by kris | Sep 15, 2016 | Embed Resources & Tools
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have attracted a great deal of attention by higher education and private enterprises. MOOCs have evolved considerably since their emergence in 2008, all the while given rise to academic discussions on MOOC impact, design and reach....
by kris | Sep 15, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Individual Learner
It won’t be long before the bulldozers start clearing a lonely patch of rangeland in central New Mexico to make way for the newest of the massive data centers located around the globe that keep Facebook humming…. See the Las Cruces Sun News story about...
by kris | Sep 15, 2016 | 7 Core DLE Elements, Convergence on Target
“We’re the original search engines and we help people find things to make their lives better,” she said of librarians. Carla Hayden the new Librarian of Congress is interviewed here and describes the role of librarians in the future. Since my daughter and her husband...
by kris | Jul 15, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Embed Resources & Tools, Learning Community, Understanding Media
Cable news has been the standard for breaking news until recently when FaceBook and Twitter started offering live video streaming. This article from the New York Times suggests a new role for video in helping viewers better understand what the video means. Sounds...
by kris | Jul 15, 2016 | BEST LINKS EVER, Capturing Imagination, Learning Community
See this teacher’s opinion about the new mobile app game, Pokemon Go, based on the original Game Boy series. I will download the app to explore how the new app is causing both collaboration and interaction with media using a smartphone app. PSA supports...