Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

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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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” The New York Times on “ mastery based learning ” : “A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry.” Jen Howard on “What Happened to Google’s Effort to Scan Millions of University Library Books ?” Wired argues that “ Jeff Bezos Should Put His Billions Into Libraries.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

’ Inside America’s classrooms in the wake of Trump’s win.” Here’s a list of election outcomes pertaining to library-related measures , thanks to EveryLibrary.org. “The Failure of the iPad Classroom” by David Sax. ” Via Chalkbeat : “‘Will I be deported ?’

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Classrooms.” I don’t recall if I talked about Elsevier when I wrote about platforms as part of my 2017 review. Anyway, here’s Richard Smith on Elsevier and “A Big Brother future for science publishing.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A New Home for AI : The Library.” Paying taxes.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” The New York Times on The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , an online charter school: “Online School Enriches Affiliated Companies if Not Its Students.” ” KickUp has raised $1.54

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. ” “ Elsevier Wants $15 Million Piracy Damages From Sci-Hub and Libgen ,” says TorrentFreak. .” Via The News & Observer : “At 3 a.m.,

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

” Via The Atlantic : “The Libraries Bringing Small-Town News Back to Life.” ” Via the AP : “Two students were shot and wounded, one critically, inside a Los Angeles middle school classroom Thursday morning and police arrested a female student believed to be 12 years old, authorities said.”

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