Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
New study finds the number of Americans reporting “extreme” mental distress grew from 3.5% in 1993 to 6.4% in 2019; “extreme distress” here is defined as reporting serious emotional problems and mental distress in all 30 of the past 30 days from r/science
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more on stress in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=stress
Here is the link to the Molecule Builder on Steam: https://lnkd.in/e7RqXrB
My team is investing into the development of STEM Labs for HTC Vive / Oculus Rift and are making them available through the Steam store. This past week, we launched a chemistry experience where students learn to build molecules in a space lab. Our Molecule Builder Lab teaches:
Since this is an investment we’re making internally, we have made the module available for an accessible cost through the STEAM VR store. I know this group is not for self-promotion, so as a token of appreciation for allowing us to share this information, our team would like to give away up to 10-keys for free for those interested in using this at their academic institutions.
I hope you are all having a great weekend, and again, thank you for allowing us to share this information.
Douglas Fajardo CEO | CXO 954.559.5133
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more on chemistry in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=chemistry
https://www.chronicle.com/article/when-this-is-all-over-keep-recording-your-lectures
“Passively watching a recording is not as good as being an active participant in class, so these videos are a supplement, not a substitute. I’ll keep posting the videos as long as you keep coming to class.”
My note: I wonder if the instructor uses the “VideoQuiz” option in MediaSpace/Kaltura and place questions at important places of the h/er video lecture recording and thus make the experience more engaging
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more on vodcast in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=vodcast
more on lecture capture in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=video+lecture
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more on technology education in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=technology+education
From the US election to the Covid-19 crisis, every major event is now accompanied by a wave of fake news. But is this…
Posted by Le Monde diplomatique in English on Tuesday, February 2, 2021
https://mondediplo.com/2021/01/13fakenews
free e-book
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more on fake news in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=fake+news
Can’t get enough Bernie memes? Have your students create their own.
Posted by ISTE on Friday, January 29, 2021
https://www.iste.org/explore/classroom/5-ways-use-memes-students
Meme-creation apps are easy to find for laptops, tablets or smartphones. Search “meme-creation program” in the Apple App Store, Google Play or on your laptop, and many options will come up, including
Meme Creator, https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
Meme Generator: https://imgflip.com/memegenerator
Quick Meme: http://www.quickmeme.com/
Here are some ways you can use memes in your classroom.
Create class rules.
Students can create memes to define or use new vocabulary. Display the word at the top, and place the definition or a sentence using the word below.
Students can use memes to dramatize a point from a novel or short story they are studying. Teachers can break the class into groups and have each group create a meme from assigned chapters in a class novel.
Teachers and/or students can import an image into a meme-creation program and make their own meme with a witty subtitle.
Students can also create memes as a way to review the material or to explain math formulas or science concepts.
‘Price gouging from Covid’: student ebooks costing up to 500% more than in print from r/books
Nearly 3,000 librarians, academics and students have now signed an open letter calling for a public investigation into the “unaffordable, unsustainable and inaccessible” academic ebook market.
Johanna Anderson, subject librarian at the University of Gloucestershire and one of the authors of the letter, says: “Publishers are manipulating the market and price gouging from Covid. We are trying to support students during an unprecedented public health crisis and they are making it so much harder. It is a scandal.”
Caroline Ball, subject librarian at the University of Derby, says one reason librarians are angry is that academic publishing is one of the most lucrative industries in the world, with unusually high profit margins, estimated at around 40%.
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more on ebook prices in the SCSU OER blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/oer/2021/01/17/ebook-prices/
An unexpected communique:
“Campus usage of Proctorio will be discontinued after the Summer 2021 term.”
Good job UIUC! https://t.co/dgBuUYsGod
— Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (@lisalibrarian) January 27, 2021
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more on Proctorio in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=proctorio
https://www.pcmag.com/news/what-is-wi-fi-6e
Local police are often able to access very powerful surveillance tools — including cellphone tracking devices, automatic…
Posted by NPR on Wednesday, January 27, 2021
On police use of automatic license plate readers, or ALPRs
invasive technologies
Stingray IMSI Catcher (international mobile subscriber information)
Notifications
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https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53402901-we-see-it-all
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more on surveillance in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=surveillance