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The shift towards open access is an opportunity to reform academic publishing to better serve the public interest.

http://www.universityaffairs.ca/opinion/in-my-opinion/academic-publishing-crossroads/…

Gamification is presented in the literature as a pedagogical innovation that may increase student engagement and enhance learning. This study explores students’ perceptions of a gamified learning intervention deployed in a large undergraduate module and a small postgraduate module.  …

It’s no longer enough to simply offer on-demand music as part of the value proposition for music streaming services – you have to enable discovery of new tunes and make recommendations, too.

https://techcrunch.com/2017/07/14/google-play-music-gets-more-personalized-with-new-release-radio-customized-to-your-tastes/…

Fender Play is a new 4K video subscription service designed to teach guitar in bite-sized, song-based tutorials that put YouTube lessons to shame.

https://www.fastcompany.com/40437554/fender-reinvents-online-guitar-lessons-for-the-digitally-distracted…

The Surface Laptop is really nice — in fact, it’s quite possibly the best piece of hardware to carry the Surface name. But for some reason Microsoft saw fit to use the product to showcase Windows 10 S, a …

Australian schools are tracking what students do on their mobile phones using technology that can also disable their cameras. In a bid to protect students from pornography, predators and other online dangers, some schools are turning to technology that …

“Only memorize the things you use every day. Everything else, just memorize how to look it up.”

https://medium.freecodecamp.org/google-not-learn-not-why-searching-can-be-better-than-knowing-79838f7a0f06…

For many education professionals, the thought of implementing technology into the classroom can often be a worry. Not wanting to offer learners new distractions that will hinder their progress, teachers are wary of using education technology. However, if implemented …

The Rice University-based free textbook publisher is the latest in the industry to pair its own course content with an online learning platform.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2017/07/11/openstax-latest-publisher-build-online-learning-platform…

Tired of digging through your email on mobile and desktop, trying to make sense of it all? Take a look at a few mobile device apps and organizers.

https://www.tcea.org/blog/managing-your-email/…

Upgrade will allow even more webpages to be protected by HTTPS.

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2017/07/lets-encrypt-to-start-offering-free-wildcard-certificates-for-https/…

Below are expert advice from some of the top professionals in their respective fields with a thing or two to say about writing useful content.

http://www.blogherald.com/2017/07/05/best-content-creation-strategies/…

Wolfram|Alpha uses natural language processing technology, part of the AI family, to provide students with an academic shortcut that is faster than a tutor, more reliable than copying off of friends, and much easier than figuring out a solution …