The New E.U.
The European universities have lost their way, according to this article, but may find redemption through embracing elitism instead of accessibility, private ownership instead of government management. More...
11 avril 2018
11 avril 2018
Free to Be
Free to Be
In yesterday's 'Education Life' section the New York Times took the opportunity to stake out a conservative agenda in education coverage. It is an agenda dominated by anti-unionist, anti-givernment and anti-intellectual sentiment, one in which private and elite education is favoured. More...
11 avril 2018
On the Road Again...
On the Road Again...
Today's newsletter is very early and comes to you from my living room in Moncton. Tomorrow's will be quite late (and possibly quite short) and will come to you from a hotel room in Edmonton. More...
11 avril 2018
Joining the Dots: Advances in Online Biomedical Literature Management
Joining the Dots: Advances in Online Biomedical Literature Management
Good quick survey of some of the major approaches and technologies involved in online scientific literature management and distribution. I like this item because it provides a good index to the sort of material I select for this newsletter. More...
11 avril 2018
The Rights and Wrongs of the Doctrine of First Sale
The Rights and Wrongs of the Doctrine of First Sale
The "first sale" doctrine expresses the idea that, if you buy something, it's yours to do what you want with it. In other words, the vendors rights end once the item has been sold. This is what allows you to sell your used books and what allows libraries to loan copies for free. More...
11 avril 2018
The Auditory Advantage
The Auditory Advantage
When people think about adding audio to e-learning, they usually think of adding a professor's voice-over, the spoken word paralleling the printed text. I can't think of anything more agonizing, personally. This article takes a wider view, looking at the use of music in e-learning. More...
11 avril 2018
Five Tips for Type in Online Learning
Five Tips for Type in Online Learning
This is mostly good advice. I disagree only with the first dictum: use only two type styles. I typically use three: one for headlines, one for body text, and one for site navigation. More...
11 avril 2018
Unintended Consequences: Four Years under the DMCA
Unintended Consequences: Four Years under the DMCA
The Electronic Frontier Foundation summarizes its objection to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) in one handy article. Three major consequences are identified: the DMCA chills free expression and scientific research, it jeopardizes fair use, and it impedes competition and innovation. More...
11 avril 2018
Chatters Quieting Down
Chatters Quieting Down
This is one of these things that should have been forseen but is still worthy of note when it happens, if only for the lesson it offers for next time. The rate at which chat room use is increasing has slowed down. More...
11 avril 2018
Students Slowed by School Access, Time
Students Slowed by School Access, Time
This should be no surprise to those working in schools, but students are increasingly reporting that their internet access at school is slower than at home. More...
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