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Blaming decolonisation for limiting free speech is a red herring

Blaming decolonisation for limiting free speech is a red herring | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

recent HEPI blog written by Professor Doug Stokes argues that the decolonisation movement in higher education is ‘illiberal and authoritarian’, describing recent comments from the Minister of State for Universities that decolonisation is ‘censoring history’ as ‘a defence of key academic values’. While we certainly respect the author’s right to freely express their opinions, we believe the blog perpetuates several fundamental misunderstandings about curriculum decolonisation that should be addressed.  

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Get help with remote education

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Information, guidance and support for teachers and leaders on educating children during the coronavirus outbreak.
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Inclusion and Education | Global Education Monitoring Report

Inclusion and Education | Global Education Monitoring Report | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
In line with its mandate, the 2020 GEM Report assesses progress towards Sustainable Development Goal 4 (SDG 4) on education and its ten targets, as well as other related education targets in the SDG agenda. The Report also addresses inclusion in education, drawing attention to all those excluded from education, because of background or ability. The Report is motivated by the explicit reference to inclusion in the 2015 Incheon Declaration, and the call to ensure an inclusive and equitable quality education in the formulation of SDG 4, the global goal for education. It reminds us that, no matter what argument may be built to the contrary, we have a moral imperative to ensure every child has a right to an appropriate education of high quality.
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Why young people still want to go to university, even though it'll be very different to usual

Why young people still want to go to university, even though it'll be very different to usual | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

Applications to universities in the UK have increased during the COVID-19 lockdown. UCAS, the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service, has reported a 1.6% increase from last year, and over 40% of all UK 18-year-olds have now applied to university.

This rise may come as a surprise. The university experience for those starting in autumn 2020 will be very different. Some teaching will take place online. Freshers’ week may turn into weeks or even months: universities may look to avoid crowding by spreading out events and reducing attendee numbers. Student unions will be planning events that are both in person and virtual.

However, there are a nu

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Landmark report on the last decade of UK postgraduate education provides an indication of what is to come after Covid-19

Landmark report on the last decade of UK postgraduate education provides an indication of what is to come after Covid-19 | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
The Higher Education Policy Institute (www.hepi.ac.uk) is publishing a landmark report, Postgraduate Education in the UK (HEPI Analytical Report 1) by Dr Ginevra House, which has been produced with the kind support of the British Library.

Looking at how the UK postgraduate landscape has changed since the last similar report was published a decade ago, the new report uses previously unpublished data to reveal the state of UK postgraduate education in the years before the Covid-19 crisis struck. Compared to the past, a higher proportion of postgraduates are female, studying full-time and young.
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The Future Of Education And The Use Of Technology

The Future Of Education And The Use Of Technology | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Changes in the educational field require a change of mindset first. In this article, find out how technology can transform the future of education.

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Steven Orjuela Garcia's curator insight, February 19, 2020 10:02 AM
I find this article quite interesting, as it serves as a reminder that as teachers we need to keep innovating the way we educate.   We can't keep using the same archaic methods from the last century, by using technology we can achive bigger advances in not only investigation but also education.  
Daniela Ibarra Osorio's curator insight, March 15, 2020 4:37 PM
Education has had a fairly notable evolution with the use of technology, recognizing that there are differences that characterize each individual and that by recognizing these differences we understand inclusion and along with it goes the technology that supports us to change in order to generate significant changes and challenges in learning, content, proximity and teaching. The future of education lies in teaching about creativity, innovation, problem solving and understanding that we are and are going for an era of evolution.
thelma.davila@yahoo.com's curator insight, September 19, 2021 12:34 AM

The article focuses on transforming the current educational system that was implemented in the 1900's using new technology integration. Technology has the ability to use differentiation in each individual student. 

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6 Best Practices for Using Student Data for Student Success | EdTech Magazine

6 Best Practices for Using Student Data for Student Success | EdTech Magazine | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

The 2020 list of EDUCAUSE’s Top 10 IT Issues provides evidence that the higher education IT community is increasingly focused on using technology to better understand students and rethink systems, culture and process to improve student success. This focus is especially critical when it comes to using student data to improve retention and completion rates.

To develop the capabilities and systems that can provide students with personalized, timely support, institutions need to understand how data technology, such as predictive analytics, can address the factors that lead to student success. They also must know how to use information from institutional data to introduce changes that promote sustainable, effective and efficient practices, while considering students’ experiences and needs as their starting point.

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An African Solution to the Digital Skills Gap: Preparing for the Future of Work in Emerging Markets

An African Solution to the Digital Skills Gap: Preparing for the Future of Work in Emerging Markets | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

With the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning and cloud computing, the nature of work is transforming. The workplace is changing, raising fundamental questions about what it means to be a worker, and how to have a fulfilling career. While many focus on the possible downsides of these changes, like whether AI will displace millions of workers, we’d like to reframe the conversation and focus on the skills and workforce necessary for the (present and) future of work.

