By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Games are serious business at news organizations
Benjamin Mullin, Poynter, 2014/09/17
News agencies are learning the same lessons as educators about engagement, including, for example, games. "We process, retain and share experiences differently than reports," Grace said. "Reports can be very efficient, but they may not have lasting impac. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. On the false binary of LMS vs. Open
D'Arcy Norman, D’Arcy Norman dot net, 2014/09/16
I'm happy to accept D'Arcy Norman's contention that "We have a responsibility to provide a high quality environment to every single instructor and student, and the LMS is still the best way to do that." But I think he goes overboard i8n his defense of it. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Flipping Grade 4 and Flipping Bloom's Taxonomy Triangle
Maggie Hos-McGrane, Tech Transformation, 2014/09/15
I'm no fan of taxonomies but I'm a fan of the thinking behind this post. By 'flipping' Bloom's taxonomy, we get an approach to education that does not begin with remembering, it ends with remembering. And (I would add) the objective of such an education isn't remembering at all (and certainly not remembering some sort of core content); that's an outcome, but it isn't what we're striving for, necessarily. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Le 21e siècle
Michel Cartier, 2014/09/15
I've only been able to lightly tough the surface of this website, but it is already evident that it is a significant achievement. It is in French. I'll let Jon Husband summarize from his Facebook post. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Online university skips class to be more accessible
Hari Sreenivasan, PBS, 2014/09/15
The show in a nutshell (transcript is below video): "Almost all of online education today is still based on the credit hour and the course. We don’t have any courses, and we don’t have any credit hours, but we have 120 competencies, and you can master those as fast as you like, or as slow. More...
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. How to ditch Google for more privacy and fewer ads
Derek Walter, PC World, 2014/09/15
The four methods suggested are: use DuckDuckGo instead of Google Search, use Firefox instead of Chrome, use FastMail instead of GMail, and use Zoho instead of Google Drive. More...
By Heather Adams - EvoLLLution. I’m a non-traditional student. I’ve been in the workforce for more than 20 years and before I transferred to UCLA — where I just completed my bachelor’s degree — I attended community college. My first day at community college was rather nerve-wracking. Trust me, when you’re 30-something with a backpack and you find someone with a shared experience, you’re like, “Thank God! Let’s talk.” This is how I met Robert. More...
By Elizabeth Mulherrin - EvoLLLution. New adaptive learning models and supporting software are emerging that offer a variety of approaches for learner support, and they’re showing positive results. Online learning resources such as the Pearson MyLabs, powered by Knewton adaptive technology, provide students with a customized pathway for learning content based on an entering diagnostic and provide faculty with dashboards of student progress. More...
By Ramendra Singh - EvoLLLution. Just over a month ago, as you checked your Facebook account to see what your friends and family had been doing over the course of the previous hour/day/weekend/week — depending on your “Facebook frequency” — you couldn’t help noticing you or someone you knew was tagged to take the “Ice Bucket Challenge.” You saw them take the challenge, and then you saw them tag more people. More...
By Devora Shamah - EvoLLLution. Support for all students is most effective when it’s anchored by caring, mentoring relationships. Students feel better about engaging with their education (and generally have better academic outcomes) when they perceive others to be invested in their success.[1] Especially on large campuses, it’s important that faculty reinforce for students that they’ve been noticed and that, with effort, they can succeed. In order to better support and retain adult students who are coming back to campus, college administrators and faculty should provide a variety of ways to connect with faculty outside of class. More...
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