+George Siemens concludes his presentation with this powerful thought: “Individual assessment, teaching, one-on-one consultation and mentorship – those factors that can’t be scaled – serve as the foundation and premise of tomorrow’s education model. Learning analytics serve to give educators information on what’s working and what’s not working. For this reason, analytics tools must be […]
Rui Correia e o Projeto Educativo
Rui Correia numa excelente reflexão sobre as razões por que o Projeto Educativo devia ser liderado pelos professores. Autoridade dos professores fica à porta da escola Parece existir consenso na sociedade portuguesa, bem como nos diversos sectores políticos, pelo qual a degradação da autoridade dos professores constitui hoje um dos mais influentes obstáculos à afirmação […]
Google 'Solve For X' Website Goes Live – Slashdot
Google ‘Solve For X’ Website Goes Live – Slashdot alphadogg writes “Google on Monday released a website and video regarding its Solve for X project, which the company says is ‘a place where the curious can go to hear and discuss radical technology id… This was posted on Google+
Graham Attwell – the MOOC model has taken hold
+Graham Attwell : “The truth seems to be that the MOOC model has taken hold. My only concern is that in adopting such a model for large scale commercial application by large and often private American universities, the values and dedication of people like +Stephen Downes and +George Siemens who pioneered the early MOOCs will […]
David Wiley – RIP OERs?
David Wiley concludes: “Because this stuff costs so much to do, if no one steps up to the funding plate the entire field is at serious risk. Much has been written about 2012 being “the year of OER.” Let’s hope it’s not the year OER peaks. We need brains, energy, and funding on the next […]
Harold Jarche – When learning is the work
+Harold Jarche “Let me propose some things managers and knowledge workers can do without a Learning & Development department.” When learning is the work … Tweet What if your organization got rid of the Learning & Development function? What would the average manager or department head do? What would workers do? I’ve been thinking about […]
Boone Gorges on how to defend the free, open Internet from media corporations. "This last point is …
Boone Gorges on how to defend the free, open Internet from media corporations. "This last point is the most important. Every meaningful decision that you make is an ethical trade-off, and this one is no different. When you continue to patronize media conglomerates, you are saying that what you get from them is worth the […]
Geoff Cain on Apple’s iBook initiative
+Geoff Cain on Apple’s iBook initiative. Very good points on how it’s not a revolution. Apple Innovates Away Textbook Access and Affordabilty I wanted to write a few notes here about many of the questions and comments I have read on Twitter and elsewhere about the iPad and textbook authoring. Two things that Apple does […]
Wesley Freyer reacts to Apple’s iBook Author
Wesley Freyer reacts to Apple’s iBook Author. Some very compelling arguments from an educator’s perspective. “As educators, we have moral obligations to share. Open Educational Resources (OER) are and will increasingly disrupt traditional publishing companies’ revenue streams by allowing learners around the world to collaborate and share digital curriculum. The 1.0 release of Apple’s iBooks […]
Mathew Ingram comments on Apple’s digital textbooks initiative
Mathew Ingram comments on Apple’s digital textbooks initiative. “But the biggest criticism of Apple’s attempt to co-opt the educational system doesn’t have anything to do with costs: If its digital textbooks became the standard in schools, it would commit those institutions to a much broader — and theoretically much more dangerous — relationship with a […]