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| | Today's Top Stories | | 1. | Getting Through a Wireless Overhaul | | | via Campus Technology | | | Over the past decade, campus WiFi has evolved from a network of convenience to a network of choice. Students, faculty and staff now bring a plethora of devices onto campus, many of which require a wireless connection. With ever-increasing demand for wireless connectivity and ever-changing WiFi standards, upgrading network infrastructure has become a virtually endless process complicated by ever-dwindling resources. More
Why This Matters: Managing a complete wireless overhaul on campus is a daunting task. Read how the IT team at Michigan's Oakland University is tackling the challenges head-on to meet user demand in our increasingly digital era. |
| | 2. | Are MOOCs Forever? | | | via The Chronicle of Higher Education | | | Peer review is often a key part of writing programs in higher ed, but many learning management systems lack the features to facilitate the reviewing process. More
Why This Matters: When the LMS didn't contain peer review features, an English professor at the University of South Florida took matters into his own hands. Read how My Reviewers system was created in-house to bridge the gap. |
| | 3. | Researchers Expose Possible Cybersecurity Risks in 3D Printing | | | via EdTech Magazine | | | Experts project that higher education and the manufacturing industry will invest hundreds of millions of dollars into 3D printing in the coming years, but new cybersecurity concerns might curtail that spending. More
Why This Matters: 3D printing is one of the cornerstones of the maker movement, but researchers at NYU say that they raise significant cybersecurity concerns. EdTech Magazine dives into the details. |
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| | Blog Quote of the Day | Choral Explanations and OER: A Summary of Thinking to Date
"As Open Educational Resources move into the mainstream, producers of these works must decide whether they wish to replicate the standard textbook process and format or explore new options in presentation and production. The choices we make now determine whether we will merely reproduce traditional textbook publishing at less cost or use this opportunity to leverage greater pedagogical change." Mike Caulfield, Hapgood |
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Critics of Pokemon Go in education are bad because criticism is bad. Congrats, ed-tech bloggers. You are really winning with this one. |
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