https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/706123016685066/
Does your college/university have an official policy on webcams on/off during Zoom classes?
Do you, as faculty, have something written in the syllabus that addresses the issue?
I am a part of a college-wide sub committee, and we are looking for best practices. Personally, I feel uneasy teaching to black rectangles.
https://higheredpraxis.substack.com/p/tip-dont-require-cameras-on
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more on webcams in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=webcam
https://mondediplo.com/2020/11/10huawei
Ren, a former engineer with the People’s Liberation Army who went into consumer electronics, played the patriotic card, cautioning Jiang that ‘switching equipment technology was related to national security, and that a nation that did not have its own switching equipment was like one that lacked its own military’ (1). A quarter of a century later, other countries, led by the US, have belatedly grasped the wisdom of Ren’s remarks; the technology in question today is 5G
The company operates networks in 170 countries and employs more than 194,000 people.
This summer it overtook Samsung as the world’s biggest seller of smartphones… boast some of the most advanced artificial intelligence capabilities on the market.
spending more than 10% of its annual profits on research and development. In 2019 it spent over $15bn — more than Apple and Microsoft — and the budget for 2020 is $20bn. (For comparison, the R&D spend of the entire German car industry in 2018 was roughly $30bn.)
Huawei and 5G are only a small part of a much larger geoeconomic and geopolitical struggle in which China is trying to gain the upper hand over the US.
Washington’s campaign against Chinese tech includes firms such as the state-owned ZTE, another important player in the 5G field, WeChat and TikTok and many other lesser-known companies. But Huawei is its main target.
Washington sees Huawei as an arch-example of China’s rogue behaviour (widely mistaken for meritocratic market success) — stealing intellectual property, bullying partners and undercutting competitors
The EU has failed to agree a common policy on 5G.
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more on Huawei in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=huawei
Kyle Chayka calls this “ambient television,” an artifact of contemporary dystopia made for our quarantine era, when nothing’s stopping you from leaving the TV on all day long.
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/cultural-comment/emily-in-paris-and-the-rise-of-ambient-tv
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more on social media in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=social+media
Real-time technology like Epic Games’ Unreal Engine has emerged as a successful tool and resource to implement this type of teaching and learning.
Storytelling is a major component of so many professions.
use digital portfolios and our critique process by viewing a StoryMap I made using Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
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more on Unreal Engine in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=unreal+engine
Micro-credentials and Badges in Higher Education
- Cost and business model considerations
- Different types of badging platforms and technology
- How to partner with industry to deliver in-demand competencies
- Considerations for monetizing microcredentials
- Current issues impacting badges during COVID-19
Identifying Badges that Add Value to Your Institution
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
Our faculty will establish a shared terminology, discuss the benefits and challenges of various badges, and explain how each type can advance the goals of your institution and best serve students. You will share your purposes for pursuing a badging initiative, identify the types of badges that could add the most value to your institution, and set goals for the conference.
Designing Quality Alternative Credentials
2:30 – 3:15 p.m.
What goes into developing, designing, assessing, and maintaining quality microcredentials? In this session, you will learn about:
- Standardization and rigor in development
- Curriculum design and assessment
- Developing a governance process
- Continuous maintenance and improvement
Funding and Monetizing Badges
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Many institutions are looking into badging as a potential revenue stream during lean times. During this hour, you will learn strategies for monetization. We will also look at various fee-based and tuition-based funding models to financially operationalize microcredentialing.
Marketing and Branding
1:30 – 2:15 p.m.
How do you articulate the value proposition of badges to internal and external stakeholders? During this session you will learn how to brand and market your microcredentials. You will study badge images and stacking considerations that will help you create the best design for your circumstances.
Jeff Bohrer
Technical PM, IMS Global Learning
Jeff currently serves as a program manager for digital credentials initiatives at IMS Global Learning Consortium. Jeff leads projects and programs related to digital badges, comprehensive learner records, and the interoperability of learning technologies. Jeff is also co-chair of the EDUCAUSE Microcredentials and Badges Constituent Group.
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More on microcredentials in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=microcredentials
https://www.facebook.com/groups/onlinelearningcollective/permalink/703130946984273/
Anybody have a simple template for a Venn Diagram that’s editable?
Jamboard: https://edu.google.com/products/jamboard/ https://ditchthattextbook.com/jamboard-templates/
https://flippity.net/ – Manipulatives.
lucidcharts or diagram.net
Readwritethink.org interactives.
Apple’s new MacBook and Mac Mini could change PCs as we know them
As the insides of computers become more like iPhones, we can expect better battery life, thinner designs and even, maybe, a lower price tag.
https://www.cnet.com/news/apple-new-m1-macbook-and-mac-mini-could-change-pcs-as-we-know-them-one-more-thing-event-silicon/
Software developed by University College London & UC Berkeley can identify ‘fake news’ sites with 90% accuracy from r/Futurology
Machine learning tool deUC Berveloped to detect fake news domains when they register
http://www.businessmole.com/tool-developed-by-university-college-london-can-identify-fake-news-sites-when-they-are-registered/
Al is not lost though, as academics from UCL and several other institutions have developed a tool that may help us separate the fact from fiction. They have designed a machine learning tool which can cite domains that were created to spread what has now commonly become known as ‘fake news’.
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more on fake news in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=fake+news
TIL that the Soviet Union was issued a top-level internet domain just before its 1991 collapse. The domain was never deactivated and has since become a haven for cybercriminals due to its lack of regulation. from r/todayilearned
Tons of Hackers Are Hanging Out in Old Soviet Cyberspace
https://gizmodo.com/tons-of-hackers-are-hanging-out-in-old-soviet-cyberspac-510829003
Until recently, the .su domain has been the home of weird, but legitimate sites. But when the administrators for Russia’s .ru got a little more strict about what they would and wouldn’t allow, scammers and hackers alike began to migrate to the out-dated .su, which saw its population of sites double in 2011, and again in 2012.
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Old Soviet Union domain name attracts cybercriminal interest
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/old-soviet-union-domain-name-attracts-cybercriminal-interest
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more on the Internet in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=Internet