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Moocs 'will not transform education', says FutureLearn chief | News | Times Higher Educ... - 1 views

www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/...2016379.article

higher education MOOC

shared by Elke Lackner on 03 Nov 14 - No Cached

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lola lawton on 07 Nov 14

The internet has is and will continue to change how we educate our children but we will still be using university's perhaps a younger student population will emerge as access instantaneous, making learning faster , less time required to achieve a high school level.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The internet has is and will continue to change how we educate our children but we will still be using university's perhaps a younger student population will emerge as access instantaneous, making learning faster , less time required to achieve a high school level.</div>

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HELP WANTED: Reinventing MOOC discussion boards - 11 views

Excellent feedback! Thanks for taking time to share - feel free to keep the great ideas and notes coming!

started by jesseharris on 21 Oct 14 4 follow-ups, last by jesseharris on 27 Oct 14

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Modern Discussion - 0 views

www.ahewar.org/...main.asp

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shared by Abdul Naser Tamim on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached

Abdul Naser Tamim on 11 Nov 14

Site to exchange opinion and ideas dealing with left and civil society and to implement the participatory culture at the political level.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Site to exchange opinion and ideas dealing with left and civil society and to implement the participatory culture at the political level.</div>

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4 Ways To Retrain Your Brain To Handle Information Overload | Fast Company | Business +... - 5 views

www.fastcompany.com/...to-handle-information-overload

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rafopen on 03 Nov 14

"We live in an age of information overload. While many of us find ourselves inundated with vast amounts of data daily, our fast-paced society also requires us to make more rapid decisions." A very short blog post that reminds us to slow down and focus. It doesn't add much new to the conversation but the reminders are helpful, especially the one about multitasking. It truly is a myth.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">"We live in an age of information overload. While many of us find ourselves inundated with vast amounts of data daily, our fast-paced society also requires us to make more rapid decisions." A very short blog post that reminds us to slow down and focus. It doesn't add much new to the conversation but the reminders are helpful, especially the one about multitasking. It truly is a myth.</div>

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anonymous on 15 Nov 14

Excellent article. I also really enjoyed the part about multi-tasking! Very interesting and informative! "What we're actually doing is rapidly shifting our attention from one thing to another," he says. This fast-paced attention seesaw depletes the brain's glucose supply. Glucose is the fuel that the brain's neurons need to communicate with one another. Using up the brain's glucose supply by task switching means the brain will reach a level of fatigue much sooner in the day than if we concentrate on one item at a time with sustained attention."

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Excellent article. I also really enjoyed the part about multi-tasking! Very interesting and informative! "What we're actually doing is rapidly shifting our attention from one thing to another," he says. This fast-paced attention seesaw depletes the brain's glucose supply. Glucose is the fuel that the brain's neurons need to communicate with one another. Using up the brain's glucose supply by task switching means the brain will reach a level of fatigue much sooner in the day than if we concentrate on one item at a time with sustained attention."</div>

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nivinsharawi on 20 Nov 14

i enjoyed reading it

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">i enjoyed reading it</div>

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franhuang on 03 Dec 14

Interesting read! 4 ways to retain your brain to handle information overload

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Interesting read! 4 ways to retain your brain to handle information overload</div>

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Wanted: Grad Students to Brave Freezing Glaciers for $400 a Month - 0 views

The need to collect data has taken to paying grad students to a whole new level http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-12-02/wanted-youngsters-able-to-thrive-on-deadly-cold-glaciers.html?hootPostID=9b...

started by slacey21 on 03 Dec 14 no follow-up yet

Open Textbook Library - 1 views

open.umn.edu/opentextbooks

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rafopen on 31 Oct 14

This library is a tool to help instructors find affordable, quality textbook solutions. All textbooks in this library are complete and openly licensed. I found the site difficult to search. The available books are not useful for the courses that I teach but the site is probably useful for numerous courses and educational levels.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This library is a tool to help instructors find affordable, quality textbook solutions. All textbooks in this library are complete and openly licensed. I found the site difficult to search. The available books are not useful for the courses that I teach but the site is probably useful for numerous courses and educational levels.</div>

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for Education - 1 views

www.google.co.il/...level1.html

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Diane Vahab on 03 Nov 14

The Digital Literacy for Educators Basics lesson will prepare you with a fundamental understanding of Digital Literacy for Educators, its features and general benefits in the classroom. Review the first lesson, watch the training video from a Google Certified Teacher, and complete a self-check quiz to confirm your understanding.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The Digital Literacy for Educators Basics lesson will prepare you with a fundamental understanding of Digital Literacy for Educators, its features and general benefits in the classroom. Review the first lesson, watch the training video from a Google Certified Teacher, and complete a self-check quiz to confirm your understanding.</div>

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African Citizen Journalists' Ethics and the Emerging Networked Public Sphere - 0 views

online.journalism.utexas.edu/...Mutsvairo.pdf

Module3

shared by Abdul Naser Tamim on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached

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Abdul Naser Tamim on 11 Nov 14

Many of the articles I have read through the course and videos that I have watched are showing big gab. We are living in places that most of the knowledge we are receiving in this course is new or not implemented at wide level. But one thing that you can be sure about in our papers, it is morally driven.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Many of the articles I have read through the course and videos that I have watched are showing big gab. We are living in places that most of the knowledge we are receiving in this course is new or not implemented at wide level. But one thing that you can be sure about in our papers, it is morally driven.</div>

