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eSports and EdTech
A bit of my academic position before retirement was invested in an Instructional Design and Technology (IDT) graduate program. Most of the students we enrolled were interested in designing instruction for learners outside of K12, but my interest and the … Continue reading
Dems sponsor candidate forum on education
Public education by definition is a political process so those interested in education must consider the views of political candidates. The Democrats have recently sponsored a forum allowing Presidential candidates to express their views on education. The archive of this … Continue reading
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Brave targeted with pushback
I have been an advocate of the Brave browser and ecosystem and I have written multiple posts explaining what I see as the security and content rewards values of Brave (here, here, and here). I try to offer a fair … Continue reading
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Surveillance Capitalism
Surveillance capitalism is the phrase Shoshana Zuboff coined to describe the business model of collecting personal information online and using these data as a way to generate revenue. Her entire model is explained in her book of the same name. … Continue reading
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Hour of Code
I would be remiss if ignoring the yearly effort to promote coding and computer science in K12. This is the annual week for this recognition and this link from Hour of Code founder Hadi Partovi offers some interesting information on … Continue reading
Wikiversity
I encountered this resource by accident, but thought some who follow this blog might find it useful. Wikiversity is a side project of the Wikipedia foundation and is an attempt to organize OER resources appropriate for higher education. The link … Continue reading
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