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amandakennedy

How a Radical New Teaching Method Could Unleash a Generation of Geniuses | Business | W... - 4 views

www.wired.com/...all

cloud-based learning

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  • amandakennedy on 04 Sep 14
     
    This is an excellent article which explains how Sugata Mitra's teaching models helped to transform a failing school in Mexico. It's a story which completely changed my attitude to learning and education and inspired me to discover as much as possible about cloud-based and student-centred learning.
  • Matthew Quinn on 04 Sep 14
     
    Thanks for posting. I have heard of similar ideas from my girlfriend who works with learning disabled people, helping them make goals and follow through with them. The way the criticized traditional 'top down' eduction system is set-up, learning disabled people end up with the impression that they are failures and burdens. This goes beyond learning disabled people though, anyone who finds no inspiration for math, English and the sciences is bound to under perform at school, fail at the competitive aspect of it and get told their failures as a result, implicitly or explicitly. I also found that at design school when I realized that math and English were important for the projects I was working on I started to learn effectively and enjoy doing so. This is after failing my secondary education (pre university in New Zealand). You say this changed your attitude towards cloud learning, have you done much else as a result?
talen7571

Online 'Mooc' courses are too big to work, says Stanford head - FT.com - 3 views

www.ft.com/...2a-11e3-bcf2-00144feab7de.html

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  • talen7571 on 04 Sep 14
     
    Interesting how the article closed with this statement: "The rethink of Moocs has given rise to a new buzzword in the education industry: Spocs, which replace "massive" and "open" with "small" and "private". Should we change the "massive" and "open" words to ease fear of losing privacy, especially after viewing the video on online privacy https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCmKJyVx9AY Your thoughts?
  • Matthew Quinn on 04 Sep 14
     
    The site won't allow me to read the article without a subscription. The heading of the article touched on my initial concerns for this course. In saying that, my experience at University showed that the student's who wanted to really get something out of their studies were the least reliant on the guidance of their lecturers and found their own ways to improve making it easier for the lecturer to guide. I read this https://landing.athabascau.ca/blog/view/617323/what-is-connectivism article on connectivism which https://twitter.com/@stranack posted earlier. It makes sense that personal success within this education format relies on the pro activity of the student to engage in the described culture of connecting, forming groups, targeting desired information, and making sure that when they share it the reason it is important to others is made obvious.
Philip Sidaway

"The Library of the 21st century, through its online repository, is transforming the ro... - 9 views

blog.openaccessbutton.org/...g-access-is-what-librarians-do

module1 open access publishing libraries

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  • Philip Sidaway on 08 Sep 14
     
    This is a weekly series highlighting Open Access Button users from around the world, discussing their work, and sharing their stories. If you would like to participate, please email oabutton@gmail.com Professor Ernesto Priego, part of the team at City University London's Library and Information Science Course, was thankfully able to chat with us after a...
  • Jacynthe Touchette on 10 Sep 14
     
    This title is SO meaningful. People always ask what librarians do in this digital-Google-era. Librarians enable access, that is what they do! And in many ways. In educating people on open access, how to search databases, by searching databases for patrons, by searching the full-text, by contacting other libraries to get interlibrary loans, etc. etc. etc. The role of the librarian today is still very important and relevant. Technologies did not diminish the role of the librarians, technologies pushed it to very advanced, specialized and precise roles.
andreinacl

Web mining - 0 views

www.dii.uchile.cl/...Velasquez5.pdf

webmining privacy

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  • andreinacl on 11 Sep 14
     
    here an interesting article about how our data is used and the current issues about privacy. It's from a prestiguous chilean university and is in spanish for those spanish-speaking students
Kevin Stranack

Can Libraries Help Stop this Madness? | Peer to Peer Review - 0 views

lj.libraryjournal.com/...is-madness-peer-to-peer-review

module9 university press libraries monographs

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  • Kevin Stranack on 27 Jun 14
     
    "Instead of calling for more money to prop up a traditional model that was never particularly viable in the first place, we need to embrace a variety of alternatives. Academic librarians are well positioned to lead the way here, both because of their long history of managing change and because they often hold the purse strings."
haileyhjw

When MOOC Profs Move - 7 views

www.insidehighered.com/...s-intellectual-property-rights

MOOC intellectual property module4

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  • haileyhjw on 20 Nov 14
     
    Mooc is a sign and pioneer of open knowledge,but since it was born, it has had a bunch of problems. MOOC appeal to open access and open intellectual property, however, MOOC even has problem with their teacher who produce course in MOOC. Open is a good but ideal concept, but society needs time to change the logic and be more selfless to be open.
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  • dudeec on 20 Nov 14
     
