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rlamim

A Mooc that is a 'replica of the campus version' - 3 views

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/...2016174.article

open access knowledge

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  • rlamim on 10 Nov 14
     
    There is no dumbing down with a professor's Caltech Parallel Session - how do campus and online students feel about the shared course? When a professor at the world's number one university (according to Times Higher Education's World University Rankings) set out to produce a massive open online course, he was keen to create "an honest replica of the campus version".
Kevin Stranack

Are universities teaching the skills needed in a knowledge-based economy? - 14 views

www.tonybates.ca/...d-in-a-knowledge-based-economy

module2 higher education knowledge skills

shared by Kevin Stranack on 29 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Kevin Stranack on 29 Jun 14
     
    Provides a list of important skills and how those skills are embedded within the curriculum.
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  • Raúl Marcó del Pont on 09 Sep 14
     
    Encontré un post relacionado con las Alfabetizaciones digitales y competencias fundamentales en http://futurosdellibro.com/alfabetizaciones-digitales-y-competencias-fundamentales/ Tal vez interese: El pasado 5 de marzo los expertos de UNESCO dedicados a la alfabetización mediática y digital, en reunión preparatoria de la siguiente World Summit of Information Societies, rubricaron lo que es una evidencia ya incontrovertible: que la alfabetización mediática e informacional (MIL. Media and information literacy) ocupa un lugar central en el mapa escolar de competencias del siglo XXI. Esto no es nada esencialmente nuevo: Viviane Reding, la hoy Vicepresidenta de la Comisión Europea y ex-comisaria de Información entre los años 2004-2009, declaraba en el año 2006: "Hoy, la alfabetización mediática es tan central para el desarrollo de una ciudadanía plena y activa como la alfabetización tradicional lo fue al inicio del siglo XIX". Y añadía: "también es fundamental para entrar en el nuevo mundo de la banda ancha de contenidos, disponibles en todas partes y en cualquier momento". De acuerdo con el European Charter for Media Literacy podríamos distinguir siete áreas de competencias que, de una u otra forma, deberían pasar a formar parte de todo currículum orientado a su adquisición: Usar adecuadamente las tecnologías mediáticas para acceder, conservar, recuperar y compartir contenidos que satisfagan las necesidades e intereses individuales y colectivos. Tener competencias de acceso e información de la gran diversidad de alternativas respecto a los tipos de medios que existen, así como a los contenidos provenientes de distintas fuentes culturales e institucionales. Comprender cómo y porqué se producen los contenidos mediáticos. Analizar de forma crítica las técnicas, lenguajes y códigos empleados por los medios y los mensajes que transmiten. Usar los medios creativamente para expresar y comunicar ideas, información
  • Ad Huikeshoven on 09 Sep 14
     
    Thank you Kevin Stranack for sharing. Tony Bates ends with five questions: 1. Have I covered the main skills needed in a knowledge-based society? What have I missed? 2. Do you agree that these are important skills? If so, should universities explicitly try to develop them? 3. What are you or your university doing (if anything) to ensure such skills are taught, and taught well? 4. What roles if any do you think technology, and in particular online learning, can play in helping to develop such skills? 5. Any other comments on this topic - My answers: 1. Frustration tolerance and keeping a balance between work and private life is a necessary skill 2, The skill set mentioned is important, but more likely trained in college than in university 3. I do have a personal coach and a counseler, and I'm enrolled in #OKMOOC 4. The activities required in every module of #OKMOOC ask to reach out, connect, build relationships, Have you answered the feedback questions?
  • hreodbeorht on 13 Oct 14
     
    This question is really the elephant in the room in a lot of university programs, especially in the humanities. I myself was a doctoral student in the humanities before leaving because, as I eventually learned, there were essentially no employment opportunities and my skillset in today's economy was sorely lacking. But the old mantra that "we teach critical thinking" is become a worn excuse. Do we really need four years to teach people the skills to survive "out there"? How much of our specialized knowledge will really be useful outside of the academy? These are questions we just don't have the answer to, and I'm not sure there are many people willing to ask them. But more to the point, I didn't see anything in this link about the changing ways that millennials (I promise that I hate the term as much as anyone, but it's a useful one) are engaging with information, and how that is changing how they actually think. There have been arguments made that digital natives (again, a pretty terrible term) think about and process information in very different ways that have serious implications for contextualization and long-term research. I'm not saying that universities don't teach these things in their own ways, but it's an important issue that needs addressing. I know that the link talks about the important of knowledge management, but there's a huge difference between simply knowing how and when to access information and quite another to properly contextualize its place in a larger hierarchy (or web) of knowledge. I would argue *that* skill is the one that universities are best poised to provide, and maybe why we keep hearing talk about how undergraduate degrees are the new highschool diplomas.
Kim Baker

