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Tracey Morgan

Beware of the High Cost of 'Free' Online Courses - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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Mooc free online courses nytimes

shared by Tracey Morgan on 26 Mar 13 - No Cached
  • Tracey Morgan on 26 Mar 13
     
    "That the acronym MOOCs rhymes with "nukes" seems apt. Massive open online courses, or MOOCs - led by two profit-making start-ups, Coursera and Udacity, founded by entrepreneurial Stanford professors - are a new disruptive force in education. "
Nigel Robertson

The Benefits of Bilingualism - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...-benefits-of-bilingualism.html

bilingual language intelligence learning brain

shared by Nigel Robertson on 20 May 12 - No Cached
  • Nigel Robertson on 20 May 12
     
    "Being bilingual, it turns out, makes you smarter. It can have a profound effect on your brain, improving cognitive skills not related to language and even shielding against dementia in old age."
Nigel Robertson

'Mechanical MOOC' to Rely on Free Learning Sites - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...ly-on-free-learning-sites.html

mooc

shared by Nigel Robertson on 22 Aug 12 - No Cached
  • Nigel Robertson on 22 Aug 12
     
    Using existing resources from various sites to create a Mooc. 
Stephen Bright

A Free Online University Tests the Waters - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...03iht-educlede03.html

online university free university

shared by Stephen Bright on 04 Sep 12 - No Cached
  • Stephen Bright on 04 Sep 12
     
    NY Times article about the University of the People, which offers degress for free. Volunteer lecturers - which makes me wonder how sustainable this is... Also only offers degrees in computing and business administration
Stephen Harlow

Can We Really Learn Online? Response to NYTimes on Wall Street's Digital Learning Enter... - 1 views

hastac.org/...times-wall-streets-digital-lea

elearning technology education

shared by Stephen Harlow on 15 Dec 11 - No Cached
  • Stephen Harlow on 15 Dec 11
     
    "Dropping expensive technology into classrooms without changing the rules, models, methods, or content of the learning experience."<--Orewa anyone?
Derek White

Public Domain Works Can Be Copyrighted Anew, Justices Rule - NYTimes.com - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...ighted-anew-justices-rule.html

intellectual property access education

shared by Derek White on 19 Jan 12 - No Cached
  • Derek White on 19 Jan 12
     
    Depressing
Stephen Harlow

Digital Badges May Highlight Job Seekers' Skills - NYTimes.com - 1 views

www.nytimes.com/...hlight-job-seekers-skills.html

education badges skills

shared by Stephen Harlow on 22 Nov 11 - No Cached
  • Stephen Harlow on 22 Nov 11
     
    Badges for digital literacy? I can see this working well with lecturers ;-)
Stephen Bright

Free Online University Receives Accreditation, in Time for Graduating Class of 7 - NYTi... - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...for-graduating-class-of-7.html

university Open Educational Resources free

shared by Stephen Bright on 17 Feb 14 - No Cached
  • Stephen Bright on 17 Feb 14
     
    Another OERu style of initiative?
Nigel Robertson

A Twitter Message About AIDS, Followed by a Firing - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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message practice Social Networking

shared by Nigel Robertson on 22 Dec 13 - No Cached
  • Nigel Robertson on 22 Dec 13
     
    Interesting article dealing with the responsibility and consequence of being on social media. Post something racist on Twitter then be prepared to be called out about it.
Stephen Harlow

Online Learning Is Growing on Campus - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...05college.html

elearning

shared by Stephen Harlow on 07 Nov 10 - No Cached
  • Stephen Harlow on 07 Nov 10
     
    "The University of Florida has faced sweeping budget cuts from the State Legislature totaling 25 percent over three years. That is a main reason the university is moving aggressively to offer more online instruction. "We see this as the future of higher education," said Joe Glover, the university provost."
Stephen Harlow

Higher Education Reimagined With Online Courseware - Education Life - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...18open-t.html

open education opencourseware

shared by Stephen Harlow on 19 Apr 10 - Cached
  • Stephen Harlow on 19 Apr 10
     
    "If the mission of the university is the creation of knowledge (via research) and the dissemination of knowledge (via teaching and publishing), then it stands to reason that giving that knowledge away fits neatly with that mission. And the branding benefits are clear."
Nigel Robertson

More Colleges Are Using Hand-Held Devices as Classroom Aids - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...16clickers.html

SRS student_response_system clickers article

shared by Nigel Robertson on 11 Feb 11 - No Cached
  • Nigel Robertson on 11 Feb 11
     
    Article on the use of clickers not just for answering qns but to encourage attendance, reduce distraction and stimulate discussion.
Stephen Harlow

Digital Humanities Boots Up on Some Campuses - NYTimes.com - 0 views

www.nytimes.com/...boots-up-on-some-campuses.html

digital humanities

shared by Stephen Harlow on 22 Mar 11 - No Cached
  • Stephen Harlow on 22 Mar 11
     
    "Students like Ms. Cook are among the first generation of undergraduates at dozens of colleges to take humanities courses - even Shakespeare - that are deeply influenced by a new array of powerful digital tools and vast online archives."
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