Category: Education
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Two years after the NYT’s ‘Year of the MOOC’: how much do we actually know about them?
Despite the hype around MOOCs to date, there are many similarities between MOOC research and…
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What does the recent LA School District “iPads-for-all” debacle tell us about the structural changes gripping the US K-12 educational system?
– in EducationWhy are there such vast amounts of resources invested in education technology without substantial evidence…
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What are the limitations of learning at scale? Investigating information diffusion and network vulnerability in MOOCs
while a lot is known about the mechanics of group learning in smaller and traditionally…
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UK teenagers without the Internet are ‘educationally disadvantaged’
The researchers’ interviews with teenagers reveal that they felt shut out of their peer group…
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Understanding low and discontinued Internet use amongst young people in Britain
– in EducationWhy do these people stop using the Internet given its prevalence and value in the…
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Young people in transition are particularly at risk of being both socially and digitally excluded
– in EducationDigital inclusion cannot be addressed without tackling social exclusion, for many of those who are…