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29 septembre 2013

Africa-Japan plan to boost teaching in universities

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Maina Waruru. An initiative aimed at strengthening the teaching of science, technology and innovation, as well as sustainable development, at five African universities will be launched later this year by the African Development Bank, or AfDB, and the United Nations University. The two organisations signed a memorandum of understanding in mid-2013 that will link the public universities in Africa to the United Nations University, or UNU, in Japan and the University of Tokyo in a knowledge transfer programme. More...
29 septembre 2013

Regional academy to tackle Africa’s pilot shortage

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Wagdy Sawahel. Sudan has opened an academy of aviation sciences and technology, aimed at providing aviation higher education and producing highly skilled civilian pilots for the national and African airline industries. The academy, which was opened on 15 September and upgrades an existing aviation institution, will also offer practical and theoretical training for students in aviation industry areas such as safety, security, environment and operational management, in order to produce graduates who meet the broad high-skill needs of the aviation market. More...
29 septembre 2013

University uniforms challenge – And academic freedom

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Suluck Lamubol. Thailand’s Thammasat University, one of the few in the country that does not require students to wear uniforms, has sparked a nationwide debate after a student launched a provocative campaign challenging the need for uniforms in higher education. Now the matter has taken a new turn, transforming into an academic freedom issue. More...
29 septembre 2013

Report finds little progress on European Research Area

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Carmen Paun. With just three months to go before the launch of the European Research Area, or ERA, much work is still needed before a border-free international market for research projects can be established, a new report has found. The European Commission said last Monday that the European Union (EU) research market was still fragmented, with many different funding schemes for researchers in the 28 EU member countries and different policies for knowledge-sharing and open access to publicly funded research. More...
29 septembre 2013

Funding green light for higher education rejuvenation

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Alya Mishra. India is set to launch an ambitious higher education plan that will pump money into state universities, link university performance to funding and set up new institutions, thus creating expanded access to higher education for the country’s growing number of school-leavers. The Ministry of Finance recently approved Rs250 billion (US$4 billion) towards Rashtriya Ucchatar Shiksha Abhiyan, or RUSA, which proposes to spend Rs990 billion (US$16 billion) over the 12th Plan (2012-17) and 13th Plan (2017-22) periods. More...
29 septembre 2013

OECD countries must expand and adapt higher education

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Karen MacGregor. Tertiary institutions in OECD countries will need to expand the number of student places they offer, according to a just-released report from the OECD. This year more than 23 million students across OECD and G20 countries will enter their first university-level course, with entry rates in OECD nations soaring from around 40% in 1995 to 60%. More...
29 septembre 2013

New internationalisation proposal worries universities

http://enews.ksu.edu.sa/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/UWN.jpgBy Jan Petter Myklebust. The Danish Ministry of Education, which is working on an action plan for increased higher education internationalisation, is embarking on a new financing model for state support of study-abroad students that is worrying universities. If the new model is implemented, exchange funds for universities will only be provided for Danish students abroad – not for international students. In a report titled Enhanced Insight through Global Outlook, the ministry recently proposed 31 ‘action lines’ that will enhance the internationalisation drive at Danish higher education institutions, as reported by University World NewsMore...
29 septembre 2013

Learning Beyond Letter Grades

https://www.canvas.net/assets/courses/40/avatar.jpgBernard Bull. Full course description
Why do so many schools use letter grades? Where did they come from? What do they tell us and fail to tell us about the learners? What is the relationship between letter grades, student learning, and assessment?
This six-week course will allow participants to carefully consider the history, benefits, limitations, and alternatives to using letter grades in learning environments. It will include reflection about the role of formative and summative assessment, strategies for leveraging technology for assessment, as well as exploration of authentic and alternative assessments. Other topics will include peer assessment, badges, self-assessment, and a variety of feedback sources in learning environments. As a way to develop a deeper understanding of the subject, participants will experiment with different forms of assessment and examine a variety of real world examples of learning organizations that do not use letter grades.
This course is designed for individuals who aspire to work in a variety of learning organizations. Prior knowledge about curriculum development and designing lessons or learning experiences is helpful, but not required. Students will have an opportunity to earn digital badges in this course.

29 septembre 2013

1er MOOC du développement durable et des alternatives mondiales

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-aiRrTW4ANKI/UdLJM-XnQcI/AAAAAAAAANU/zf1M2w04q34/s1600/1-effets-durables-50pc.pngNous avons le plaisir de vous annoncer que le projet Effets Durables débutera le 1er octobre 2013.
C'est le premier « MOOC participatif » du développement durable et des alternatives pour le monde.
Prévoyez de participer – chacun de nous est concerné ! Cela se passe sur Internet et c'est gratuit.
Qu'est-ce qu'un MOOC ?
Dans un MOOC (pour « Massive Open Online Course »), les participants peuvent contribuer de façon libre : lire, écrire, échanger, … dans des espaces interactifs sur Internet où chacun peut être à la fois apprenant, intervenant et créateur.
Un MOOC participatif (« connectiviste », voir la vidéo : http://www.youtube.com/) encourage l'échange et la discussion autour de thématiques et de sujets mis en ligne. Ceux-ci sont des points de départ pour votre réflexion, tandis que les activités initiales proposées sont des « déclencheurs ».
Le MOOC « Effets Durables » sera de ce type. Vous échangerez entre vous et avec les animateurs. Vous pourrez lire, commenter, publier et diffuser des ressources. Il s'adresse à des personnes autonomes et motivées souhaitant travailler dans une dynamique collective d'échanges, d'apprentissage et de « co-création ».
Aucune formation préalable n'est nécessaire.
Le temps à consacrer aux activités du projet est au libre choix de chaque participant, de même que les périodes de connexion au MOOC.

29 septembre 2013

My Head-first Dive Into Online Courses

http://www.hastac.org/files/imagecache/homepage_50/pictures/picture-114427-d0dc166f5bd386a886f7ea49b829c05a.pngBy Iman Salehian. The class site is live, the discussion forums are active and the first video lectures have been posted. It's official-- I am participating in my very first online course here at UCLA. While I am an English undergrad, my digital humanities interests (and let's face it--lingering GE requirements) have led me to enroll in Geography 7, Michael Shin's Introduction to GIS. More...

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