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  1. Jan 2024
  2. Aug 2023
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  5. Oct 2022
  6. Oct 2021
  7. May 2021
  8. Mar 2021
  9. Aug 2018
    1. The concept goes beyond the relationship between citizens and public service providers and provides the tools that encourage citizens to be more active and more participatory in community life. For example, provide feedback on road condition, adopt a healthier lifestyle, or participate as volunteers in various social activities. In this way, a Smart City ("A Smart City") will be a more attractive place to live, work and recreate, the Pilot Project Guide says.
  10. Jul 2016
    1. grant-like programs where teachers apply for ed tech with a plan for how to use it

      Sounds like this strategy could solve several issues at once, including the lack of recognition for the teaching profession. But “the devil is in the details”. Could easily imagine such programmes to lead to misdirected incentives. Part of the way this could work is if the “pilot project” at the core of such a grant were to also allow for some freedom in course design. There’s been some discussion of “pilot courses” in our milieu and those could be a great opportunity for many teachers. After all, the problem is often that there are too many hurdles to implement something appropriate. Sure, resources may be lacking but, more often than not, they’re misappropriated, “siloed out”, put in a separate budget.

  11. Jun 2015
    1. Jennifer Purrenhage from the Department of Natural Resources and the Environment, has this to say about her team librarian, Jennifer Carroll: “She has jumped on several seeds I mentioned early on, and has sent me materials to consider for my courses — materials that I did not know existed, and are great candidates.

      UNH OER pilot