Not everyone is cut out for remote work. Some people will just perform better when they come in to the workplace everyday. Carrie McKeegan who only hires remote workers has identified three characteristics of successful […]
One of the questions that arises in discussions of self-directed learning is how such an approach might be used with younger students who may benefit from guidance. Teachers in traditional schools do provide direction, but […]
An article in Forbes discusses the ratings given to online MBA programs by recent graduates and the results are encouraging. Graduates of online MBA programs reported definite positive impacts on their careers from their online […]
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As online learning has grown and matured, there is evidence that while it allows some students who would otherwise be unable to access education to pursue their studies, in the case of other students the […]
An article by Lois Beckett in The Guardian provides a good overview of the state of surveillance of students in US schools. The articles describes the rise in the surveillance of communications on school-provided email […]
With the growing availability of tools for automatically and quickly processing data and then sharing such data widely, there is also growing concern about intrusions into individual lives. The proliferation of video cameras in both […]
To engage fully in self-directed learning activities learners must have access to vast quantities of high quality learning resources and opportunities. The digital revolution has contributed to enormous advances in making learning resources available to […]
With the growing use of data for research and applications in virtually all sectors of society, there is increasing concern about the ethical dimensions of decisions made by researchers and collaborators as they gather, process, […]
As facial recognition technology improves and becomes more pervasive, it has raised a number of concerns about uses that will impinge on privacy and liberty. These concerns are certainly justified particularly in certain political contexts. […]
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