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Best Open Access Journals and Scholarly Articles for Research Students

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Unfortunately, a sizeable portion of this academic scholarship is locked behind paywalls thus restricting its access to those who can afford to pay. Several researchers and students are unable to afford the high costs required for access thus crippling their efforts to participate in the generation of quality knowledge.

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Announcing the Library 2.0 "Emerging Technology" Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Libraries can and should be the epicenter of exploring, building and promoting these emerging techs, assuring the better futures and opportunities they offer are accessible to everyone. Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryemergingtech on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.

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Register for the Library 2.0 "Emerging Technology" Mini-Conference - Plus, Some Accepted Sessions Are Online!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Libraries can and should be the epicenter of exploring, building and promoting these emerging techs, assuring the better futures and opportunities they offer are accessible to everyone. Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryemergingtech on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.

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Next Week - The Library 2.0 "Emerging Technology" Mini-Conference - All Keynotes and Sessions Posted!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Libraries can and should be the epicenter of exploring, building and promoting these emerging techs, assuring the better futures and opportunities they offer are accessible to everyone. Participants are encouraged to use #library2019 and #libraryemergingtech on their social media posts leading up to and during the event.

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Inspire to learn

Learning with 'e's

The conference is themed around excellence in teaching of the social sciences, which reflects my own professional and academic background. During my undergraduate degree I specialised in psychology, but also studied a number of other social sciences, including politics, economics, sociology and human geography.

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Open or shut?

Learning with 'e's

They are the researchers and teachers who freely share their knowledge and studies online. There are clear advantages to publishing your work by open access (see this article on open scholarship ) as this article by Melanie Fullick highlights: ".for A new breed of academics is emerging in the digital age. They are the open scholars.

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

With technologies like AI taking the world by surprise, the ability to generate and access knowledge has become almost ubiquitous for anyone with an internet connection. In my experience, digitally proficient students are better equipped to access a vast range of learning resources and collaborate on a global scale.

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