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Submitted by Laura Scheiber on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 2:39pm.
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Here are New Learning Times's (NLT) top picks of the day of most interesting stories on learning:

I. Rampant plagiarism in free, online, no-credit courses. WHY?
Full story from The Chronicle of Higher Education

II. Going beyond the A,B,Cs... what is the future of Apps for young children?
Full story from The Huffington Post

III. Is an unstoppable education bubble on the horizon?
Full story from Forbes

IV. Seminal article on the current and future role of mobile technology in our lives... will impact how we learn, lead and live.
Full story from Time Techland

V. Fight! Open source and traditional textbooks go head to head
Full story from The Digital Reader

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Demetri Lales Says:
Thu, 08/16/2012 - 3:24pm

Number II. was my favorite story for obvious reasons.


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Sharon Hsiao Says:
Thu, 08/16/2012 - 3:51pm

:) sure.

Conducting scientific experiments on kids usually requires to go through complicated Irb protocols. As a results, comparing to higher education, there is far too little rigorous research studies of the effectiveness for K–12 students published. But, our kids are seriously using the tech. More fast-pcaed commentary & expert reviews are seriously in demand.


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Rebecca Beck Says:
Thu, 08/16/2012 - 3:17pm

Another great set of interesting articles! Way to go!


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Laura Scheiber Says:
Fri, 08/17/2012 - 5:16pm

Thanks everyone for the excellent comments! Really appreciate it!


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