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Flexibility as a key benefit of open – The Ed Techie

Flexibility as a key benefit of open – The Ed Techie | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

I was at a posh event in London last week, hosted by the Open University (I even wore a tie, people!). It was launching an OU report “Bridging the Digital Divide” which looks at some of the skills gaps in employment and how education can address these. It’s a good report, which avoids the trite “60% of jobs haven’t been invented yet” type statement and builds on some solid evidence.

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The Promise and Implications of Artificial Intelligence in Education

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AI is arguably the number one driving technological force of the first half of this century, and will transform virtually every industry, if not human endeavors at large,” said Charles Fadel.

 

Fadel is the founder of the Center for Curriculum Redesign and has a new book on Artificial Intelligence in Education. He wrote it with his research manager Maya Bialik and Dr. Wayne Holmes, Open University.

 

“We have tried addressing the impact of AI on both the What and the How of education,” said Fadel.

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Disadvantage & Education –

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In the week when the OECD published their latest report, noting that educational disadvantage starts from the age of 10 (click here to read the story) across many countries, and widens throughout students’ lives, it is clear that many societies still have a lot to do. Whether the disadvantages are down to family circumstance, race, gender (identification), wealth and socio-economic background, or a distinct lack of opportunity and belief in oneself – what can education and educators do to help bridge the divide that allows opportunities for some, more than others?

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Open Data & Education

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Key Points

  • Open data can help researchers and policy makers understand the education landscape, can provide information for parents and children about education facilities and their performance, and can be used as an input into education: making a connection between open data and Open Educational Resources (OER).
  • Attention must focus beyond the simple availability of education data to also question how the data is shaped, presented, and used. This should address the ways in which, without wider policy interventions, making data available about education performance may ultimately reinforce stigma and social divides.
  • There has been relatively limited overlap between OER and Open Data communities, although since 2013, the Open Knowledge Education Working Group has sought to build connections between them. There are opportunities for future strengthening of these links, increasing the use of open data as a key educational resource, and supporting more applied civic education. 
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Alternative digital credentials will transform higher ed within five years says UC Irvine dean

Alternative digital credentials will transform higher ed within five years says UC Irvine dean | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Digital credentials that shows precisely which skills a job applicant has obtained are more accessible and will become increasingly relevant, he says.

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Alternative credentials will transform higher education, warns UC Irvine Dean

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Now Is Not the Time for Education to Stand Still. It’s Time to Reimagine and Revolutionize. 

Now Is Not the Time for Education to Stand Still. It’s Time to Reimagine and Revolutionize.  | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
A once in a lifetime pandemic. A once in a lifetime opportunity. Teaching in the year 2020 reminds me of a quote from “Inherit the Wind:” “Perhaps it is you who has moved away by standing still.” All at once our world was completely halted by a global pandemic the worst in 100 years and yet in a moment of crisis an opportunity to create appeared. Are we going to move away from progress by standing still?

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Let's make the most of the opportunity the COVID-19 pandemic has presented education around the world.

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Colleges Can Turn Classes Into Virtual Communities. Here’s How. 

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"COVID-19 has not only shaken up the way we deliver instruction, but the pandemic also threatens the bonds that connect students to each other and their campuses."


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Race, white privilege and business as usual

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This blog was kindly contributed by Kalwant Bhopal, who is a Professor of Education and Social Justice, the Director of the Centre for Research in Race & Education (CRRE) and BAME Academic Lead, in the School of Education at the University of Birmingham.Her recent book, ‘White Privilege: the myth of a post-racial society’ was published by Policy Press. 

 

On Thursday, HEPI will be publishing its first major paper on decolonising curricula.

 

The protests against the murder of George Floyd by police in the USA have been widely noted as marking a significant ‘moment’ in the history of race relations, not just in the United States but across the globe. The problem of such ‘moments’ is that we have seen so many of them before. #BlackLivesMatter itself was a response to a previous ‘moment’, the killing of Trayvon Martin in Florida. In the UK, the racism of police officers to cover-up the murder of Stephen Lawrence was another such ‘moment’. 

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The future for education technology in schools: reflections on the Westminster Education Forum policy conference

The future for education technology in schools: reflections on the Westminster Education Forum policy conference | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
Author: Isabel Drury, Partnership Manager According to UNESCO, more than 1.5 billion students and 63 million primary and secondary teachers have been ...
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25 Ways to Develop 21st Century Thinkers

25 Ways to Develop 21st Century Thinkers | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it


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Aiden Warren-Farrell's curator insight, June 3, 2020 8:52 PM
This resource provides detail into how to develop critical thinking students who are use problem solving methods and develop high order thinking skills. 
Andrew Harrison's curator insight, June 4, 2020 3:53 AM
With the abundance of information available to adolescence it is essential Teacher's encourage the development of critical thinkers.  This article proposes some ideas for students to develop critical thinking. 
Breanna Schmidt's curator insight, June 6, 2020 7:05 AM
There is bucket-loads of information available to an adolescent it is essential for us teacher to encourage students to develop critical thinking skills. This article attached shows a few ideas of how to create critical thinkers within the classroom environment 
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Do We See a Paradigm Shift in the Pedagogy?