Welcome to the Peeragogy Handbook! - 0 views

peeragogy.org

mdoule12 Peeragogy Student publishing

shared by Kim Baker on 19 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • Kim Baker on 19 Nov 14
     
    "Peeragogy is a collection of techniques for collaborative learning and collaborative work. By learning how to "work smart" together, we hope to leave the world in a better state than it was when we arrived. Indeed, humans have always learned from each other. But for a long time - until the advent of the Web and widespread access to digital media - schools have had an effective monopoly on the business of learning. Now, with access to open educational resources and free or inexpensive communication platforms, groups of people can learn together outside as well as inside formal institutions. All of this prompted us to reconsider the meaning of "peer learning."- A great tool for student publishers to use.
cuptlib

Could MOOC's solve inequality? Follow the dabate - 0 views

Professor Adam Habib, vice-chancellor of the University of Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa argued: "If you think you're going to democratise education by giving people MOOCs instead of ...

Module11 Inequality

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Kevin Stranack

Self-directed learning - a critique - 9 views

Great post to help us balance the conversation, Colin. As you probably noticed, I'm one of the those evangelists for self-determined learning, but I do respect the point. I'd argue that traditional...

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started by Colin Hynson on 10 Sep 14 1 follow-up, last by Kevin Stranack on 10 Sep 14
Kevin Stranack

Beating the Odds: Building a Publishing "Maker" Culture | American Libraries Magazine - 1 views

www.americanlibrariesmagazine.org/...lding-publishing-maker-culture

module3 makerspace public libraries ebooks

shared by Kevin Stranack on 26 Jun 14 - No Cached
  • Kevin Stranack on 26 Jun 14
     
    "With the emergence of new publishing tools, public libraries are able to be publishers for themselves. In essence, we can build a Maker culture for local publishing. "
  • Leticia Lafuente López on 04 Oct 14
     
    Thanks! I did not know about Amazon's Kindle Direct Publishing. Quite useful!
  • Matt Tibble on 19 Nov 14
     
    Two competing views on the future of publishing, and how shifts in consumer behavior to purchasing or consuming electronic content is causing such a shift in the literary world. I found it interesting to read that a number of open source software platforms were identified as the harbingers of today's self-publishing model online. I never knew Wattpad existed - watt an awesome site (pun intended). I agree with the articles viewpoint about the role that public libraries can play in this shifting landscape. A good read.
Kim Baker

Outernet aims to provide data to the net unconnected - 1 views

www.bbc.com/...technology-29593734

module11 digital divide

shared by Kim Baker on 18 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • victorialam on 18 Oct 14
     
    A timely article on the Outernet, a service that can broadcast e-books and culled information from the internet to less wealthy nations who do not have access to the internet. A few criticisms of the emerging technology do arise: addressing literacy in less developed locations, questioning whether the information broadcast is information that would be suited for that community, and finally whether there would be a prioritization of information with paid net-connected organizations.
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  • serrarouafae on 18 Oct 14
     
    This is good news for people living in regions of conflict and war-torn countries. have access to learning is the dream of many people
  • Kim Baker on 19 Nov 14
     
    "But what about for the many people in the world that lack internet connectivity? The answer is still yes - at least according to Syed Karim, who explained how at TEDGlobal. The entrepreneur had been invited to the human ingenuity-themed event in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, to speak about his company, Outernet. The business aims to address the fact that about two-thirds of the world's population still has no internet access."
  • ekw1993 on 19 Nov 14
     
    Thank you for posting this article about Syed Karim's TED talk as I had not seen it before and found it very interesting. With the outernet, I believe people living in places where this is inadequate or no access to the internet will be able to accrue information. However, I still believe more efforts need to be done to expand the web so that all can partake.
shirley

German National Library of Economics - 3 views

www.zbw.eu/en

Module6 open access open repositories

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  • shirley on 04 Nov 14
     
    ZBW Website German National Library of Economics - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics ZBW is the largest library for literature in economics world-wide. This is one great example of "open access" whereby access for data is openly made available to users nationally and internationally. ZBW was is recently honoured by the German Library Association as the 2014 Library of the Year for its "a radically modern library whose customer- and innovation-oriented approach is exemplary for other libraries". Through its Econbiz Open project, ZBW was able to partner and create participatory culture among its partner countries.
  • Julia Echeverría on 04 Nov 14
     
    I believe that one of the best ways to look for truthful information happens through the specialized free access library Julia.
Sophie Lafayette

Funzi - 'Skills to Build Your Dreams' - 3 views

Funzi is a learning app that is free to all to use. The content of app is written by experts in their field and will cover many topics including key business & life skills. The app will be availabl...

