the access to higher education for the young people from the bloc's member countries, the head of the Russian Federal Agency for international cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) said Friday. More...
By Larbi Arbaoui. During his speech at the inauguration of the new branch of professional baccalaureate in Rabat, the minister said that many arts and humanities graduates go back home with “no practical knowledge” that will help them find work. According to the Minister, this problem is mainly caused by “the gap between education and the labor market demands,” leading the students to become unemployed and “a burden on society.” More...
By Riazul Haq. The Higher Education Commission (HEC) plans to set up five new universities and 36 campuses besides upgrading nine existing into fully-fledged universities campuses across the country.
The move aims at enhanced coverage of higher education at the district level. Read more...
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