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March 13th Library 2.0 Mini-Conference "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design"

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We hope you'll consider joining our first Library 2.019 mini-conference: "Shaping the Future of Libraries with Instructional Design," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, March 13th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). (We Please also join the Library 2.0

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Wired : “Congress Has a $65 Million Proposal to Study Tech’s Effect on Kids.” “The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. “Your Tweets Are Somehow Worthy Of Scientific Study,” FiveThirtyEight marvels.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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The NAACP endorses OER. ” The scholarship, “for young women studying creative arts, music, literature, or African-American studies,” will be offered to students at Berklee College of Music , Howard University , Parsons School of Design , and Spelman College. Cyber Charters , Study Finds.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. They’re distracting others.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via The Atlantic : “ DeVos Says There’s One Thing Her School-Safety Commission Won’t Be Studying: Guns.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ UVa Library’s Plan to Cut Stacks by Half Sparks Faculty Concerns.” National) Education Politics. Labor and Management. ” Hi schools.

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Education Technology and the Promise of 'Free' and 'Open'

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According to a study conducted by College Board researchers , “The subgroups of students expected to enter the college-search process with the most information and most cultural capital are exactly the students who responded most strongly to the Scorecard.” of courses use OER.

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