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Inspire to learn

Learning with 'e's

I'm quite at home in this area of academia, and my thinking is shaped and informed by these disciplines, so I was delighted to be invited to speak. The big four publishers - Elsevier, Wiley, Taylor and Francis and Springer - are making huge profits worldwide from the goodwill of academics. I'm not the only one.

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How a Partnership Over Annotation Software Fits Into Bigger Changes in Research Workflow

Edsurge

Elsevier, one of the world’s largest publishers of scientific journals, hasn’t been shy about shifting away from just publishing to offering a set of tools for scholars to use throughout the research process. Higher education leaders have been watching Elsevier’s overall strategy with caution—and some concern.

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Throughout this series, we have delved into the characteristics of 21st-century teachers, students, classrooms, and the very nature of learning itself. Critical thinking becomes imperative in an age where information is plentiful and continuously evolving. Welcome to the latest installment in our series on 21st-century education.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The New York Times : “ Broadband Law Could Force Rural Residents Off Information Superhighway.” Via the EFF : “Stupid Patent of the Month: Elsevier Patents Online Peer Review.” Shawn Graham responds to this patent on peer review by patenting Elsevier. Tutoring company GradeSlam has raised $1.6

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The New York Times on “ mastery based learning ” : “A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry.” ” The Chronicle of Higher Education on Elsevier “becoming a data company.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” Holy s**t.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Just 22 schools with running water and basic supplies will start holding informal classes today in an attempt to kickstart recovery.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Salesforce , the world’s largest customer relationship management platform, has announced a new classroom-ready training scheme called Trailhead for Students.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Buzzfeed on the Parkland school shooting survivors : “‘It was like a war in the classroom. RELX is the former weapons dealer known as Reed Elsevier. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Larry Cuban on “ Technological Monitoring of Student Work in a Classroom.” It was a nightmare.’”