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2015-10-13
They are green and local - Kenyan entrepreneurs in Africa
From solar-powered irrigation to waste turned into electricity, African clean-tech entrepreneurs are developing innovative solutions to climate change that can be deployed across the continent. And in doing so, they are creating jobs and planting the seeds for new competitive sectors of the economy.
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45 free online classes you can take (and finish) by the end of this year
Whether you're interested in programming, graphic design, speech writing, or conflict resolution, there's bound to be a class for you.
Stewart-Marshall's insight:
Mashable has curated a list of 45 online classes from providers across the web. They cover programming, graphic design, speech writing, conflict resolution, and more. All of these classes are free and none take more than 10 weeks to complete.
2015-10-12
Preparing for the digital university: a review of the history and current state of distance, blended, and online learning
The sheer scale of numbers of students led to bold proclamations of education disruption and a sector on the verge of systemic change. However, from the perspective of 2015, these statements appear increasingly erroneous as moocs have proven to be simply an additional learning opportunity instead of a direct challenge to higher education itself. Many of the issues confronting early mooc development and offerings could have been reduced if greater consideration was given to research literature in learning sciences and technology enabled learning.
2015-10-09
The end of ‘just Google it’: Why students need to be digitally literate
With so much information readily available in a range of multimodal formats, from text to multimedia, apps and social networking, we need to blend technological learning and critical literacy together so that students can critically appraise the information that they are accessing. Teaching digital literacy is something that can be embedded into regular teaching in all subjects at all stages of education. To do that, it needs to be explicitly taught and reinforced by every teacher in every subject in a way that is appropriate for students.
2015-10-08
Profiling Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs
InfoDev has released a report examining women's entrepreneurship in the Caribbean: Profiling Caribbean Women Entrepreneurs: Business Environment, Sectoral
There is a paucity of information on women entrepreneurs in the Caribbean region. This InfoDev report seeks to redress this and seeks to develop an understanding of the main issues facing women in their businesses and their future growth potential.
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2015-10-06
ICT Opportunities and Threats for Children
For many children around the world today there are no artificial boundaries between being 'offline' and 'online'. The environments that children find themselves in are increasingly digital, as much of their socializing, learning, civic engagement and entertainment happens online. In many countries, children and young people are among the greatest users of this technology. Even in countries where overall internet penetration is low, it is much higher among the 15-24 age group.
2015-10-05
How to Evaluate Web Resources
Effective and credible writing requires authoritative and verifiable resources. Learn the best ways to evaluate sources of information on the Web.
2015-10-04
Helping Students Become Better Online Researchers | Edudemic
When it comes to social media, students may know more than you, but as students progress through school, online research skills become more important.
2015-10-03
Scoop.It for SEO – A New World of Curation [Infographic]
For almost everyone who is a part of the online world coming up with fresh content consistently is a big challenge. Practically every guideline advises that content should be engaging, informative and relevant every single time. Consequently, content curation has taken off in a big way.
Simply put, content curation is the process of curating relevant and interesting content from various sources on the web and putting them together and publishing them on a personal site or blog. As a result of the popularity of the content curation process, a number of content marketing tools have been introduced. These tools are meant to help in the process of content marketing and SEO and facilitate the process of curation...
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