Presentation slides for the OER and MOOC workshop facilitated at Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM) on the 25th March, 2013.
2013-03-23
Embracing OER & MOOCs to TRANSFORM EDUCATION...?
Are your students plagiarizing? Here's how you find out
There are a number of ways teachers can figure out if their students are plagiarizing. There are a number of websites and programs that will help you do just that. You type in a portion of your student’s paper and run it through a plagiarism checker to see if those words appear elsewhere on the Internet. If they do, your student may have plagiarized.
Check out these free online resources: http://drsaraheaton.wordpress.com/2010/09/26/are-your-students-plagiarizing-heres-how-you-find-out/
EU Opens Up Access to Scientific Research
New scientific research must be published for free online, the vice-president of the European Commission said, in a move designed to increase the knowledge pool open to small business and lead to more innovative products.
All scientists receiving European Union funding will have to publish their results in an open-access format, Neelie Kroes, the commissioner responsible for Europe’s digital agenda, said Monday in Stockholm. Ms. Kroes also launched the global Research Data Alliance — a group committed to pooling and co-ordinating scientific data so it can be shared better.
Read more at: http://blogs.wsj.com/tech-europe/2013/03/19/eu-opens-up-access-to-scientific-research/?mod=rss_Europe_Technology
2013-03-21
Get Ahead in Your Career with a PhD in Elementary Education
Recently, schools have been trialling various arrangements which break from the one-teacher, one-class mould. So a leader in elementary education needs an understanding of change, as well as educational theory and knowledge of best practice.
A PhD in elementary education provides the theory, research, and practice for teachers and educational administrators who wish to enter leadership positions in this sector of education. This page is about such programs. It provides information on what is studied and where you can study these programs.
Read more: http://onlineanddistancelearning.com/phd-elementary-education
March 21, 2013: IJEDICT Weekly News is out
IJEDICT Weekly News", by Stewart Marshall: A free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about ICT for education and development.
Read and subscribe at: http://paper.li/f-1325685118
A bank in your pocket: The mobile money revolution in Tanzania
Increasingly, people around the world, especially in Africa, are paying their school fees, healthcare and utility bills using mobile phones today. Businesses use mobile money phones to pay their staff and suppliers. Poor people who have never entered a bank are using mobile services to send or receive remittances and to save their money.
‘Mobile money’, as it has been dubbed, is growing at an amazing pace on the continent and at an even faster rate in East Africa.
Read more: http://blogs.worldbank.org/africacan/a-bank-in-your-pocket-the-mobile-money-revolution-in-tanzania
Open Academic Resources Offers Education Opportunities in Emerging Economies
The launch of the Research Data Alliance this week could have major implications for the future of the academic community, bridging major institutions and driving collaborative innovation. Yet the benefits of world universities opening their gates are more lateral than vertical, strengthening ties within communities that are already educationally privileged. How do developing countries stand to benefit from open knowledge projects?
Read more at: http://techpresident.com/news/wegov/23626/will-open-academic-resources-emerging-economies-level-playing-field-education
Study Your Forensic Psychology Doctorate Online or On Campus
Are you interested in studying a forensic psychology doctorate program or in taking criminology and justice studies? This page will help you to find out more about university forensic psychology and to locate suitable schools, especially those where the program can be taken by online and distance learning.Forensic psychology is a fascinating field of study concerned with the application of psychology in law and law enforcement. For example, it is used in treating mentally ill offenders, providing expert testimony in court, and also in analyzing a criminal's mind and intent. So to prepare for this work students need to take criminal justice and civil legal courses as well as psychology courses. But prior to taking a doctorate in this area, you need to have completed a relevant masters degree in psychology. If you are interested in this area, you may also like to check the criminal justice page for useful programs and advice.
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Study Your Forensic Psychology Doctorate Online or On Campus
2013-03-19
Online And Distance Learning Weekly
Online And Distance Learning Weekly", by Natalie Stewart: A free, online newspaper with a curated selection of articles, blog posts, videos and photos about teaching and learning online.
Read and subscribe free at: http://paper.li/NattyStewart24/1325359513
Podcast #73: Girls advocate for girls’ education and gender equality
NEW YORK, United States of America, 18 March 2013 – Three young women from quite different parts of the world, but with very similar goals, met at UNICEF House recently to talk about their passion for promoting girls’ rights.
More at: http://www.educationandtransition.org/resources/podcast-73-girls-advocate-for-girls-education-and-gender-equality/
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