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• Importance, Citation Reports and Impact Factor | LinkedIn

  Tetzner suggested, "It is always best to choose a refereed or peer-reviewed journal because this means that the research articles published by that journal have been evaluated by scholars and researchers who specialise in the subject area" (¶2), and recommended, "Ulrich’s Periodical Directory, online access to which can be gained through most university libraries, … to determine whether a journal is peer reviewed" (¶2).

  tags: academic writing journals peer-review periodicals venues for publication

• MOOC Professors' Agency in the Face of Disruption (EDUCAUSE Review) | EDUCAUSE.edu

  • MOOCs can be an opportunity to empower faculty to explore, create, and express themselves in new ways through open and digital education. To do this requires establishing the proper institutional context, one that allows for experimentation and grassroots, faculty-led initiatives to flourish. We have argued in this article that a focus on soft infrastructure — the resources, values, and affirmations that support faculty agency in experimenting with digital learning — has helped us create this context
    • In a nutshell, empowerment via support

• Abe Fellowship — Fellowships & Grants — Social Science Research Council

  This page provides an overview of the Abe Fellowship Program, its purpose and research agenda: "The Abe Fellowship Program Committee seeks applications for research explicitly focused on policy-relevant and contemporary issues with a comparative or transnational perspective that draw the study of the United States and Japan into wider disciplinary or theoretical debates" (Policy-Relevant, Contemporary, and Comparative or Transnational Research, ¶2) from eligible candidates every year by September 1st.

  tags: countries fellowships grants international Japan research Social Science Research Council SSRC transnational U.S.

• PEN00031 | UKEdChat - Supporting the Education Community

  "Title: Persuasive letter about persuasive letters Description: A letter which attempts to persuade the reader to write their own persuasive letter, and which highlights some of the main points to include. Category: Primary English/Literacy > Non-fiction"

  tags: letter writing letters models persuasion persuasive writing resources writing wink_students

• Summative Assessment In eLearning: What eLearning Professionals Should Know - eLearning Industry

  This post identifies five types of summative assessment applicable to online learning environments, and offers four tips for making summative assessments.

  tags: assessment education exams formative assessment learning learning objectives learning styles online portfolios presentations projects rubrics summative assessment

• Master language to stay competitive, says deputy minister - Nation | The Star Online

  In Choong Sin Woon's first official speech as Deputy Education Minister, he intimated that Malaysia's once competitive business advantage "is now being threatened" by diminishing English proficiency of people in the region (The Star Online, 2015, ¶7). Rajaendram, Rebecca. (2015, August 2). Master language to stay competitive, says deputy minister. The Star Online. Retrieved from http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2015/08/02/Chong-Embrace-English-Master-language-to-stay-competitive-says-deputy-minister/

  tags: business competitive advantage English English language learners English speaking populations Malaysia

• Minding your English is hard, but it pays off | New Straits Times | Malaysia General Business Sports and Lifestyle News

  The beginning of these remarks about life-long language reminded me of Japan.

  tags: English English language learners English speaking populations independent learning language maintenance lifelong learning Malaysia motivation perseverance reading self-confidence self-development self-direction speaking

• The Teacher’s Guide To Open Educational Resources | Edudemic

  Comforto (2015) explained how to identify open educational resources (OERs), listed a handful of places to start looking for them, and provided micro reviews of repositories for literature, math and science OERs, as well as videos, courses and textbooks. She included suggestions for appropriate use and re-use of OERs, and invited comments pointing out similar repositories or resources. Comforto, Nicole. (2015, July 30). The Teacher’s Guide To Open Educational Resources [Web log post]. Retrieved from http://www.edudemic.com/guide-open-educational-resources/

  tags: Creative Commons education free math OERs repositories resources science teachers textbooks videos

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