Module2 students education Knowledge

started by Sophie Lafayette on 13 Oct 14 no follow-up yet
monde3297

Open books - 1 views

www.idrc.ca/...index.html

Open knowledge

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  • monde3297 on 11 Nov 14
     
    The world is in need of open books where all interested people irrespective of background can benefit.
Abdul Naser Tamim

From Tribe to Facebook: The Transformational Role of Social Networks - 1 views

www.ecssr.ae/...p970dMl!1434454896!-1893864974

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  • Abdul Naser Tamim on 11 Nov 14
     
    The recent proliferation of social networks has led to a societal shift - from a tribal mentality to that of Facebook - and has served to connect people from around the world with common cultural, religious, political and economic characteristics in an unprecedented manner and with astonishing speed.
Kevin Stranack

Developing world MOOCs: A curriculum view of the MOOC landscape - 21 views

joglep.com/...2._Developing_world_MOOCs.pdf

module11 module7 mooc knowledge

shared by Kevin Stranack on 18 Sep 14 - No Cached
  • Kevin Stranack on 18 Sep 14
     
    "MOOCs offer opportunities but are also pose the danger of further exacerbating existing educational divisions and deepening the homogeneity of global knowledge systems."
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  • cvpido on 29 Sep 14
     
    in this article MOOC are considered as alternative for education in network society..I like the fact that MOOC's are coming to discussion edge http://digitalusers.wordpress.com/2014/06/13/the-digital-presidents-ultimate-challenge/
  • chacunin on 01 Oct 14
     
    Very interesting! Thanks. "MOOCs and MOOC-type courses have added a new dimension to the educational landscape by strengthening the non-formal educational space and providing opportunities to experiment with the disaggregated components of the educational experience"
  • mbittman on 02 Oct 14
     
    After watching the Willinsky video, this hit home even more. I think the value of quality education is extremely important, and creating a "global village" of learning is still in its growing pains. Having a face-to-face instructor/professor/facilitator lets you ask the questions that pop to mind and being in a classroom setting allows an idea to flow and develop into other ideas. There are a lot of social media tools that are familiar to a lot of students living in a Western culture, but those social tools are not always available to developing countries; many do not have access to schools or even have a computer - as this article indicates, MOOCs are certainly a venue that opens learning opportunities for those who do not have access to learning in a formal environment, but may have access to the internet. What I particularly found interesting were the various MOOC categories - Gateway: MOOCs for prepping to get into higher learning; Research showcase: promote an institute's research areas; Professional skills: MOOCs for those who need to "upskill" or specialize…and there are others. The main reason for taking this course was to improve my knowledge of what social media is out there (MOOCs are part of it), how it is being used, and how useful is this "new" media is within the publishing realm. It is a challenge.
monde3297

FNB scoops global banking award - 1 views

www.fin24.com/...-global-banking-award-20121010

Open knowledge

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  • monde3297 on 11 Nov 14
     
    Cape Town - First National Bank on Tuesday won the Most Innovative Bank of the Year Award at a prestigious award ceremony in Washington DC honouring the most innovative banks in the world. The 2012 BAI - Finacle Global Banking Innovation Awards is a joint programme between BAI and Finacle Infosys.
rafopen

Ted Koppel on the Information Overload - Michael Lawrence Films/Krainin Productions - 3 views

www.youtube.com/watch

editing information overload evolution technology thinking

shared by rafopen on 07 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • rafopen on 07 Nov 14
     
    "The editing process is more important today than it has ever been in the history of the world" (Ted Koppel). This short video is part of a (1990) documentary on Memory and Imagination by Michael Lawrence. Ted Koppel's critique of available information is incisive and especially striking because it makes a clarion call that hasn't been heeded at all.
nthabik

Technology for multi-institution co-operation: aggregating, sharing and collaboration |... - 3 views

conference.ifla.org/...990

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  • nthabik on 01 Dec 14
     
    Libraries are under threat from large commercial aggregators who provide services which are in many cases challenging the role of libraries. Information technology is also, however, an enabler for valuable collaboration between libraries to provide their own information-rich resources. Libraries can also collaborate in providing services, software and communities. Software communities supporting libraries (including open source) Technology projects for libraries featuring multi-institution collaboration The role of the library in increasing service reach through institutional collaboration (eg multi-institution MOOCS) Use of aggregation with distributed services to form rich data services
victorialam

Harvard University says it can't afford journal publishers' prices | Science | The Guar... - 5 views

www.theguardian.com/...sity-journal-publishers-prices

open access scholarly publishing serial crisis

shared by victorialam on 08 Oct 14 - No Cached
  • victorialam on 08 Oct 14
     
    This is an interesting article in the Guardian reporting on Harvard's move against rising prices of journal publications. It calls for Faculty to make their research freely available.
  • mbittman on 08 Oct 14
     
