https://iated.org/iceri/
ICERI2021, the 14th annual International Conference of Education, Research and Innovation will be held in Seville (Spain) on the 8th, 9th and 10th of November, 2021.
ICERI is one of the largest international education conferences for lecturers, researchers, technologists and professionals from the educational sector. After 14 years, it has become a reference event where more than 800 experts from 80 countries will get together to present their projects and share their knowledge on teaching and learning methodologies and educational innovations. The 2021 edition of ICERI is sure to be among the most successful education conferences in Europe.
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More on conferences in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=conferences
Campfire announces summer Demo Days to allow companies to experience its AR and VR platform
https://www.auganix.org/campfire-announces-summer-demo-days-to-allow-companies-to-experience-its-ar-and-vr-platform/
Space is limited so enterprise guests can register here to request an invitation for the below events:
- July 14, Brooklyn, 9AM – 7PM
- August 11, Austin, 9AM – 7PM
- September 8, San Francisco, CA 9AM – 7PM
Campfire brings a new approach to AR/VR collaboration with innovative devices and applications designed to visualize and collaborate with 3D models and data. The company states that the resulting experience helps to advance the visual experience, ease-of-use, and workflow integration for users. Features of the Campfire platform include:
- The Campfire Headset, which has a 92° diagonal field-of-view in AR, and a new level of comfort in VR;
- The Campfire Console acts like a holographic projector to bring the intuitiveness and robustness of traditional monitors to shared holographic experiences;
- The Campfire Pack turns a phone into a hand held controller to reduce the learning curve of dedicated controllers and gestural interfaces;
- The Campfire Scenes app enables users to create, share, and control scenes composed from 40+ types of CAD/3D files;
- The Campfire Viewer app enables users to work within 3D scenes alone or during video calls using a Campfire Headset, tablet, or phone.
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more on immersive in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=immersive
The real devil behind rise in academic cheating during pandemic isn’t online learning: expert
https://nationalpost.com/news/the-real-devil-behind-rise-in-academic-cheating-during-pandemic-isnt-online-learning-expert
“There was about 20 years of research before the pandemic that showed that there was less academic misconduct in online courses compared to face-to-face learning.”
tudents were “forced into online learning when they didn’t want to be,”
tudents become easy prey for a US$15 billion global industry specializing in “contract cheating,”
Countries like New Zealand, Ireland, Australia are already ahead of the game, with legislation making it illegal for contract cheating businesses to operate.
U.K. is catching up, having tabled similar legislation.
But Canada has been slow to address the problem
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more on cheating in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=cheating
free webinar: ‘How to facilitate effective group work at business schools’ on May 5 at 1PM ET.
This webinar will gather teachers and instructional designers from business schools in a panel discussion to share and exchange ideas on improving group dynamics and social loafing in team based education.
We’re happy to welcome Mustafa Elsawy, Learning Technologist from Georgia State University and Jeff Webb, Associate Professor from David Eccles School of Business as guest speakers for the discussion to share their insights on:
- Why and how team based learning adds value to course design;
- The challenges of implementing and facilitating group work in online, blended and hybrid classrooms;
- How peer feedback and peer assessment can contribute to achieve learning outcomes;
- How to empower faculty to scale peer feedback/assessment in future courses and prepare students for the labor market
You can learn more about the event on our website and register for free here.
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more on online ed in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=online+education
Gig economy: Europe tells companies to negotiate with workers or face new laws – Europe’s lawmakers have a message for “gig-economy” companies—get negotiating with unions and other workers’ representatives, or face new EU-wide legislation. from r/Futurology
https://fortune.com/2021/02/24/gig-economy-europe-worker-rights-eu/
Around 11% of the EU’s workforce—so, 24 million people—is estimated to have provided services through digital platforms at least once. Of those, 3 million do so for their primary source of income, 9 million for their secondary source, and nearly 7 million as an occasional income source.
Uber, notably, has already tried to lobby EU legislators on the topic. Early last week, it released a white paper arguing for a similar regulatory approach to that taken in California, where voters last November backed a ballot initiative cementing independent contractor status for Uber’s and Lyft’s drivers.
