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Adobe pricing plan raises concerns | Inside Higher Ed

Adobe pricing plan raises concerns | Inside Higher Ed | On education | Scoop.it

College officials are concerned and confused by new licensing terms from Adobe they fear will dramatically raise costs.

While colleges have not yet sorted out some of the major issues, the changes by Adobe are already prompting at least a few college officials to say new versions of company's popular creative software will be unaffordable.

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Free Teaching Resources, Tools | Intel Education

Free Teaching Resources, Tools | Intel Education | On education | Scoop.it

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"Free Tools and Resources to Help Students Develop 21st Century Skills

Our online tools create active learning environments where students can engage in discussions, analyze information, pursue investigations, and solve problems. You’ll also find teaching resources, including lesson plans, assessment strategies, and technology-enriched project ideas for all K–12 subjects."


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Jim Lerman's curator insight, May 21, 12:25 PM

Intel has just updated its popular Visual Ranking Tool for use on iOS and Android devices. Lots of good material here for higher order thinking.

Ajaan Rob Hatfield's curator insight, May 21, 6:58 PM

Thanks for sharing Jim.

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The Pulse podcast discusses use of Citrix tools in higher education | Inside Higher Ed

The Pulse podcast discusses use of Citrix tools in higher education | Inside Higher Ed | On education | Scoop.it

This month's edition of the Pulse podcast features an interview with Max James, national sales manager for education at Citrix, which provides GoToMeeting, GoToWebinar, and other web conferencing tools that some colleges use for academic and administrative purposes.

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Best of School Tools: Q1 2013

Best of School Tools: Q1 2013 | On education | Scoop.it
Here's a rundown of the best s'cool tools from the first quarter of 2013. These are the tools that had you clicking, sharing, and tweeting away.

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GoogleLitTrips Reading List's curator insight, May 6, 4:08 PM

Whoo Hoo! Google Lit Trips makes the list.

 

 

 ~ http://www.GoogleLitTrips.com ~

Vicki Butler's curator insight, May 21, 11:37 AM

A fun collection (and applicable to learning) of integrated tools!

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Massart, David & Shulman, Elena - Unlocking Open Educational Resources (OERs) Interaction Data

Massart, David & Shulman, Elena - Unlocking Open Educational Resources (OERs) Interaction Data | On education | Scoop.it

Each time a teacher or a learner interacts with an Open Educational Resource (OER), these interactions produce data.  This "interaction data" includes "artifact data" routinely captured during any online interaction by Web server logs  (e.g., users' browsers, users' IP addresses) and "social data" created during Web 2.0-style interactions with resources (e.g., tags, comments, ratings, favorites).  Interaction data can serve a number of purposes in a period of increased interest worldwide in OERs quality and uptake. First, interaction data is a valuable source of analytics about OERs and typical audience profiles.  Second, combined with metadata, interaction data can enhance searching, ranking, and recommendations of learning resources. However, obtaining this data is not always easy since OERs, in particular, are generally dispersed among different systems where the interactions between resources and their users take place. This paper describes approaches to unlocking, collecting and aggregating this interaction data.


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Frederik Truyen's curator insight, May 19, 4:57 AM

Towards data-driven education ... an important step towards evidence-based pedagogy

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David Foster Wallace’s Timeless Graduation Speech on the Meaning of Life, Adapted in a Short Film

David Foster Wallace’s Timeless Graduation Speech on the Meaning of Life, Adapted in a Short Film | On education | Scoop.it

by Maria Popova

 

"On May 21, 2005, David Foster Wallace got up before the graduating class of Kenyon college and delivered one of history’s most memorable commencement addresses. It wasn’t until Wallace’s death in 2008 that the speech took on a life of its own under the title This Is Water, and was even adapted into a short book. Now, the fine folks of The Glossary have remixed an abridged version of Wallace’s original audio with a sequence of aptly chosen images to give one pause:"

 

Wallace: “The real value of a real education … has almost nothing to do with knowledge and everything to do with simple awareness.”


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Deb Nystrom, REVELN Consulting's curator insight, May 17, 4:22 PM

Self-Awareness and Mindfulness.  Two pillars to smart decisions about what environments you invest in (education, knowledge), choose now and for the near future.  ~  Deb

Belinda Wall's curator insight, May 17, 7:34 PM

Have compassion.

Becky Poisson's curator insight, May 20, 12:07 PM

Not banal at all.  Always good to get a different perspective.

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What to Consider When Publishing #OER

What to Consider When Publishing #OER | On education | Scoop.it

For creating open content as a continually ongoing process of refinement, re-distribution, correction, modification, re-arrangement and reuse, better quality of the open content is the result of these possibilities. It’s important to make reuse easier. This requires authors to consider visibility and circulation of the published open educational resources(OER).


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Katie Lepi: What To Know About Google Play For Education

Katie Lepi: What To Know About Google Play For Education | On education | Scoop.it
Google has released a major new education program called Google Play for Education that organizes and manages the way teachers share apps, books, and other learning content with their classes.

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The 21st century skill students really lack.

