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Reducing Zoom Fatigue
Writing in Technology, Mind, and Behavior, Jeremy Bailenson identifies some plausible theoretical arguments as to why participants in Zoom video calls and meetings report being tired by the experience. He identifies four reasons for such […]
Distance Learning
Surprise, Surprise – Not
Writing in The Guardian, John Naughton observes that the COVID19 pandemic may well accelerate the demise of the university as we know it, complete with its dominant mode of teaching and learning, the lecture. This […]
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Agile Service Teams
Although agile methods of organizing are often discussed for core functions such as IT or product development, a piece by McKinsey partners Quentin Jadoul, Deepak Mahadevan, and Philippine Risch highlights the methods and benefits of […]
Data Analytics Research
Policing by the Numbers
An excerpt in Fast Company from a new book by Jon Fasman offers a concise overview of some of the issues raised by the use of algorithms for predictive policing, particularly when those algorithms are […]
Assessment
Curveballs and Catch 22s
In an era where this is so much emphasis on clear and unambiguous assignments for students to allow for fair assessments, it is refreshing to see Michael McDowell discussing some of the benefits of teachers […]
Self-Directed Learning
Innovation and Lifelong Learning
A list of the habits of innovators highlights the importance of self-directed and lifelong learning as a foundation for continuing growth and inspiration. Habits like the pursuit of knowledge, openness to new ideas, and a […]
Distance Learning
Courses of the Living Dead
BoingBoing is featuring a twitter thread in which a student discovers that the professor in the online course he has been taking died in 2019. Assuming the report is accurate in claiming that the university […]
Distance Learning
The Distance Learning Gap
Writing in The Guardian, Sally Weale explains the wide gap in the distance learning experiences of rich and poor children in the UK as revealed by a study conducted by the Sutton Trust.. The COVID19 […]