by kris | Jul 11, 2017 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Understanding Media
In a PSA interview with a local newspaper editor, PSA learned more about how newspaper journalism is surviving today. According to this article, digital news subscription is up as more people subscribe to trusted national newspapers such as the New York Times. In El...
by andflywrite | Jul 7, 2017 | BEST LINKS EVER
LA schools are in some ways on the forefront of educational change in the US. The present makeup of the school board supports charter schools more than many other school boards do. There’s a lot of political reasons why this is so, and a lot of funding questions...
by andflywrite | Jul 6, 2017 | BEST LINKS EVER
Here’s a link to MIT’s Open Courseware online free courses. Amazing! Search for courses here. There’s also a newsletter available by subscription. OCW’s latest peak: 2400 courses Posted on July 5, 2017 by mitopencourseware Photo by...
by andflywrite | Jul 6, 2017 | BEST LINKS EVER
PSA has recognized that there are immense resources being spent for professional development across the US. The costs to customers, of many of these programs, seems extremely high compared to the actual benefits and comprehensiveness of the trainings offered....
by kris | Jul 5, 2017 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Learning Community
PSA imagines a social learning construct that includes all of the following: accountability, structure and support. WeConnect, is an app that connects people in recovery from drug and alcohol addiction. It can be hard to reach out, but WeConnect makes it easy. People...
by kris | Jul 5, 2017 | 7 Core DLE Elements, BEST LINKS EVER, Individual Learner
How does recruiting for skills work? Here is a New York times article explaining how to match good jobs with skills and a pathway to the middle class. Mr. Bridges represents a new but promising category in the American labor market: people working in so-called...