    Interesting discussion.
  • Fernando Carraro on 22 Nov 14
     
    Algo bastante interesante y contradictorio.
  • zimbron21 on 25 Nov 14
     
    La política de propiedad intelectual de Harvard contiene un lenguaje, animando a difundir su trabajo "en maneras que son significativas en el interés público." Si de la universidad "La participación en la creación y desarrollo de materiales con derechos de autor es más que incidental", sin embargo, Harvard debe compartir los derechos.
  • aleksandraxhamo on 25 Nov 14
     
    MOOC is licensed under Creative Common license.
  • nthabik on 25 Nov 14
     
    If the University invested money in the project , they may feel they have aright to the MOOCs. Are MOOC, Profs and academics are very quick to use IP to avoid sharing their Knowledge.
mbchris

Data.gov - 2 views

www.data.gov

US Government Open Data Open Data Data Sets Information you can use

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  • mbchris on 14 Oct 14
     
    The home of the U.S. Government's open data Here you will find data, tools, and resources to conduct research, develop web and mobile applications, design data visualizations, and more. This tool is very powerful for researchers that may not access to the funds and resources of researchers from well funded universities or that of the US Government. This resources breaks the data out into 21 different topics covering areas from education to the ocean. Each section has data sets to choose from and access to grant information as well as articles and updates on each topic. Even it you are someone that does not have the capacity to use these resources, I believe that it is good to know where to find this source so that you can share it with others, or perhaps one day you will have the ability to use this resource more fully.
ben_weir_

Student Publishing: Why Student Journals Matter and How to Get Started: 2014-10-20 | Si... - 0 views

workshops.lib.sfu.ca/732

open access Knowledge open MOOC publishing

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  • ben_weir_ on 26 Nov 14
     
    Interesting workshop at SFU about student publishing! Actual web page has info, and any students at SFU are encouraged to attend to learn more!
azhar_ka

Learning languages is a workout for brains, both young and old | Penn State University - 1 views

news.psu.edu/...kout-brains-both-young-and-old

open Knowledge

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  • azhar_ka on 26 Nov 14
     
    Learning a new language changes your brain network both structurally and functionally, according to Penn State researchers
koobredaer

Bound by Law (comic book about fair use) - 1 views

web.law.duke.edu/...digital.php

fair use copyright comic

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  • koobredaer on 18 Nov 14
     
    an exciting comic book created by the Center for the Study of Public Domain (Duke University), that explores fair use, copyright, and public domain. It is important to note that the way they distribute the book is also amazingly open--they provide download of many formats to enable easy access and easy reuse.
GahBreeElla

80 Resources for Open Education Developers - 21 views

oedb.org/80-oer-tools

knowledge open MOOC open access

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  • Matt Tibble on 13 Oct 14
     
    With these resources, you can create or participate in collaborative efforts to develop tools and methods for online education.
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  • eglemarija on 11 Nov 14
     
    This is fantastic, an awesome resource, and an excellent starting point when developing open education resources!
  • rafopen on 12 Nov 14
     
    A great resource for developing courses using open ed resources. Thank you!
  • c maggard on 12 Nov 14
     
    Thank you for sharing this link! It not only embodies the spirit of the course and the diigo platform, but I am going to be greedy and bookmark it in my personal folder for use in my work as an Education Consultant.
  • selviwati on 13 Nov 14
     
    Thanks for posting this! it is indeed good sources for helping and encouraging people to learn with open access. Especially for those who is new to this 'open access' thing, this resource will help them to find the one that meet their need.
  • serrarouafae on 13 Nov 14
     
    thank you for these resources, we need this kind of initiative to improve and ease the access to education
  • janetw_suiching on 26 Nov 14
     
    Thanks for sharing! I look forward to discovering and participating in Open education platforms and systems and sharing and contributing my thoughts, findings, information to others.
  • Kaitie Warren on 26 Nov 14
     
    This is so great! A list like this and the tools on it are the kinds of resources that do the most work, I think, towards multiplying access to education. I'm excited to explore all of these - thanks for sharing!
  • victorialam on 27 Nov 14
     
    Thanks for sharing this rich resource. I echo my colleagues' enthusiasm of this initiative. It seems like a great starting place for collaborators with all different backgrounds to come, develop and explore OER's.
  • Alexandra Finch on 28 Nov 14
     
    This is a very useful list. My favourite new resource from this list is LeMill. The tools section is a vast and diverse resource for a wide range of free apps and services.
  • GahBreeElla on 29 Nov 14
     
    Many Open Education Resources (OER) have been introduced by governments, universities, and individuals within the past few years. OERs provide teaching and learning materials that are freely available and offered online for anyone to use. Whether you're an instructor, student, or self-learner, you have access to full courses, modules, syllabi, lectures, assignments, quizzes, activities, games, simulations, and tools to create these components.
  • ilanab on 29 Nov 14
     
    Thanks. An extensive list of resources. It may have been easier to use the list if it wasn't categorised only alphabetically but also further grouped into categories. It's still a valuable collection.
Kevin Stranack

