By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Game of Fear
Zachary Jason, Boston Magazine, 2015/04/30
At some point in the past advertisers decided computers and video games were only for boys, and women have been paying the price ever since. This article describes what one writer called "the nauseating pathology behind Gamergate." I can't read this without getting angry. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Saddest Tweets Ever
Chris Lott, FNCLL, 2015/04/28
Chris Lott now blogs at http://fncll.org and this week writes of an exchange wherein Gardner Campbell throws water on the possibility that he and Bryan Alexander might every collaborate in some sort of 'literature happening'. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. BBC is giving away 1 million mini computers
Mark Guzdial, Computing Education Blog, 2015/04/28
The full title of this post is: "BBC is giving away 1 million mini computers so kids can learn to code: Prediction — little impact on broadening participation." Mark Guzdial continues. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. From EDUPUNK to ds106... 10Q: Jim Groom
Steve Wheeler, Learning With Es, 2015/04/28
Steve Wheeler gets Jim Groom to open up on the questions we all wonder about: what is Bava anyways? And what's up with the reverend? " It's a mishmash of edtech, 80s pop culture, animated GIFs, retro toys, ds106 art, and all things cinema. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Specialist and the Map
Matthias Melcher, x28’s new Blog, 2015/04/28
People have this metaphor of the map to understand the brain, and so they think there are 'areas' that correspond with particular sorts of knowledge. I don't think this is the case. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The STAR Project
Porter Palmer, Discovery Education Network, 2015/04/27
Discovery Channel, which has the Discovery Education Network (DEN), is focusing on space travel and digital storytelling (I thought I was reading a Jim Groom entry at first). You have to love the Star Trek uniform in space. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Who we are and what we stand for
John Fallon, Pearson Blog, 2015/04/27
John Fallon addresses Pearson's most pressing issues in an address at the annual shareholder meeting. "It has been a bruising time for our colleagues," he says. "We’ve cut 5,000 roles – mainly in print or mature markets – whilst we’ve added new roles in tech, efficacy, education, research and fast growing markets." The shift to digital learning also underscores his remarks, as he touts the Pearson System of Courses. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. New Features! Private Comments and Group Lists
Ronnie Burt, The Edublogger, 2015/04/27
Edublogger is touting some new features added "on both free and Pro Edublogs and will be added to all CampusPress networks next week." The blogs will now support 'provate comments', which the blog poost says "can only be created and read by those that can edit the post. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Programming an Essential Literacy for the Future
Charlie Chung, Class Centreal, 2015/04/27
Coursera is highlighting a new course on programming in Python. One wonders why the course doesn't consist of a single page containing a link to Codeacademy. But the big news here is that they've landed Charles Severance (“Dr. Chuck”) of the University of Michigan. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Accessibility: A Journey Towards Openness
JoAnna Hunt, Blackboard Blog, 2015/04/27
Interesting article on Blackboard's increasing emphasis on openness - as evidenced by its support for Moodle - and accessibility. In particular, I think these activities are providing good public relations for the company. More...
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