The 21st century skill students really lack. | On education | Scoop.it

Most teachers t think that students today have a problem paying attention. They seem impatient, easily bored.

I’ve argued that I think it’s unlikely that they are incapable of paying attention, but rather that they are quick to deem things not worth the effort.

 


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Nik Peachey's curator insight, May 15, 4:35 AM

Some nice messages in this article.

Ricard Garcia's curator insight, May 15, 7:21 AM

Read this after you watch Rita Pierson at TED... If that doesn't make you think...

Rachel Hall's curator insight, May 15, 4:24 PM

Interesting reading

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Sir Ken Robinson | Digital textbooks and standards-aligned educational resources

Sir Ken Robinson | Digital textbooks and standards-aligned educational resources | On education | Scoop.it

New Ken Robinson video from Discovery Education Network, posted May 6, 2013. Runs for about an hour. Always a great pleasure to listen to him.


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Louise Robinson-Lay's curator insight, May 15, 5:08 AM

He certainly is passionate about education.

Anake Goodall's curator insight, May 15, 9:00 PM

Ken Robinson also has a couple fo great TED talks; provocative, inspiring and encouraging ...

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List of MOOC Providers - AeLSNet

List of MOOC Providers - AeLSNet | On education | Scoop.it
Africamooc will bring together a range of free, open, online courses and course providers  from leading universities, training organisations and educators in the same place and under the same brand.

Here is a list of MOOCs  course providers  we found so far and want to share with you. We are constantly updating this list and hope you forward us your favourite links to jens@aelsnet.net.


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Week 2: The Quality of Massive Open Online Courses by Stephen Downes | MOOC Quality Project

Week 2: The Quality of Massive Open Online Courses by Stephen Downes | MOOC Quality Project | On education | Scoop.it

The Quality of Massive Open Online Courses

The primary criticism of what I will address in this chapter is that success is process-defined rather than outcomes-defined.[1] Without outcomes measurement we cannot measure success, we can’t focus our efforts toward that success, we can’t become more competitive and efficient, we can’t plan for change and improvement, and we can’t define what you want to accomplish as a result. All this is true, and yet there is no measure of outcome or success that can be derived from designer and user motivations, or even from the uses to which MOOCs are put. The only alternative is to identify what a successful MOOC ought to produce as output, without reference to existing (and frankly, very preliminary and very variable) usage.


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Paz Barceló's comment, May 14, 2:55 PM
Buscaba la "conexión" entre los postulados de Downes y el conexionismo de Rumelhart y McClelland. Especialmente por los términos que Siemens y Downes utilizan: nodos de información. Información distribuida. Los argumentos alternativos a la IA. El aprendizaje PDP construído a partir de modificaciones y reajustes continuos. En este post se habla de ellos; de Rumelhart y McClelland. Y aunque las diferencias con el conexionismo estén ahí, me aclara diversas cuestiones. Gracias!
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15 Great Video Sites for Educators

15 Great Video Sites for Educators | On education | Scoop.it

Some very good video sites for teachers...


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Bnahha Langarika's curator insight, May 15, 8:10 PM

Para aprender mas!

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What Professors Can Learn From 'Hard Core' MOOC Students

What Professors Can Learn From 'Hard Core' MOOC Students | On education | Scoop.it
People who have taken dozens of massive open online courses share their advice for those teaching them.

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Alastair Creelman's curator insight, May 21, 9:04 AM

Time for MOOC detox?

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EU: Roadmap. Opening up Education. A proposal for an European Initiative to enhance education and skills development through new technologies

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How Online Translation Tools Are Now Being Used -Infographic

How Online Translation Tools Are Now Being Used -Infographic | On education | Scoop.it
Any language teacher knows that online translation tools can be a double edged sword. This visual should shed some light on current trends to know about.

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Daphne Koller and the Problem with Coursera |

Daphne Koller and the Problem with Coursera | | On education | Scoop.it

Coursera is a for-profit company that has joined with top universities to deliver free online courses. The “free” part sounds great until we realize that the real intent of companies like Coursera is to transition into producing monetized, for-credit university courses. To many academics this represents a conflict of interest that compromises the independence and integrity of higher education institutions. I agree and here’s why:


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@Ignatia Webs: #MOOC @Edinburgh report on organizing 6 Coursera MOOCs

@Ignatia Webs: #MOOC @Edinburgh report on organizing 6 Coursera MOOCs | On education | Scoop.it
Ebba Ossiannilsson's curator insight, May 18, 10:33 AM

Last week the University of Edinburgh released their first report on their experiences gained after having organized 6 MOOC courses via Coursera. In this 34 page report they provide insights on organizing a Coursera MOOC, the success rates, their lessons learned, and how they went about in setting up the courses.