    Well worth reading. It also mentioned a model of how publication of the article could be paid for: "Open access comes in various guises, but one model requires authors to pay to have their articles published and made freely available to anyone." In the academic world, research /grant monies would allow authors to build the cost of publishing into their research/grant applications.
  • anonymous on 08 Oct 14
     
    Very interesting article. Especially because it relates to Harvard who (alongside with Stanford) is an opinion leader among universities. Other universities watch Harvard (and Stanford) and it is highly likely that these two universities are able to influence the trend.
adesimine

Privacy in the Internet of Things Era - 0 views

thenextweb.com/...era-will-nsa-know-whats-fridge

privacy open internet of things

shared by adesimine on 03 Dec 14 - No Cached
  • adesimine on 03 Dec 14
     
    Privacy concerns for when the interconnectedness of our world gets even tighter.
dudeec

Gates Foundation to require immediate free access for journal articles - 2 views

news.sciencemag.org/...e-free-access-journal-articles

Open access module 9

shared by dudeec on 23 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • dudeec on 23 Nov 14
     
    Breaking new ground for the open-access movement, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a major funder of global health research, plans to require that the researchers it funds publish only in immediate open-access journals. The policy doesn't kick in until January 2017; until then, grantees can publish in subscription-based journals as long as their paper is freely available within 12 months.
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  • dudeec on 23 Nov 14
     
    I did a quick search in the Web of Science database to see home many papers have received funding from the Gates Foundation. Since 2000, more than six thousand research papers have received funding from the Bill & Malinda Gates Foundation; more that one thousand per year since 2011. Most of these papers are in the infectious diseases, immunology, and public health area. In the big scheme of scientific publications, this is just a small number. But with their well-known name, this is a good sign.
  • ibudule on 23 Nov 14
     
    One must start form somewhere, and this is a good start for changing the attitude towards open access.
  • zimbron21 on 25 Nov 14
     
    Estoy de acuerdo con lo que plantean los autores, debemos volvernos seres con iniciativa, y no esperar a que el conocimiento nos llegue, nos debemos acercar a éste.
  • Alexandra Finch on 28 Nov 14
     
    This serves as a significant catalyst to change the mentality of both the researcher and the funder. The Gates Foundation is a leading organization in resolving world health issues. This action demonstrates their drive and desire toward their cause; and will hopefully it will start a trend amongst authors and other research funding NGOS.
  • ben_weir_ on 28 Nov 14
     
    As mentioned in class discussions, this is the only reasonable response. Bill and Melinda have put their time forth into creating charities, and attempting to control content which was given from charitable grants is lunacy. It is comforting to see the Gates foundation scrapping the 6-12 month window of restriction. WIth this said that said, this draws interesting parallels with journals that receive government grants due to the fact that the privately sold resource is already being funded by the tax payers.
dudeec

Why I Won't Accept Your Linkedin Invitation - 5 views

www.linkedin.com/...ccept-your-linkedin-invitation

Module10 overload filter

shared by dudeec on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached
  • dudeec on 11 Nov 14
     
    An example of how one person establish his "filter" for accepting/rejecting invitations in this networked world.
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  • rafopen on 12 Nov 14
     
    Really helpful and basic filters. I especially appreciate: If you can't take 2 minutes to write, 'Hey Mike, I know we don't know each other, but I think we have some mutual interests (or connections) and I would value you in my network," then I won't take 1 second to click "accept." Many people use linkedin for their professional connections. Considering why Mike doesn't accept invitations helps one to understand how to make better use of the site and how to keep it manageable for your own uses.
  • Julia Echeverría on 13 Nov 14
     
    Great way to filter people on Linkedin, the thing is, at least in my case, if by any chance I will invite someone always write a letter, but normally I take a look of profile before accepting a person in my net. That is because sometime there are interesting people that do not know the Netiquettes. Cheers Julia
  • lenjomaydresden on 20 Nov 14
     
    Do we need a network for possible contacts or is Linkedin a source for active contacts? How many true contacts are realistic to handle and whatfor?
  • Kelly Furey on 03 Dec 14
     
    I totally agree! One genuine connection is better than a thousand random "contacts".
ben_weir_

Ferguson protests underscore rise of citizen journalism | Toronto Star - 1 views

www.thestar.com/...ise_of_citizen_journalism.html

open access Knowledge open MOOC

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  • ben_weir_ on 26 Nov 14
     
    This article shows the negative sides of citizen journalism. Honestly I agree in some cases that opinion pieces/unresearched work can be an issue.
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