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"As schools become more savvy about blended-learning tactics- the practice of mixing online and in-person instruction - guidelines and best practices are emerging from lessons learned. Here are four crucial factors to keep in mind as schools plunge in."

"...MOOCs are just the latest incarnation of bringing watered-down versions of culture, knowledge, and learning to a mass audience. What we see as the courses' flaws may well be their strengths, and they have the potential to carry those strengths to a broader audience than ever before. Problems arise only when we think of MOOCs as university courses rather than as learning for the masses. Yes, the vulgarians who run Coursera and Udacity deserve to be swept into the dustbin of history, and the fact that they seem not to have figured out how to profit from their enterprises suggests that they'll soon be hoist by their own capitalist petard. When they are, the real action can begin. As the history professor Jonathan Rees puts it, the fast-­approaching post-corporate-MOOC world "will almost certainly be a period of real pedagogical innovation conducted by people who are more interested in actual education than they are in becoming famous or just making a quick buck."..."

Giusto! Aspettiamo che l'azione inizi (e forse si può dire che è già iniziata! ;-) )

Non rinuncerei mai alla possibilità di usare i mezzi tecnologici per la diffusione della conoscenza, tuttavia è vero: non c'è nulla che possa sostituire la relazione didattica, nel senso di interazione significativa individuale.

Descrizione di una ricerca sull'efficacia dei MOOC

(di Anna Lisa Bonfranceschi | Pubblicato il 22 Novembre 2013 . Alla fine: Via: Wired.it ( http://daily.wired.it/news/internet/2013/11/21/mooc-corsi-gratuiti-chi-frequenta-290384.html ) Credits immagine: World Bank Photo Collection/Flickr ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/ ) L'articolo di Wired.it è lo stesso per il testo ma le illustrazioni sono diverse. Inoltre è sotto una licenza Creative Commons BY-NC-ND, mentre quello di galileo.net è sotto copyright stretto. Per l'articolo di Ezekiel J. Emanuel su Nature, del 20 novembre 2013, vedi http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v503/n7476/full/503342a.html : abstract e possibilità di comprare la versione completa, oppure di visualizzarla gratuitamente). Annarita, scusa la parentesi aggiunta sopra: mi serve per un post che sto rimunginando sulla traduzione di ipertesti. Sul fondo: la cosa buffa è che Emanuel aveva scritto un ditirambo sui fondatori di Coursera ad aprile, http://time100.time.com/2013/04/18/time-100/slide/andrew-ng-and-daphne-koller/ , concludendo: "After I taught my first class through Coursera, I got this beautiful postcard from Sri Lanka in the mail, thanking me. I just thought that was crazy and amazing. There's no chance I would have reached that student just by what I was doing before." E quella cartolina di cui andava così fiero, cfr. anche http://www.post-gazette.com/news/education/2012/11/20/College-of-Future-Could-Be-Come-One-Come-All.print Per un'altra recensione di "Online education: MOOCs taken by educated few" di Emanuel , cfr. http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/moocs-are-reaching-only-privileged-learners-survey-finds/48567 di Steve Kolowich, 20 nov. 2013.

"Oettingen's team call this strategy "mental contrasting" - thinking about how wonderful it would be to achieve your goals, while paying due attention to where you're at now and all the distance and difficulties that lie in between."

How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning How Summer Programs Can Boost Children's Learning Summer learning programs have the potential to help children and youth improve their academic and other outcomes. This is especially true for children from low-income families who might not have access to educational resources throughout the summer months and for low-achieving students who need additional time to master academic content

By Zack Whittaker for Zero Day | August 19, 2015 "...Everyone has a right to privacy. It doesn't just keep our information safe, but it helps us be the people we want to be. Without privacy, we're always being watched. Without privacy, we can't have private discussions or experiences that shape our views, opinions, and thoughts that better society. Without privacy, we can't express ourselves as who we want to be. Privacy either exists, or it doesn't. Today it's cheating spouses, tomorrow it could be you."

"Discuss, Discover and Learn Join a community of curious minds from universities across the UK"

"If you notice a serious mistake in a course, please contact us. Include information about the mistake, including links to supporting evidence that it is a mistake. Serious mistakes might include: An assignment deadline set before the course start date A broken link to a resource required for an assignment A video that has no subtitles If you notice a typo or minor error in a course, please do not report it. Typos do not affect the course experience significantly for most users, and reporting them makes it more difficult for instructional staff to address real issues in course content."

Strano concetto della qualità.

"Introduction California school districts and County Offices of Education-collectively, Local Educational Agencies ("LEAs")-collect a vast amount of data in providing educational and related services. This data may include pupil records, medical records, financial information, and more. With the advent of individualized learning management systems, LEAs are sharing such data with third-party vendors more than ever before. There has also been a corresponding, and sometimes competing, increase in compliance measures to protect student data. This guide is intended to provide an overview and streamline some of the key laws governing student data privacy. Please note that the laws referenced herein may not be exhaustive. This guide contains information only and is not intended to provide legal advice, nor does it establish an attorney- client relationship. LEAs are encouraged to contact their legal counsel or member organization for any questions or clarifications concerning the content contained herein. This guide is also available electronically at www.f3law.com . This guide may be updated periodically; such updates may be found in the electronic version"

linked in http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/10/21/lessons-learned-from-security-breaches.html

"Advances in technology make it possible for students to experience personalized learning anytime and anywhere. But this can only take place if our school systems have well designed networks that support the increased demands of student devices and 24/7/365 access and that remain current in the face of rapidly evolving technologies. In our first phase, with the generous support of Qualcomm, the SEND Initiative developed guidelines for network design and a checklist for district network planning. Currently, SEND II is building on that work in collaboration with leading technology partners: ENA, Filewave, Fortinet, Presidio, Juniper Networks, and SAFARI Montage, SEND II is developing next-level resources for building network architectures that can handle and evolve with new demands."

Linked in http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2015/10/21/lessons-learned-from-security-breaches.html

"Beginning in February, Microsoft plans to offer a new feature for young students: Immersive Reader dictation, a new feature within Office 365 apps for Windows and the Mac. As a parent of two elementary school students, though, I'm concerned that this feature-which brings smartphone-style voice dictation to traditional desktop apps-will be an unwelcome crutch."

"Last week, the University made its decision final, and announced that it will begin the process of removing all the content on March 15th. To add insult to injury, it turns out that removing this digital library will ultimately end up requiring about five months worth of work- a cost UC Berkeley will be forced to pay."

Articolo "anti-stato" sulla disputa tra Berkeley e il Dipartimento della Giustizia US (DoJ) in merito all'accessibilità dei corsi pubblici di Berkeley. L'autrice ignora deliberatamente diversi fatti: il riconoscimento da parte del DoJ degli sforzi di Berkeley per implementare l'accessibilità, il fatto che i video inaccessibili non verranno cancellati, ma il loro accesso verrà per ora ristretto, ecc,