By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. News Feed FYI: Showing Fewer Hoaxes
Erich Owens, Udi Weinsberg,, Facebook Blog, 2015/01/21
I'm sure it's not in reaction to my recent complaints (heh) but Facebook is announcing changes that will slow the propagation of fake news. This is hard for Facebook because everything in the service is about generating feed-forwards, comments and reactions. Facebook has none of the inherent friction a proper network would have, because it's bad for advertising. More...
MMCP: The “Critical” in Critical Pedagogy
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. MMCP: The “Critical” in Critical Pedagogy
Sean Michael Morris, Hybrid Pedagogy, 2015/01/20
I pretty much agree with this: "Critical pedagogy could be thought of as a philosophy of teaching that shows more than tells.... 'Knowledge emerges only through invention and re-invention,'. More...
Transferring Expertise: The Best Way to Move Tacit Knowledge
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Transferring Expertise: The Best Way to Move Tacit Knowledge
Nancy Dixon, conversation matters, 2015/01/20
"Even given a long history failed attempts to "capture" expertise," writes Nancy Dioxon, "we just can’t seem to get past this idea that an expert’s mind is like a filing cabinet where we can just wisk out a file and hand it over to someone else." That's why the picture of education and learning as knowledge 'transfer' is wrong. More...
The Coming Sandstorm.io
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. The Coming Sandstorm.io
Jim Groom, bavatuesdays, 2015/01/20
This is a very interesting project. As Jim Groom describes it, "Sandstorm is an open source platform that enables you to host open source applications that aren’t predetermined by more mainstream, highly controlled hosting software like CPanel. More...
Responsive Open Learning Environments
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Responsive Open Learning Environments
Sylvana Kroop, Alexander Mikroyannidis, Martin Wolpers, Springer, 2015/01/20
I think this is the same book that was released in 2013 - the title is the same and the three editors are the same - but this time it appears through Springer rather than as a proprietary Apply-format iBook (the old link is no longer functioning). More...
Women seen as lacking natural 'brilliance' may explain underrepresentation in academia
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Women seen as lacking natural 'brilliance' may explain underrepresentation in academia
Jamie Saxon, News at Princeton, 2015/01/19
As a philosopher, I find it flattering that people think that my field of study demands innate brilliance. The problem is, I don't believe there is such a thing as innate brilliance. More...
Stephen Ibaraki Interview with Stephen Downes
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Stephen Ibaraki Interview with Stephen Downes
Stephen Downes, Jan 19, 2015.
Are we getting closer to having a real universal translator?
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Are we getting closer to having a real universal translator?
Nora Young, Spark from CBC Radio, 2015/01/19
Roland Kuhn is a constant source of delight in NRC staff meetings and you won't want to miss his interview with Spark, a radio show about science and technology. From the promo: "From Star Trek's universal translator to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy's Babel Fish, sci-fi has long given us a glimpse into possible futures where everyone can understand each other with the help of technology. More...
Les Français sont peu syndiqués, mais ils votent en masse
Par Jean-Claude Ancelet. Les élections professionnelles au sein des entreprises ne font pas partie des sujets de conversation usuels sauf lorsque l’avenir d’un patron de confédération semble s’écrire en pointillés. Elles sont pourtant stratégiques et leurs impacts peuvent être majeurs. Voir l'article...
Comment faire décoller la formule de l'apprentissage ?
Par Gilles Marchand. Quels freins empêchent la montée en puissance de cette méthode pédagogique aux multiples avantages qu’est l’apprentissage ? Quels leviers y contribueraient ? Éléments de réponse avec Morgan Marietti, président de l’ANAF (Association nationale des apprentis de France). Voir l'article...