The “problem” with having a smartphone is that there are simply too many apps to try out. Just as you’ve found 10 good apps to try, another 20 come along, demanding your time and attention. Suddenly, everything else in your life is put on hold, as you try out the latest new iOS game or the latest Android productivity app (ironic, I know).
If I were a faculty member teaching only basic courses I would start looking to expand my portfolio. From 2U.com…
New Consortium of Leading Universities Will Move Forward With Transformative, For-Credit Online Education Program
By Jeffrey R. Young at Chronicle.com…
The American Council on Education has agreed to review a handful of free online courses offered by elite universities and may recommend that other colleges grant credit for them.
via MOOC’s Take a Major Step Toward College Credit – Technology – The Chronicle of Higher Education.
“MOOC panic” is real. Or at least it seems so after visiting EDUCAUSE 2012.
By Moshe Y. Vardi at Communications of the ACM.
Will MOOCs Destroy Academia?
via Will MOOCs Destroy Academia? | November 2012 | Communications of the ACM.
By Dr. Brian C. Mitchell at HuffingtonPost.com…
There has been substantial discussion in the past few years about how technology is beginning to move beyond older concepts of distance learning and technology-assisted education to new arrangements like Coursera and the MOOC innovations and experimentations at institutions like Harvard and MIT. These approaches bear watching. Collectively, they signal that the delivery methods, learning approaches and increasingly global scale of products produced from new thinking are likely to reshape 21st century education in ways not yet
via Dr. Brian C. Mitchell: The Other Side to Technology in Higher Education.
By Kayla Webley at Time.com…
MOOC may be a silly-sounding acronym, but this new breed of online classes is shaking up the higher education world in ways that could be good for cash-strapped students and terrible for cash-strapped colleges. Taking a class online might not sound revolutionary—after all, in the fall of 2010, 6.1 million students were enrolled in at least one online course
via MOOC Brigade: Will Massive, Open Online Courses Revolutionize Higher Education? | TIME.com.
By Aaron Couch at MakeUseOf.com…
Coding. A topic that is avoided by many. Why? Probably because it seems like an impossible and unreachable goal to attain. It is a difficult skill, but if you have the purpose to learn to code, there’s no better time than now. There are an abundance of free resources and tools, all of which are available online. Sure you could take some courses on the topic at a nearby community college, and you might still want to. However, if you’re on a budget, have limited time or just simply want an additional source of quality education, these websites can be a tremendous help.
via Learn To Code: 10 Free And Fantastic Online Resources To Hone Your Skills.
By Bob Kantor at CIO.com…
Have you ever given a team member an assignment and told him or her to come see you if they needed any help with it… then been surprised a few days or weeks later, when they were in trouble but hadn’t come to you for that help?
via Four ways to end unconscious incompetence and manage effectively – personnel, business issues – CIO.