MOOCs – Massive Open Online Courses – have been grabbing headlines and conference time for a year or two now. It’s the very large numbers that attract attention. But are MOOCs solving any real, global education problems? They are certainly not solving the problem of providing the 100,000,000 university places now needed by young people […] View Article
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Despite the fact that ‘track-changes’ is normally used in one-to-one editing and feedback (for example on draft theses, dissertations, reports… View Article
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“We broadly support open licences and OER and need a serious public debate on this issue.” ~Michael Russell, MSP This… View Article
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In my work as an educational technologist in Higher Education (and with academic/teaching experience in HE) I am more frequently… View Article
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Aaron Sloman is Honorary Professor of Artificial Intelligence and Cognitive Science at the University of Birmingham. Here he reflects on… View Article
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It was in the spring of 2006 that I first encountered Terry Anderson’s Getting the Mix Right Again: An Updated… View Article
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Valentine’s Day this year was the tenth anniversary of the Budapest Open Access Initiative. It’s amazing how far the academic… View Article
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Systems record how students are using them in their log files. We can use this data to understand their behaviour… View Article
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There are many sophisticated ways to provide interactive content on the web; why would you consider publishing resources in MS… View Article
2 CommentsDavid Jennings outlines how educators can use the riches of the ‘online commons’ to make learning more agile and resilient despite the shortage of funds. View Article
1 CommentHarnessing technology to boost productivity in most areas of the economy has relied on dynamic, profit-driven companies to create change. Teachable’s market for educational content is an example of how this kind of entrepreneurialism can transform education, boosting educational outcomes even while budgets are limited. View Article
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