The Diamond Model of Open Access Publishing: Why Policy Makers, Scholars, Universities,... - 1 views

www.triple-c.at/...502

module13 open access alternatives future

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  • Kevin Stranack on 26 Nov 14
     
    "The debate on open access is a debate about the future of academia. We discuss the problems of for-profit academic publishing, such as monopoly prices and access inequalities and point at the limits of contemporary perspectives on open access as they are frequently advanced by the publishing industry, policy makers and labour unions. "
Alexandra Finch

From Distraction to Engagement: Wireless Devices in the Classroom - 0 views

www.educause.edu/...ent-wireless-devices-classroom

crap detection module10 information literacy

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  • Alexandra Finch on 28 Nov 14
     
    a. Finding a balance between technology and teaching has proved challenging in the traditional classroom. Some institutions, such as University of Chicago Law School, have altogether banned internet access in the classroom, claiming that it imposes on the integrity of the education. Although the authors draw attention to research demonstrating the rampant frequency of distractions with laptop and mobile technology amongst students, they beg the question of whose fault it really is - and begs educators to reflect on their own teaching, and the educational institution as a whole. Fang describes possible solutions for the distraction dilemma for educators to apply to the modern classroom. Filtering applications can help to create a temporary filter on computer applications to ensure a singular task, or set of permitted tasks, are accessed. Network switching allows faculty and network administrators to determine which, if any, applications can use a network at a given time. Social solutions can also be effective; by educating the student on the issue of technology-related distraction in classrooms, and assessing teaching styles, class formats and institutional practices. In the modern classroom, the professor and technology should coexist peacefully; yet it will take social and technical finesse in order to find the right balance for the maximum benefit of the student.
Alexandra Finch

Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Using Laptop Computers in Higher Education Cla... - 0 views

cjlt.csj.ualberta.ca.proxy.lib.sfu.ca/...299

knowledge information overload module10

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  • Alexandra Finch on 28 Nov 14
     
    Kay, R., Lauriclla, S. (2011). Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Using Laptop Computers in Higher Education Classrooms: A Formative Analysis. Canadian Journal of Learning and Technology. 37:1
  • Alexandra Finch on 28 Nov 14
     
    a. Laptops and mobile devices are ubiquitous in todays classrooms as students are digital natives. Because of decreasing prices of technology over the past few decades, an overwhelming majority of the university students surveyed own a laptop (87%). Because of this quick onset of technological adoption, culture has lagged, in terms of re-defining the social institutions that such mobile and computer technologies affect. According to this analysis, students feel that the use of a laptop helps in aiding studies, is useful for gathering course and supplementary materials and engaging in peer collaboration. Several challenges have been noted: communication based challenges, relating to social media, email and messaging services; and entertainment based challenges, relating to media consumption. These challenges serve as potential sources of distraction for the student using the technology and others. In their findings, 16% of students reported being distracted by pornography during class, on their own or others' computer screens, which ranked higher than computer games, at 1%. The authors conclude that the benefits of laptop use in class outweigh the challenges 2:1. Possibly, if the functionality of student laptops are integrated into course curriculum further, students can benefit from further peer collaboration, increased academic benefit and decreased distractions.
susan2014

Arquímedes y la tecnología educativa: un análisis crítico en torno a los MOOC - 0 views

www.redalyc.org/articulo.oa

knowledge MOOC publishing

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  • susan2014 on 01 Dec 14
     
    This article reviews the concept of "massive open online courses" (mooc) using a metaphor about archimedes and the psychological theory of "cognitive spark". We analyze mooc's history, evolution, types and different international experiences. after this review, we focus on the experience of the university of murcia (Spain) with four moocwithin the miríada-X project, founded by universia.
victorialam

Confessions of an academic in the developing world | Higher Education Network | theguar... - 3 views

www.theguardian.com/...-academic-the-developing-world

module 11 scholarly publishing

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  • victorialam on 13 Nov 14
     
    An interesting opinion/confessional piece on one academic's experience of publishing in the developing world. The author points out cultural pressures and differences that could possible contribute to the expanding knowledge gap.
  • selviwati on 13 Nov 14
     
    It is very fascinating articles, thank you for posting this. I myself, most of the times, focus on the publisher issues rather than the author himself. However, after read this I realise how important it is to pay attention to the authors because their contribution can really affect the quality of researches that they involved in. Regardless how successful the authors are, they are still human beings who are also affected by the national cultures.
  • michielmoll on 13 Nov 14
     
