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Will 'Publish or Perish' Become 'Clicks or Canned'? The Rise of Academic Social Networks

Edsurge

Mendeley started as an open-access research network, and some researchers balked when publishing giant Elsevier purchased the site in 2013. The service also features a number of tools for research management, including the ability to generate bibliographies, import papers from other software and allow users to annotate documents.

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ACT’s Latest Act: Investing in an Open-Source Assessment Startup

Edsurge

In 2013, nine people left the institute to start OAT. Among them: the New York City of Department of Education, Elsevier, the University of Massachusetts Amherst and PARCC, the organization involved in delivering Common Core assessments.

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Louis, MO: Elsevier Science; ), 3–39 Robert Sternberg, “Critical Thinking, Its Nature, Measurement, and Improvement,” in Essays on the Intellect, ed. 6, eds Burke C. Dynamics of environmental consciousness and green purchase behavior: An empirical study. Strateg.

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"Homeschooling Hangout" with Pat Farenga

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Pat also wrote the entries about homeschooling for the International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition (Elsevier, 2010) and the online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica (2015). Pat operates the John Holt/Growing Without Schooling website, www.johnholtgws.com , and is a founding member of www.alternativestoschool.com.

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Final Pat Farenga Webinar in "Starting to Homeschool" Series

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Pat also wrote the entries about homeschooling for the International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition (Elsevier, 2010) and the online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica (2015). Pat operates the John Holt/Growing Without Schooling website, www.johnholtgws.com , and is a founding member of www.alternativestoschool.com.

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Pat Farenga's "Starting to Homeschool" Webinar Series Starts on Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Pat also wrote the entries about homeschooling for the International Encyclopedia of Education, 3rd Edition (Elsevier, 2010) and the online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica (2015). Pat operates the John Holt/Growing Without Schooling website, www.johnholtgws.com , and is a founding member of www.alternativestoschool.com.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of ScienceDirect Topics, an information platform that has been compared to Wikipedia.” Via The Washington Post : “Actually, every single Yahoo account got hacked in 2013.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.