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Emerald Academy 2008 Authorship in Africa - 1 views

www.yumpu.com/...ct-looks-at-african-authorship

module11 African scholarship

shared by Kim Baker on 11 Nov 14 - No Cached

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Kim Baker on 11 Nov 14

An investigation into the low levels of published African scholarly research by Emerald. Although this study is from 2008, the findings are still valid even in 2014.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">An investigation into the low levels of published African scholarly research by Emerald. Although this study is from 2008, the findings are still valid even in 2014.</div>

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Evaluation on the resource I shared: The Future of the Library: How They Will Evolve fo... - 2 views

This article provides a in depth analysis of the future trend of library in the current digital age. According to the author, the rapid development of digital technologies and Internet has changed ...

started by siyuwang on 04 Dec 14 no follow-up yet

Europe's next privacy war is with websites silently tracking users - 2 views

www.theguardian.com/...bsites-silently-tracking-users

privacy module2 publishing

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w_kwai on 04 Dec 14

The pan-European data regulator group Article 29 has issued new opinion on how websites and advertisers can track users and the permissions they require. The new opinion dictates that "device fingerprinting" - a process of silently collecting information about a user - requires the same level of consent as cookies that are used to track users across the internet.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The pan-European data regulator group Article 29 has issued new opinion on how websites and advertisers can track users and the permissions they require. The new opinion dictates that "device fingerprinting" - a process of silently collecting information about a user - requires the same level of consent as cookies that are used to track users across the internet.</div>

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w_kwai on 04 Dec 14

It is impossible to ban all tracking, just like if I am using Chrome, it is normal for me to think that I am tracked by Google. If I am using Safari, then it is normal for me to think I am tracked by Safari. I believe that there is not anything wrong with people collecting my "non-identifying material", since it is only data. But if it is more like personal information, it should be banned. Also, there are a lot of sites when we ban cookies, the photos or some content will not appear. So no cookies means no content. In the end would not there be no effect on how people uses the websites? If we do not accept it, we could not use the site, the only difference is we are informed about it, and we should assume every site or software once it is connected to the internet, it implies some kind of tracking.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">It is impossible to ban all tracking, just like if I am using Chrome, it is normal for me to think that I am tracked by Google. If I am using Safari, then it is normal for me to think I am tracked by Safari. I believe that there is not anything wrong with people collecting my "non-identifying material", since it is only data. But if it is more like personal information, it should be banned. Also, there are a lot of sites when we ban cookies, the photos or some content will not appear. So no cookies means no content. In the end would not there be no effect on how people uses the websites? If we do not accept it, we could not use the site, the only difference is we are informed about it, and we should assume every site or software once it is connected to the internet, it implies some kind of tracking.</div>

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http://www.arab-ency.com - 0 views

Another Encyclopedia that has started as an Arabic version of Wikipedia and now it is not moving anymore. The quality and content are very limited and has failed to get audience attention at wide l...

started by Abdul Naser Tamim on 26 Oct 14 no follow-up yet

As textbook prices soar, students find ways to fight the inflation - 1 views

national.deseretnews.com/...ys-to-fight-the-inflation.html

mooc open access open knowledge

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tlsohn on 15 Oct 14

Relevant article on the cost of textbooks and the rise of open education Before entering the classroom of an intro-level economics course, students get a real-life experience with the subject - the required textbook costs $290 on Amazon. And that's just one book for one class. Textbook costs have surged 1,500 percent since 1970, according to the Economist magazine.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Relevant article on the cost of textbooks and the rise of open education Before entering the classroom of an intro-level economics course, students get a real-life experience with the subject - the required textbook costs $290 on Amazon. And that's just one book for one class. Textbook costs have surged 1,500 percent since 1970, according to the Economist magazine.</div>

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Wikipedia Usage Estimates Prevalence of Influenza-Like Illness in the United States in ... - 2 views

Between 3,000-50,000 deaths occur in the US each year that are attributed to this disease, but by monitoring the rate of particular Wikipedia article views on a daily basis, researchers calculated ...

Wikipedia module 8

started by cuptlib on 21 Oct 14 no follow-up yet

IFLA GUIDELINES ON INFORMATION LITERACY FOR LIFELONG LEARNING* Final draft By... - 6 views

www.ifla.org/...ifla-guidelines-en.pdf

Information Literacy

shared by ukanjilal on 29 Nov 14 - No Cached

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ukanjilal on 29 Nov 14

The guidelines provides a conceptual template to guide the creation of information literacy (IL) programs in academic and school libraries as well as public libraries. It is meant for the educators, librarians and information facilitators at the international level to help them to frame the IL efforts. In fact it is also of value to anyone who may need to start an IL program and would like a general conceptual framework. The document is divided into ten chapters that comprise the organizational spectrum of information literacy work, including a definition of concepts, a proposal for information literacy standards, a section on obtaining institutional commitment, the management of the learning process, including personnel development, educational theories, among other basic topics on how to implement the program, plus a list of key IL terms with their definitions, and a bibliography for further reading.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">The guidelines provides a conceptual template to guide the creation of information literacy (IL) programs in academic and school libraries as well as public libraries. It is meant for the educators, librarians and information facilitators at the international level to help them to frame the IL efforts. In fact it is also of value to anyone who may need to start an IL program and would like a general conceptual framework. The document is divided into ten chapters that comprise the organizational spectrum of information literacy work, including a definition of concepts, a proposal for information literacy standards, a section on obtaining institutional commitment, the management of the learning process, including personnel development, educational theories, among other basic topics on how to implement the program, plus a list of key IL terms with their definitions, and a bibliography for further reading.</div>

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neviob on 13 Dec 14

Thank you very much for sharing this document that even if not updated is still valid in its fundamental ideas and framework

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Thank you very much for sharing this document that even if not updated is still valid in its fundamental ideas and framework</div>

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