Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

MARCH 26, 2024

The traditional form of a student evaluation of teaching (SET) is a survey given at the end of the semester, which asks students anywhere from 10 to 30 questions covering different aspects of a course, including the instructor's teaching style, course content, organization, workload, learning outcomes, and overall satisfaction.

Data 73

Data Course Analysis Libraries 73

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 29, 2023

Now that it’s been a few months, I’m like, ‘Well, yes, of course, AI generates anything.’" - Karen X. I have been using AI in one form or another since I began making art on computers in the 1990s. I only truly started using image-generating AI tools around 2020.

Libraries 48

Libraries E-rate Pearson Social Media 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. join the Library 2.0 The conference is once again being held entirely online around the clock in multiple languages and time zones. We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

As anyone who has tried to check out a popular book at the library knows, sharing books with others can be a frustrating experience. To teach you everything I know about task analysis, I would have to forget everything I know about task analysis. Ideas are public goods. with a similar guarantee.

OER 60

OER Resources Education Pearson 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2016

Students in Dillon had little access to Advanced Placement courses, art and music; and teacher salaries were much lower than in other parts of the state. Martin had the lowest ratings possible for achievement and improvement on its state report card that year. The growth in the graduation rate at Dillon High School over four years.

E-rate 40

E-rate Course Policies Advocacy 40

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 ” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. Analysis from Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “‘Alternative Pathways:’ How to Rethink Vocational Education.”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 15, 2017

Faced with this pre-K shortage, districts across the country have turned to a cheaper, briefer alternative: preschool crash courses like the one in Lafayette. In Phoenix , parents join their children for a seven-session “boot camp” held at library branches and community centers. They just take it over and over again.”.

E-rate 63

E-rate Elementary Study Report 63

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Bklyner.com : “ Brooklyn Public Library and Bard College to Offer Free College Degree Programs in 2018.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” Publishers love this, of course. ” No.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Bob Thorpe, is proposing a far-reaching law in Arizona, House Bill 2120, banning virtually every college event, activity or course which discusses social justice , skin privilege, or racial equality. ” Via Infodocket : “ University of Delaware Library Joins Open Textbook Network.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. And of course current Undersecretary of Education, Ted Mitchell, is a former VC.) From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Not Net Neutrality, but another potential FCC move – ending the E-Rate program. ” The University of Wisconsin at Madison plans to close 22 libraries and create six “hubs” in their stead, says The Wisconsin State Journal. ” Via Futurism : “ Global E-Waste Increased by Eight Percent since 2014.”

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

One of the challenges of writing this series – and trust me, there are many – is separating my analysis out into ten articles that name ten distinct “trends.” This is part two of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. There is No Technology Industry (There is Only Ideology).

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40