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Will 'Publish or Perish' Become 'Clicks or Canned'? The Rise of Academic Social Networks

Edsurge

Scholars want peers to find—and cite—their research, and these days that increasingly happens on social media. Among the most widely-villified are ResearchGate and Academia.edu , which is evident by griping on social media and elsewhere.) “The The old adage ‘publish or perish’ could soon go digital as ‘clicks or canned.’

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Ethically aware learners understand issues like digital citizenship , data privacy, and the responsible use of technology. They are aware of the consequences of their actions in digital spaces, including social media, and understand the importance of maintaining a positive digital footprint. 6, eds Burke C.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. ” More data on military enrollment in for-profits in the “research” section below. Via the EFF : “Stupid Patent of the Month: Elsevier Patents Online Peer Review.” Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Live Wednesday, March 7th - Panel Discussion of Seth Godin’s Stop Stealing Dreams

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Nikhil Goyal - Student, Upcoming Author, Entrepreneur Nikhil Goyal is a student at Syosset High School in New York. Nielsen has worked for more than a decade in various capacities to support learning in real and innovative ways that will prepare students for success.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” It feels kind of dirty that the founders behind Predictim, the babysitter AI social media scanning service, are the same guys who founded Social Filter, a service you can pay to find your own “inappropriate” social media posts to delete before going to jobs interviews. “FTSE giant RELX plots £100m?

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Politico looks at some of the data for-profit universities are disclosing about how they might fare under the “ gainful employment ” rules. ” From the press release : “ Jisc Collections and Elsevier Sign Landmark UK Agreement, Securing Access to Research Publications and Initiating Open Science Collaboration.”

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” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of ScienceDirect Topics, an information platform that has been compared to Wikipedia.” ” Via Motherboard : “Replacing Social Security Numbers Is Harder Than You Think.” ” Keep playing that data drumbeat.