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Online MBAs – Grad Ratings

October 30, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Minestrone Soup

October 30, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

Minestrone Soup

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The View from Inside Online Learning

October 29, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Students under Surveillance

October 29, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Social Cooling

October 26, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Resources for Self-Directed Learning

October 26, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

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 […]

Data Ethics Self-Assessment

October 26, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

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, […]

Facial Recognition – Balancing Pros and Cons

October 25, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

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. […]

Approaches to Community in Online Learning

October 25, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

One of the challenges for online learning programs is developing a sense of community and connection among the students and the faculty. Social connections can arise spontaneously when education takes place in a physical space […]

Self-Directed Learning: Control and Resources

October 24, 2019 Gary Natriello 0

In an essay available in the the Informal Education Archives (INFED), Stephen Brookfield examines two important characteristics of self-directed learning: authentic control for the learner and access to social conditions that make learning resources truly […]