New COL publication examines status of OER worldwide
A new publication by the Commonwealth of Learning reviews the status of open educational resources worldwide.
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Silicon Valley courts brand-name teachers, raising ethics issues
This New York Times article looks at a growing number of teachers who are being courted by tech companies to test, improve, and promote classroom technology.
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Creating data faculty can use
A new book examines ways educators can use data to better support student success.
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How to call B.S. on big data: A practical guide
This New Yorker article reports some of the ideas taught in a popular University of Washington course, “Calling Bullshit in the Age of Big Data.”
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Amazon’s Alexa: Your next teacher
Canvas, a learning management system by Instructure, recently announced a collaboration with Amazon Alexa.
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Small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) call for proposals open
The call for proposals for Small Teaching and Learning Enhancement Fund (TLEF) projects is currently open at UBC Vancouver.
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As fake news accusations fly, these students verify and document
The University of California at Berkeley launched the first university-based open source investigations lab “to document and verify reports of human rights violations for international advocacy organizations and courts.”
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Pedagogy and the logic of platforms
Chris Gilliard looks at the concept of digital redlining and how it is integrated into technologies, especially education technologies.
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U15 statement on sustainable publishing
The U15 Group of Canadian Research Universities’ recent statement on sustainable publishing presents the group’s outlook on free and accessible research and scholarship.
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AR and VR in STEM: The new frontiers in science
This blog post looks at examples of AR and VR use in science in academic programs in the United States.
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