Digital Literacy for St. Cloud State University
Looking for remote learning tips? Here are 4 helpful strategies to consider. pic.twitter.com/uCBpjEXHC2
— Education Week (@educationweek) December 9, 2020
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more on remote learning in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=remote+learning
more on distance learning in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=distance+learning
Building machine learning models to automatically generate posters direct from manuscripts/preprints … output looking promising 😀 #scicomm #AI pic.twitter.com/B6ItCi38d9
— Phil Gooch (@Phil_Gooch) December 9, 2020
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more on machine learning in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=machine+learning
https://www.state.gov/the-chinese-communist-party-on-the-american-campus/
State Department, Michael Pompeo
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https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/12/10/pompeo-criticizes-colleges-over-china-ties
The starting point of this method is the definition of the two key variables we want to study: learning effort and business metrics. Sales and Training Effort. Then the cost of each training session, salary cost when they are not working,
The measure of learning ROI could then be standardized and used to benchmark different actions of learning effectiveness.
This approach can be used by any organization that has an important number of autonomous units, like the stores in this business case. The units need to make sense from a business perspective, and their numbers need to be large to allow statistical power.
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more on ROI in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=return+of+investment
he two highest-ranked spots went to skills that didn’t appear at all on WEF’s previous list: 1) analytical thinking and innovation, and 2) active learning and learning strategies. Another skill cluster that didn’t make the previous list debuted at No. 5 — resilience, stress tolerance, and flexibility.
“The pace of technology adoption is expected to remain unabated and may accelerate in some areas,” including the use of robots and artificial intelligence, the report said. Most businesses — 84 percent — plan to accelerate the digitalization of work processes and the use of digital tools, such as video conferencing,
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compare to 2015
https://www.slideshare.net/aidemoreto/gamification-and-byox-in-academic-libraries-low-end-practical-approach
Someone on TikTok asked if I could recommend books about tech ethics and I have never been so hyped to create a piece of content in my life. https://t.co/0N4MsnOJs3 pic.twitter.com/61LCHOVyOX
— Casey Fiesler, PhD, JD, geekD (@cfiesler) December 8, 2020
Message to SDSU students regarding RESPONDUS software. #1 We will not rely solely on faculty interpretation of video evidence from Respondus when evaluating claims of academic dishonesty. #2 – Beginning in Jan 2021, IT will not support the campuswide use of Respondus by faculty. pic.twitter.com/I2Ssim4LVW
— Dr. Luke Wood (@DrLukeWood) December 8, 2020
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more on proctoring in this IMS blog
https://blog.stcloudstate.edu/ims?s=proctorio
more on proctoring in the Higher Ed Learning Collective
https://www.facebook.com/groups/539260760037960/search/?q=proctor
A tech entrepreneur in the State Department is using network theory to counter Chinese pressure https://t.co/sZmusiRXS4 via @BW
— Bloomberg (@business) December 9, 2020
A tech entrepreneur in the State Department is using network theory to counter Chinese pressure.
According to Krach, the Clean Network includes 180 telecom companies and 50 national governments that represent two-thirds of the world’s gross domestic product. Although that’s impressive, all countries aren’t equally committed.
The task of forming networks to counter China’s influence has been made easier by China itself, which has frightened and angered trading partners with its “wolf warrior” diplomacy, a newly belligerent pursuit of China’s national interests.
The Clean Network is to China what George Kennan’s “long telegram” [PDF] of 1946 was to the Soviet Union, wrote David Fidler, adjunct senior fellow for cybersecurity and global health at the Council on Foreign Relations, in a blog post in October.
But trade deals alone are not enough, says Martijn Rasser, a senior fellow at the Center for a New American Security. For instance, they wouldn’t stop China from exporting its surveillance technology to countries such as Venezuela and Uganda, where it’s been used to target political activists, he says.
Sobering.
“With so many US academic libraries facing cuts, some might be tempted to assume that the sector is bottoming out and will soon recover. To the contrary, we see risks of a further slide.”
https://t.co/1D3ImjbLZX via @rschon— Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe (@lisalibrarian) December 9, 2020
The Impacts of COVID-19 on Academic Library Budgets: Fall 2020
not all institutions have targeted their libraries equally. On average, libraries at private institutions fared better than those at public institutions, and those at baccalaureate colleges were most likely to not report a change in their budgets.
In light of present circumstances, publishers and other vendors have several opportunities to support the sector beyond the free access offers and price caps that have been extended. To take one example, in light of staffing austerity measures, there could be renewed attention to reducing the administrative burden faced by librarians to acquire, configure, and maintain products. And, with so many users working remotely, bringing greater seamlessness by reducing authorization, authentication, and other discovery to access barriers in an off-campus environment has never been more important. Libraries and publishers alike are only beginning to understand the impacts of reduced budgets, changes in work locations, and future higher education and funder priorities on strategies for achieving open access.
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