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Best Websites to Help You Find Academic Books and Journal Articles

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

You’ll be able to check out or reserve materials (if you’re a member) or find contact information to get more details.' ScienceDirect ScienceDirect is a platform by Elsevier that offers access to a huge collection of peer-reviewed journal articles and book chapters including open access materials.

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10 Characteristics of 21st Century Learners

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Critical thinking becomes imperative in an age where information is plentiful and continuously evolving. These learners are not just passive recipients of information; they are active participants in their educational journeys, equipped to handle the challenges and opportunities that come with a technology-driven world.

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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. Note: just the cover will be education-related.).

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The Wall Street Journal predicts “The End of Typing: The Next Billion Mobile Users Will Rely on Video and Voice.” ” The Chronicle of Higher Education on Elsevier “becoming a data company.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. I missed this news back in February: Chegg acquired RefMe.

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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 : “Publisher Elsevier has announced the launch of ScienceDirect Topics, an information platform that has been compared to Wikipedia.”

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.” “In an effort help educators make smart choices amid the deluge of ed-tech tools marketed to them, ISTE has partnered with a private company to create an online hub for teachers to review and post information on the quality of those products,” says EdWeek’s Market Brief. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The IRS data retrieval tool that let financial aid applicants automatically import income information into the FAFSA won’t be restored for the current aid cycle, said James Runcie, chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, in written testimony to Congress Wednesday.”

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