Do We See a Paradigm Shift in the Pedagogy? | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

There have been many changes in the development of national and world education. The most observable phenomenon is now the internalization of society and the penetration of digital technologies into learning. 

Education has traditionally been seen as a pedagogic relationship between the teacher and the student. Pedagogy, the art of science and teaching the child, embodies a teacher-focused education where the teacher dominates the classrooms. This approach assumes the teacher being the repository of knowledge and taking full responsibility about what the learner needs to learn when it is to be learned, and indeed how it should be learned. This pedagogical slant develops the role of the student to be a dependent one and the relationship between the student and his/her peers as a competitive one. Pedagogical learning is purely based on the possession of skills and knowledge through transmittal techniques, such as lectures, demonstrations, textbook reading, audiovisual presentations and examinations. Students are motivated to learn due to external pressures such as competition for securing higher grades, fear of failure and at times due to fear of punishment. Learning is confined to a pre-planned curriculum for all students so that it can easily be monitored and evaluated. It addresses the issue of what is to be learned “The Content”, and not how it is to be learned “The Process”.[1]

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9 Examples of the Internet of Things in Education

9 Examples of the Internet of Things in Education | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

"The Internet of Things (IoT) has changed everything in almost every sector of industry and community, and nowhere is that more apparent than in the educational sector. From small improvements to school creature comforts to massive technological rethinks which have changed the way certain schools operate, the Internet of Things is leaving an indelible imprint on education as a whole."


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The walled garden effect: why sharing doesn’t always create shared progress in education

The walled garden effect: why sharing doesn’t always create shared progress in education | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it
One of the rewarding parts of working in education is that for the most part, people really want to be as collaborative and open as possible. Many organizations are doing valuable work collecting and sharing data on innovative schools for others in the field to learn from. By publishing this data, these organizations democratize access to information, which combats the inefficiency and exclusivity inherent in the word-of-mouth school discovery method. At least a dozen databases and lists (and likely more that we’re not aware of) have cropped up in the last few years to elevate stories and share data on innovative practices and school models.
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Questions academics can ask to decolonise their classrooms

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The curriculum is not just the “stuff” that students must learn to be knowledgeable and skilled in a particular discipline. It’s about more than just content.

Sociologists of education argue that “curriculum” is a highly ideological hybrid discourse. This means that it includes implicit ways of knowing, ways of doing and ways of being – as well as content.

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From the University of the Air to the university everywhere | Wonkhe | Comment

From the University of the Air to the university everywhere | Wonkhe | Comment | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

If we are to be honest, most university mission statements are largely interchangeable and somewhat bland.

While they advocate admirable sentiments, along the lines of everyone realising their potential in a nurturing environment, there is a whiff of motherhood and apple pie about them.

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#OpenBlog19 What's wrong with education? | Sue Beckingham: My Learning Journey

#OpenBlog19 What's wrong with education? | Sue Beckingham: My Learning Journey | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

The #OpenBlog19 challenge created by David Hopkins is sparking a series of posts where educators go on to challenge others to write a blog in answer to a given question. Steve Wheeler challenged me to write about 'What's wrong with education'.

My initial thought was that I would have much preferred talikng about what is good with education! There are so many good examples I'd love to share from the many educators I connect with online through Twitter, that have openly shared with others how they engage their students, how they co-learn togeher, how they experiment with innovative and creative approaches using Lego, social media, digital technology, post-its, role play and so much more. 

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Building a Nation of Future-Ready Students - EdTechReview™ (ETR)

Building a Nation of Future-Ready Students - EdTechReview™ (ETR) | Information and digital literacy in education via the digital path | Scoop.it

As an educator, you strive to mould your students into bright, responsible individuals.

And as our country grows, so does your responsibility. By 2020, India will have the world’s largest young workforce. How many of them are employable? How many are getting into fields they actually enjoy and are good at? And how many are simply selecting a path that’s ‘secure’ or ‘financially beneficial’ in the long run?

For years, we’ve been prioritizing stability and security over interests when it comes to choosing a career. Up until a few years ago, the career you chose wasn’t likely to evolve at the frenzied pace it is currently going through. Today, the Technological Revolution is well underway and changing the way we approach jobs. A study by the World Economic Forum revealed that by 2022, nearly one-fifth of the world’s workforce will feel the impact of AI-related advancements in their workplace. Does it still make sense to prioritise ‘stability’ over interests, when just about every career could drastically transform thanks to technological advancements?

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