OLDaily

Feature Article
Dan Pontefract: Open Thinking
Stephen Downes, Half an Hour, 2018/09/06

Do you take the time to pause and reflect. Do you allow your mind to wander? Are you organized? Do you take account of facts? Are you willing to revisit a decision? Are you in charge of your focus? Are you acting with reserve and patience? Are you flexible in a moment of acting?

[Link] [Comment]

Build Your Own Learning Tools
Tony Hirst, OUseful Info, 2018/09/06

Tony Hirst explores the idea of creative reusable learning resources with Jupyter Notebooks. Because: "the computational engine that is available to us when we present educational materials as live Jupyter notebooks means that we can build quite simple computational tools to extend the environment and allow students to interact with, and ask a range of questions of, the subject matter we are trying to engage them with." My question is, can we put them in an RSS feed and syndicate them? What would that look like?

Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]

For safety’s sake, we must slow innovation in internet-connected things
Martin Giles, Technology Review, 2018/09/06

This story relates the views of internet security expert Bruce Schneier, "who fears lives will be lost in a cyber disaster unless governments act swiftly." Even if I thought this would be a good idea (and I don't, really) I wonder how it could be implemented. Will everyone in the world simply agree to put down their digitl development tools? Probably not. And in any case, things aren't secure now - our best hope for security is more development. Still, it's a catchy headline that people will like. And I love the photo. Love it!

Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]

Proposal For a Universal Lifelong Learning Credit System
Ronny De Winter, Class Central, 2018/09/06

The old standbys never really disappear. The idea of a single credit standard has been around for as long as I have, which I regret to say, is a long time. The basis for the current proposal? "Imagine a system in which we allocate one Universal Study Point (USP) per 25 study hours. This system could help participating universities, learners and employers understand and reward all kinds of studies, regardless of educational institution." Yes, we'll base it all on perceived seat time. Or, maybe not.

Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]

Shuls: Do Charter Schools Take Districts’ Money? Only If You Think Children, & the Funding That Comes With Them, Are District Property
Laura Fay, The 74, 2018/09/06

This is a crass piece of propaganda that needs to be called out as such. It is written in response to the oft-made argument that private schools drain resources from the existing public school system. Laura Fay writes, "How would you respond if you stumbled across a headline that asked, 'How much do farmers markets cost Walmart?' It’s a ridiculous question." Yes, stated that way, it's ridiculous. But I've often heard it put the other way: how much did Walmart cost the local market? But even that is a stretch, because th local market isn't vital to the well-being of society. Education is. Would you complain about Walmart taking over your local schools? I kno I would.

Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]

How to Set Up and Use the Google Titan Key Bundle
Cameron Summerson, How-to-Geek, 2018/09/06

This is a glimpse into yor future. "Let’s make one thing clear: these are standard U2F keys that will work on any account that supports authentication via security key—this includes, but is not limited to, Google accounts."

Web: [Direct Link] [This Post]