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Why I’m Saying Goodbye to Apple, Google and Microsoft - Dan Gillmor
By Viorel Tabara 27 February 2015 @ 1:30pmPosted to group: Open Source Softwaremedium.com - Hmm, there is no better article to kickstart this group activity (or maybe there is? ;). It's well known that OSX runs on BSD and it's got a lot of open source tools under the hood but with Microsoft open sourcing ASP.NET MVC, Web API, and Web Pages...Three ways to save distance universities
By Jon Dron November 5, 2015 - 1:14pm Comments (3)Today brings another bit of bad news for a distance education institution, with TELUQ's future looking uncertain, though it is good to see that its importance and contribution is also recognized, and it is a long way from dead yet. Though rumours...Can GPT-3 write an academic paper on itself, with minimal human input?
By Jon Dron 2 July 2022 @ 12:48pmhal.archives-ouvertes.fr - Brilliant. The short answer is, of course, yes, and it doesn't do a bad job of it. This is conceptual art of the highest order. This is the preprint of a paper written by GPT-3 (as first author) about itself, submitted to "a well-known...Formal and Non-Formal Learning: Cattle Drives vs. Watering Holes
By SuTuan Lulee 4 September 2012 @ 7:38pm Comments (2)www.aect.org - Schwier (2010) made an interesting metaphors for Formal, Nonformal and Informal Learning Environments! The conclusions he made was insightful: Formal learning environment are the cattle drives of online learning environments. Learners are...
Sample cover letters for hard-copy journal article submission
Last updated August 16, 2024 - 11:32am by Mark A. McCutcheon Comments (1)The following are actual cover letters for articles I submitted in hard copy; some journals (e.g. PMLA) still require hard copy submission. A cover letter should include the main components of a business letter, and it should be very short and to...Resistance to "corporate war on public education" at the U of Southern Maine
Started by Mark A. McCutcheon in the group Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA) April 1, 2014 - 9:29amPosted to group: Athabasca University Faculty Association (AUFA)The unfolding drama of mass layoffs and student protest at the U of Southern Maine is worth paying attention to, as the neoliberalization of liberal education continues. Pressured by the specious ruse of "austerity," North American universities...-
Your First Visit to the Landing
Last updated May 2, 2015 - 12:37pm by Jon Dron in the group The Landing Help Community Comments (10)Posted to group: The Landing Help CommunityWelcome to The Landing!! Athabasca Landing has many of the features of social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, as well as other social media like blogs, wikis, and social bookmarks. However, it is better able to control...
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