Our obsession with metrics turns academics into data drones
Universities’ growing addiction to tracking progress will destroy the very things we are supposed to nurture The Guardian
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The challenges of Web accessibility: The technical and social aspects of a truly universal Web
This paper explores the concept of Web accessibility and how technologies, guidelines and policies have evolved since the turn of the twenty-first century in order to address the ideals of equitable access to online content for all people. The paper discusses the high availability of assistive technologies built into consumer devices and the associated accessibility […]
The Credentialing Economy: Transformed by and for Its Beneficiaries
Education is being economically squeezed in a Holy Grail pursuit of educational justice and attainment at scale. IMS standards-based mash-ups and an Internet-like governance model for the credentialing economy together can improve flexibility and affordability for all beneficiaries. EDUCAUSE Full Article
Competency-Based Education Advances With U.S. Approval of Program
Last month the U.S. Education Department sent a message to colleges: Financial aid may be awarded based on students’ mastery of “competencies” rather than their accumulation of credits. That has major ramifications for institutions hoping to create new education models that don’t revolve around the amount of time that students spend in class. Wired Campus […]
Project 24: State and District Level Planning for Progress
Project 24 is an urgent call to action on the need for systemic planning around the effective use of technology and digital learning to achieve the goal of “career and college readiness” for all students. It is a one-stop shop of comprehensive district-level planning tools, expert advice, creative ideas, and tangible suggestions from experienced education […]
New Front in For-Profit Battle?
WASHINGTON — Two Senate Democrats have found a new way to try to hit for-profit colleges where it hurts, by proposing a ban on the use of revenue from federal financial aid for advertising, marketing and recruitment. The proposed legislation is unlikely to go anywhere this year, and will draw little support from Republicans. But […]
Remarks by Chairman Genachowski and Digital Education Leaders on National Adoption of Digital Textbooks
Chairman Genachowski to Hosted Leaders From the Digital Education Ecosystem to Drive National Adoption of Digital TextbooksOn Thursday, March 29, 2012, FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski met with leaders across the digital education space, including CEOs from broadband companies, publishers and digital device manufacturers, for a working group meeting on transitioning the U.S. K-12 schools to […]
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