    This is an interesting piece but raises the question - why is the institution placing the pressure? It says, tacitly, a lot about the culture of the academic institutions in the country as a whole - and this culture is often shaped by funding patterns from central government, or major funders. The institution then responds to these funding patterns by pressuring staff to produce what is funded. In South Africa this is very much the pattern, with central government funding articles published in selected journals (see the readings for the module 11). However, there has been a rethink and there is proposed changes in now supporting book publication to a much greater degree. So whereas the pressure was on to produce articles, now the universities are looking at book production to a greater extent. As has been said as a truism; "Follow the money" - and in this case we see how this affects what should be, in effect, academic freedom.
Olga Huertas

7 propuestas para mejorar el acceso abierto en América Latina - 3 views

blogs.iadb.org/...ceso-abierto-en-america-latina

modulo 9

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  • Olga Huertas on 04 Nov 14
     
    América Latina avanza con paso firme hacia el Open Access pero todavía quedan desafíos importantes para que esta corriente se consolide. Los gobiernos ya parecen convencidos de que el acceso abierto es el futuro, y así lo demuestran las leyes de acceso abierto que se han aprobado en y .
  • Ignoramus OKMOOC on 16 Nov 14
     
    If Google Translate gets it right, the article suggests 7 ideas to promote open acces in Latin America: - Promote a culture of open access among the young - Invite the new generation of researchers to build a new set of rules governing scholarly communication.- - Manage national access strategies - Promote awareness of the potential of open access - Provide training to scientists regarding intellectual property - Improve and standardize the taxonomy of documents to increase their visibility - Help Open Access journals to gain prestige These will apply to all other regions of the world as well. It shoul be noted that much of it can be done by the indivdual researcher, while some will best be untertaken by universities or libraries or even the state.
graneraj

Press Release - 0 views

www.pubs-for-dev.info/...press-release

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  • graneraj on 14 Nov 14
     
    This year, the fifth annual Publishers for Development (PfD) conference explored current developments in scholarly communication including their impact on publishers, researchers and information professionals in the global South. The rapid growth in open access, the potential for social media to increase communication of research and also new measures for the way research is used were all topics viewed from a Southern perspective. The one-day conference was held in London on 15 October and titled 'Forward Thinking: Developing a global research cycle which fully engages South and North'. It brought together publishers from 16 publishing houses, librarians and researchers from universities in Ghana, Uganda, Kenya, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. Also present were representatives of organisations involved in research access, production and use such as the World Bank, African Journals Online, Research4Life, Development Research Uptake in Sub-Saharan Africa (DRUSSA), Talloires Network and Partnerships in Health Information.
jurado-navas

Is this the end for books? - 5 views

www.theguardian.com/...kindle-books

Module8 publishing open future

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  • jurado-navas on 09 Nov 14
     
    In 1996, the US computer entrepreneur Brewster Kahle set up the Internet Archive, its mission being to provide "universal access to all knowledge". This admirable project strives to store copies of every single web page ever posted: a ghostly archive of the virtual.
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  • jurado-navas on 09 Nov 14
     
    Apliquemos la ley de Clarke a estas predicciones. Si la predicción de los eminentes estudiosos de edad madura, y bibliófilos, se formula así: ES POSIBLE QUE EL LIBRO IMPRESO EN PAPEL NO DESAPAREZCA, y la ley de Clarke dice: "Cuando un científico pero de edad madura afirma que algo es posible, casi siempre estará en lo cierto. Cuando declara que algo es imposible, lo más probable es que se equivoque", la predicción casi siempre será cierta si esos libros no desaparecen. Si la predicción se formula en esta forma: ES IMPOSIBLE QUE EL LIBRO DESAPAREZCA, y los libros desaparecen, lo más probable es que se equivoquen. ¿Por cuál fórmula optamos? Apliquemos ahora la primera versión del corolario de Asimov a la predicción que augura el fin del libro formulada así: EL LIBRO ESTÁ MUERTO (O MORIRÁ), AUNQUE NO DEL TODO. El corolario dice: "Sin embargo, cuando el público profano se manifiesta en torno a una idea denunciada por científicos eminentes pero de edad madura, y apoya dicha idea con fervor y sentimiento, es posible, después de todo, que los científicos eminentes pero de edad madura estén en lo cierto". Por lo tanto: Es posible, después de todo, que los eminentes estudiosos pero de edad madura, y bibliófilos, estén en lo cierto. No hay más remedio que esperar a que pase el tiempo para ver si se cumplen la ley y los corolarios en las predicciones, enunciadas en una u otra forma. (Tomado de http://www.scielo.org.ar/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0025-76802012000200019)
  • ibudule on 17 Nov 14
     
    Thank you for posting. Although I am not very keen on reading fiction electronically, the article was very interesting and informative about the latest tendencies in electronic publishing.
  • nthabi on 17 Nov 14
     
    I am one of those people who like reading books electronically and enjoy it. Kindle has been around for some years now but we still have books publshed in paper format. There is still a number of people who prefare to have paper copy of a book. Books are here to stay. I have a kindle but I hardly ever use the devise. I use the app on my mobile, computer or Ipad.
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