Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
https://mondediplo.com/2019/01/05china-social-credit
gold stars and black marks have begun to shape public and private behaviours.
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more on China social credit system
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=social+credit
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Generation_Alpha
https://interestingengineering.com/generation-alpha-the-children-of-the-millennial
https://www.skillsportal.co.za/content/generation-alpha-requires-new-approach-education
Meet Generation Alpha: Teaching the Newest Generation of Students
a new report from the nonprofit Future of Privacy Forum, which analyzed recent research about young adults from the U.S., China, Germany and Japan.
a study from Indiana University detailed the fears college students have about and the ways they adapt to the fact that they may be photographed at any moment by friends, classmates or even strangers.
Another worry described in the Future of Privacy Forum report is about a type of digital harassment known as “doxxing,”
Many students are loath to share biometric information with colleges and are wary about tools like facial recognition software.
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more on gerrymandering in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=gerrymandering
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more on data privacy in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=data+privacy
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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more on net neutrality in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=netneutrality
https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/759650214665679/
Have any of you used Urkund, the plagiarism check tool? How did you find it?
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more on plagiarism in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=plagiarism
link to the “Grammarly” thread:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/717390118891689/
Hi all, I don’t use Grammarly, but I hear that a lot of people find it useful. I am also hearing that some instructors/universities find its use problematic. Several years ago, a student that I knew was not a good writer was accused of plagiarism by another instructor. She claimed that her nearly flawless papers were written with the help of Grammarly. I am curious to know if you encourage or prohibit Grammarly in your classes and if your department or university has a policy concerning its use.
My summation of this thread:
naturally, opinions are for and against:
pros –
it helps/forces students understand the need to proofread
partially replaces the very initial work of instructor
cons –
algorithms/technology are/is not perfect
it does not replace a living person (sic!!!)
e.g. it detect passive voice, but does not teach the replacement
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more on grammarly in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=grammarly
America is divided by race, gender and geography. None of that is new. What’s new is division by education: a college divide.
One element of the college divide is hostility to higher education itself; the percentage of self-identified Republicans who say higher education has a negative effect on the country went from 37 percent in 2015 to 59 percent in 2019.
College graduates are being painted as elites principally because the vast majority of students who successfully complete four-plus years of college at the vast majority of institutions have the financial resources, family stability and support that are characteristic of top quartile (if not top decile) households.