Happy Canada Day / Happy Fourth O’July Here’s some more education + technology reading for your enjoyment:
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How to Prepare Professors Who Thought They’d Never Teach Online By Jeffrey R. Young June 21, 2016 http://chronicle.com/article/How-to-Prepare-Professors-Who/236873
The Die-Hard University: Despite its critics now and over the ages, the university has somehow endured into its ninth century By James Axtell June 20, 2016 https://www.insidehighered.com/views/2016/06/20/historian-evaluates-universities-beginning-until-now-essay
What a Microsoft-Owned LinkedIn Means for Education By Dian Schaffhauser June 20, 2016 https://campustechnology.com/articles/2016/06/20/what-a-microsoft-owned-linkedin-means-for-education.aspx
An Elsevier African Megajournal Proposal: Re-colonizing the university in Africa? by Eva Gray June 23, 2016 http://www.gray-area.co.za/2016/06/23/an-elsevier-african-megajournal-proposal-re-colonizing-the-university-in-africa/
‘Indistinguishable from reality’: Elon Musk says we’re probably living in a simulation – here’s the science by Mark Robert Anderson June 23, 2016 http://news.nationalpost.com/news/world/indistinguishable-from-reality-elon-musk-says-were-probably-living-in-a-simulation-heres-the-science
This Simple Computer Game Seriously Boosts Children’s Math Skills by Robin Andrews June 16, 2016 http://www.iflscience.com/brain/simple-computer-game-seriously-boosts-childrens-math-skills/all/
Preparing for ‘Era of Data Ubiquity’: Researchers convene to discuss how the deluge of data collected about students can be used to benefit higher education without compromising privacy. By Carl Straumsheim June 28, 2016 https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2016/06/28/researchers-outline-guidelines-ethical-use-student-data
U of T’s Citizen Lab and Open Effect develop privacy watchdog tool for Canadian consumers By Adrienne Harry June 24, 2016 https://www.utoronto.ca/news/u-t-s-citizen-lab-and-open-effect-develop-privacy-watchdog-tool-canadian-consumers
Learning More About Active Learning by David Gooblar June 29, 2016 https://chroniclevitae.com/news/1457-learning-more-about-active-learning
Internet Trends 2016 – Code Conference by Mary Meeker June 1, 2016 http://www.kpcb.com/internet-trends
Evaluation of Lecture Capture Appliances by Raul Burriel and Christopher Dechter June 2016 http://blogs.oregonstate.edu/streaming/files/2016/06/lecture-capture-report.pdf