However, that argument was undermined within days by the U.K.’s Supreme Court, which unanimously ruled that Uber’s drivers are in fact workers rather than independent contractors, and therefore deserve the minimum wage and annual paid leave.
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more on gig economy in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=%22gig+economy%22
“CCC Webinar – Copyright Basics for Academia”
Date Time: Mar 4, 2021 01:00 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
CopyRight Clearance Center
John Savage, not a legal advise, this is a seminar. jsavage@copyright.com. Client Engagement Manager. License agreements, additional solutions
the velocity of content sharing is on the rise. an average of 9 per week. sharing not only internal, but external sources.
CCC, founded 1978, non profit, reproduction rights organziation, like many other countries (Japan has 3). started as a licensing organization. navigate vast amount of data, make informed decisions. 16.5% possibility for unlicensed sharing of info.
THe COVID situation increased further content sharing.
methods for sharing content are shifting. email remains the preferred method of sharing. Intranet posting remains. MS Teams, Google Meet, Slack and other collaboration tools
purpose of copyright. US Constitution, Article 1, Section B
To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by securing for limited times…”
US copyright law protects the rights of authors of “original works of authorship”
106 exclusive rights of the rights holder. 5 exclusive rights: reproduction; distribution of copies ; create a derivative work; perform publicly; display publicly.
After 1978 (70 years rule, after author’s death), the author has copyrights
Works for hire, anonymous, 95 years from publication, 120 years
public domain: works of the US federal government when used in the US.
works published before 1926; from 1926 to 1963 failed to register or renew copyright registration; prior to 1989 and failed to include copyright notice
OER: logistical nightmare; open doesn’t always mean free; fair use may not apply; copyright permissions may be difficult and expensive
copyright registration : creates a searchable public record; required to sue for infringement
copyright notice: not required but recommended; copyright registration not required to display the copyright symbol (since 1989).
attribution: not a substitute for permission
public domain: does not mean “publicly available”
copyright infringement
- limitations and exceptions
US Code Title 17, Chapter 1 # 101 #107 3108 #109 #110 #122
Fair Use: it is a legal defense. attempt to balance rights of
4 Fair Use factors considered by courts. it can be slippery slope
#110(1) performance and display in the classroom. in a F2F classroom, copies to help students is allowed. in the course of teaching activities. for non profit ed institutions
#110(2) for online distance education TEACH Technology, Education, and Copyright Harmonization Act of 2002
#108 reproduction by libraries and archives. exemptions ILL and coped for patrons. Digital copies for library’s own use . for preservation and replacement. No more then a single copy per patron. also limitations on types of materials.
annual copyright license
campus-wide coverage
get it now service (document delivery service). Augments ILL operation. In cooperatin with Elsevier and more
pay per view services on copyright.com
http://www.copyright.com/learn
Q&A:
Is copyright permission needed for URL use in the classroom? If so, what are the best methods for obtaining copyright permission for URLs?
What solutions does CCC provide for libraries wanting to provide electronic article access to students for their courses for material they don’t subscribe to.
How can one found out if one’s library is covered by a campus-wide license.
I am working with a student who would like to include figures from published academic articles and books in his dissertation. If he is not able to obtain permissions before the due date, does it seem like this would fall under fair use for academic purposes (not publishing or profit)? Thank you.
How does controlled digital lending (CDL) operate in an academic environment. Can you digitize an analog book owned by the library for posting in Moodle to support distance learning?
How can a user know what is and what is not the core of the document? or Book?
What about providing a link to an article or other material that is publicly available when you click on the link? How/why is that different from printing it and distributing it?
Can an author send her article to participants in the journal club? (journal not subscribed to by library or attendees).
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more on copyright in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=copyright
It survived challenges from Trump’s DOJ, and now one from telecom industry too
https://www.theverge.com/2021/2/23/22298199/california-net-neutrality-law-sb822
Here’s the full text of the California Internet Consumer Protection and Net Neutrality Act of 2018, also known as SB-822. It contains a list of things that ISPs are not going to be able to do, including paid prioritization, “zero-rating” favorable content so it doesn’t count against your data cap (think of those bundled streaming services!), and failing to tell you fast service actually is and how their network management practices and speeds actually work
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https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=netneutrality