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7 Habits Of Highly-Effective Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology

7 Habits Of Highly-Effective Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology | On education | Scoop.it
7 Habits Of Highly-Effective Teachers Who Effectively Use Technology

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How To: Use Wikipedia in the Classroom Responsibly

How To: Use Wikipedia in the Classroom Responsibly | On education | Scoop.it

The problem is that Wikipedia in the classroom has gotten a bad reputation in the K-12 world, undeservedly so I think. I would suggest that Wikipedia can be used for a multitude of educational purposes at a wide variety of grade levels. Too many teachers are still afraid to use it in class, so I’m here to right that wrong and show our educators how they can responsibly integrate Wikipedia into their lessons.

 


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Digital Directions's curator insight, May 17, 12:53 PM

Many schools don't allow students to use Wikipedia for projects, but could they be teaching their students how to use Wikipedia effectively instead?

Ken Morrison's comment, May 17, 6:44 PM
Ugh. I hate it when I do this. I accidentally scooped this article instead of rescooping yours. Thanks for sharing. Sometimes opening too many tabs causes bad habits for me.
Γιώργος Παπαναστασίου's curator insight, May 18, 8:46 AM

Από το άρθρο:"

Be sure to check out Wikipedia’s own resources for teachers as well. They have an awesome 12-week syllabus showing you exactly how you can integrate Wikipedia into your classroom. They also have training designed especially for educators."

 

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Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley on TED

Sir Ken Robinson outlines 3 principles crucial for the human mind to flourish -- and how current education culture works against them.

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Lorena Saltos Dueñas's comment, May 17, 11:03 AM
That`s really true, his focus makes us to react.
Mayra.Loves.Books's curator insight, May 17, 10:44 PM

The end of the "talk" is not seen in this video, but Boys, is he good

Steven Simmons's curator insight, May 18, 1:12 PM

Great TED talk regarding education.  Some the key points I liked:

- Teaching is a creative profession.

- Educaitonn is about learning.

- Role of the teacher is to facilitate learning.

- Education is not a mechanized industrial system, but a human system.

- Role of Education Leaders is not command and control, but creating an institutional culture of possibility.

 

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How To Combat Student Plagiarism - Edudemic

How To Combat Student Plagiarism - Edudemic | On education | Scoop.it

Plagiarism, defined as the “wrongful appropriation” of another’s words or ideas, is a pervasive problem in schools. Many teachers and administrators believe that the internet has caused an explosion of academic dishonesty (a recent PEW survey of College Presidents would agree). While, most teachers and administrators are familiar with tools like turnitin that can catch plagiarism after the fact, there are some ways that educators can combat plagiarism before it starts!

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Google Play for Education: Google goes after Apple’s K-12 stranglehold with cheap apps, tablets

Google Play for Education: Google goes after Apple’s K-12 stranglehold with cheap apps, tablets | On education | Scoop.it

"Today at its I/O event, Google announced Google Play for Education: A version of the Play store that is aimed and curated for young kids.

 

"Applications that are in the Play for Education store are sorted by age and genre. So, users can find math-based applications that are appropriate for their kindergartener, who wants to learn more math.

 

"However, what is most interesting about Play for Education is the ability for administrators to send out applications to their entire tablet fleet. So, if a school wants to send an app to their 200 Nexus 7 devices, they can do so, by simply inputting the group’s name. The app will be pushed out by Google."


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Alex Wade's curator insight, May 16, 5:42 AM

It seems as if the ongoing battle between Google and Apple knows no limits.

Silvia Gallardo-Martin's curator insight, May 16, 5:52 AM

This is a lovely tool for those having to teach younger learners

Ajaan Rob Hatfield's curator insight, May 16, 8:59 PM

Thank you for sharing

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RtI in a Personalized Learning Environment

RtI in a Personalized Learning Environment | On education | Scoop.it
Response to Intervention (RtI) can target each learner's needs when they need it as they need it.

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Kathleen McClaskey's curator insight, May 15, 1:36 PM

Instead of waiting until a learner fails, you can target each learner's specific learning needs when they need it as they need it. In fact, in a Personalized Learning Environment, learners own and drive their learning by designing their learning goals with their teacher. The teacher uses interventions based on the learning goals right from the beginning of the learning process.

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10 Expectations Learners Have!

"We hear often of the "high expectations" schools must have of and for their students, yet we seldom hear of the expectations students have of their schools."


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Kathleen McClaskey's curator insight, May 14, 10:03 AM

Learners' expectations constitute the new "rules of engagement" in the relationship that young people want with their schools. Consider these expectations and then have an open dialogue on how you can create "learner-centered" environments where these expectations could be realized for the learners in your school.

Vicki Butler's curator insight, May 14, 11:58 AM

Just had this discussion with a dear friend in his late 70's. Thanks for posting this!

Lou Salza's curator insight, May 15, 11:13 AM

I liked this. It was an opportunity for me to listen to the learner point of view. The 10 expectations are relevant at any level but these are particularly important at the secondary and college level in my view. These expectations also speak to how on line and blended learning environments will or will not connect to learners. well worth 4 minutes!-Lou

 

Excerpt from the decription on YouTube:" We hear often of the "high expectations" schools must have of and for their students, yet we seldom hear of the expectations students have of their schools. Students' expectations constitute the new "rules of engagement" in the relationship that young people want with their schools."