The dire warning appears in a new book by William G. Bowen, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and … More
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Misleading Data Visualizations Can Confuse, Deceive Learners | Learning Solutions Magazine
Data visualizations can be essential tools for exploring and communicating complicated information—or they can obfuscate, distort, or misrepresent data. Misleading … More
Does Tailoring Instruction to “Learning Styles” Help Students Learn?
Ask the Cognitive Scientist By Daniel T. Willingham Question: In 2005, you wrote that there was no evidence supporting theories … More
How AR and VR Will Revolutionize the Classroom – ReadWrite
Bart Schachter With our business and personal lives moving to the digital environment, it makes sense that education — from … More
Hey, Alexa, Should We Bring Virtual Assistants to Campus? These Colleges Gave Them a Shot – The Chronicle of Higher Education
Three research universities provided students with Amazon’s Echo Dot devices in pilot programs last year. Here’s what they learned. Source: … More
Nearly half of U.S. colleges are using OpenStax textbooks this year
By Emily Tate AUGUST 2, 2018 Nearly half of U.S. colleges are using OpenStax textbooks this year. The Rice University-based … More
OER is at a tipping point. Here’s how to keep it moving in the right direction.
At Lansing Community College in Michigan, OER has been transformative. The college’s librarian describes what it will take to make … More
Educators struggle to find solid research on edtech
[I need to post a blog about the swift rise of online learning and how those within the discipline in … More
A Futurist Predicts the Death of Higher Education – The Atlantic
A futurist says the industry may have nowhere to go but down. What does the slide look like? Source: A … More
Doubling Down On Learners
By Rod Berger Forbes Contributor As the education world continues its discussions about transformation and how it can meet the … More
