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What is being learned online?
05
May
A new report on the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) was published in late April and
can show progress and setbacks in these new means of mass education.
The report, again funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates (the first was also and did a post), was coordinated by George Siemens, a technology-academic expert at the University of Texas at Arlington, and states that the initial frenzied enthusiasm seems now a little milder: “It’s almost like now we passed by a shameful period in which we forget we were researching and how were scientists, hurried to make decisions and proclaim things that were not scientific whole,” he told the publication of Wired Campus .
The goal then this new report is to offer research topics: student engagement and learning success in a process of self-regulation and social learning, network analysis and network learning, including: motivation, attitude and criteria success.
Siemens understood the basics of networks, this might be embarrassing said that without the involvement of the students. “Now the subject of particular interest,” it is just a distraction from a distance and is “is literally just a click away” as the published report (download).
Five key research themes were identified in the report: student engagement and success of learning, Mooc´s design and curriculum, self-regulated learning and social learning, social network analysis and network learning, and motivation, attitude, and success criteria.
The names of student engagement reports as a prominent issue. Many students enrolled in MOOCs non-traditional, to make sure that they are involved and able to succeed in such a course is even more important.
The Siemens teacher said he hopes the report will help colleges to tomaem r intelligent decisions based on research and evidence, to create their digital campuses.
Library Champion program in United Kingdom
11
Nov
That’s how it is titled the Library of King’s College London, which brings many services beyond traditional cataloging, it supports several electronic journals and databases, and all media services social networking, twitter , facebook, youtube, etc.
The reason why the Library of King’s College is receiving the title of Champion Library is launching this November with a voluntary service that started this week.
The premise of this program is a volunteer champion the development of library collections, spending a small portion of the budget for the purchase of library materials, are capable of meeting collections and then discuss with their peers to bring unpublished collections for the library.
This budget is separate from the budget of the faculty and academic departments hoping not use the normal methods of purchase orders, but this initiative that the interaction strength of the faculty a conversation about the current scientific literature.
The program called “Library Champion” should also provide feedback to peers, what services are currently provided, and suggestions for future new services and resources in the library, based on the production of the faculty.
A library without books
04
Nov
The inaugural class of 550 students with scholarships offered to attend a newly accredited public university, was 
announced a fully digital library with 135 000 e-books available to be read on e-reader, tablet or laptop.
Completely libraries without books is still a rarity in US colleges, but the University of Lakeland, Florida, recently built a dreary stretch of road between Tampa and Orlando, made at the Polytechnic University of Florida, is a bold building, with architecture made by architect Spaniard Santiago Calatrava.
The director of the university librarie´s Kathyrin Miller said: “It’s an important decision to boldly go forward without books,” sempilhas to organize books, library staff beyond the main service which is the reference should guide students in reursos mentoring and training them for the management of digital materials.
While the paperless library is not fully available, students will be discouraged from using other printers, Miller said, and he will continue buying traditional textbooks or digital texts when available.
Requesting books the old fashioned way can be made in one of 11 public universities exist in Florida, from the system that is integrated between these libraries.
The books of the Florida Polytechnic are budgeted at $ 60,000 for the purchase of securities by means of software that will allow students a free browsing with one or two clicks, and the book will be passed on to the student by digital means.
