By Hedda. This final post in our thematic week is a brief background and introduction to one of the key project outputs, the newly published book: “The Re-Institutionalization of Higher Education in the Western Balkans. The interplay between European ideas, domestic policies, and institutional practices”. The review is written by Jelena Brankovic (Ghent University)
During last three decades, European higher education systems and institutions have witnessed dramatically changing socio-economic, technological and political environments, general public sector reforms aimed at modernizing public sector governance and management, and increasing demands for positive social and economic impacts of their education and research activities. See more...
Hedda podcast: Higher education transformation in the Western Balkans
By Hedda. Episode 45 of our podcast series features Martina Vukasovic (CHEGG, Ghent University). In the podcast, we discuss the recently finished NORGLOBAL funded project about higher education transformation in the Western Balkans. We highlight the key project results, including what she thought to be the most surprising research results. Further, we discuss challenges when working with capacity building and reflect on the plans for the future. See more...
Thematic week: Presentations from the conference on higher education in Western Balkans (2)
By Hedda. We are also delighted to now shar with you the remaining of the presentations from the final conference “European Integration in Higher Education and Research in the Western Balkans” that took place in Oslo on 27th of February 2014 at the University of Oslo. The conference gathered project members as well as invited people from the region and beyond.
Third session: Focus on public-private dynamics in higher education. See more...
Thematic week: Presentations from the conference on higher education in Western Balkans (1)
By Hedda. We are also delighted to share with you presentations from the final conference “European Integration in Higher Education and Research in the Western Balkans” that took place in Oslo on 27th of February 2014 at the University of Oslo. The conference gathered project members as well as invited people from the region and beyond. See more...
Thematic week: NORGLOBAL project on higher education transformation in Western Balkans
By Hedda. During the upcoming week, we will put focus on the main outcomes of a recently completed project on higher education in the Western Balkans called “European integration in higher education and research in the Western Balkans“. See more...
Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences, June - December, 2014
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Educational Technology and Related Education Conferences, June - December, 2014
Clayton R. Wright, Stephen's Web.
Clayton R. Wright has distributed his seminal calendar of education technology related events once again, as usual in MS-Word format. As he explains, "A Word or an OpenOffice format is used to enable people with limited or high-cost Internet access to find a conference that is congruent with their interests or obtain conference abstracts or proceedings." Click here to download. More...
Mini-Lectures Using Learning Objects: Bosch's The Haywain (1516)
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Mini-Lectures Using Learning Objects: Bosch's The Haywain (1516)
Susan Smith Nash, E-Learning Queen.
Janet Clarey comments, "I love this for its simplicity." It is a set of mini-lessons offered by Susan Smith Nash, each one small and self-contained, using learning objects the way (I think) they were intended to be used. She writes, "Animated learning objects that bring together images, audio, and interaction are a perfect place to engage students. More...
Contemporary Privacy Theory Contributions to Learning Analytics
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Contemporary Privacy Theory Contributions to Learning Analytics
Jennifer Heath, Journal of Learning Analytics.
According to the abstract, "This paper provides an overview of privacy and considers the potential contribution contemporary privacy theories can make to learning analytics." I personally consider privacy one of the key issues in learning analytics; anyone can mine a big set of data, but how do you do what when you need permission from each person before continuing? More...
Mesh Networks of People
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Mesh Networks of People
Alan Levine, CogDogBlog.
I think that the more you get out and talk with people the more you find these deep mesh networks of people around domains, ideas, disciplines and hobbies. As Alan Levine says, "connections I make, not just PLNing or linking online, just by talking and listening… are gold." More...
Conceptual Connections, once again
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. Conceptual Connections, once again
Matthias Melcher, x28’s new Blog.
Concepts can form networks, says Matthias Melcher. "Words can change each other’s subtle nuances, for example when a newer word gradually displaces an older one from a certain meaning, while the older word slowly shifts its connotations, just by being used differently." I don't inherently disagree with this. I was pretty careful in my statement to allow for non-causal changes of state: "can cause or result in..." - and the purpose was precisely allow that networks could be formed by non-physical entities. More...