Edsurge

JULY 30, 2018

He calls this the“McDonaldization paradox”—that measures installed to improve education instead become inhibitors to creativity in classrooms. In 2013, Amherst considered experimenting with massive open online courses (also known as MOOCs) by forming a partnership with a nonprofit called edX.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

I became a Strava user in 2013, around the same time I became an online course designer. On the other hand, +Acumen course participants were on the frontlines of social change work—leading nonprofits, setting up refugee camps, teaching in inner-city classrooms, implementing Peace Corps projects. billion kudos on the platform.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2019

He made the move to his new phase of scholarly life during a rush of enthusiasm for so-called MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, that big-name colleges were starting to offer low-cost higher education to a wider audience. Then you could switch up the kind of activities that you're doing in your classroom time. Is it sustainable?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 17, 2013

Calendar The Classroom 2.0 Inspiring Critical Conversations in the Classroom. Inspiring Critical Conversations in the Classroom. Educator and Classroom 2.0 Educator and Classroom 2.0 Check out her classroom strategies here. MOOCs for Deeper Learning. Wanted: Forensic Discovery Classroom Partnership.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

” Here DeMillo carries on his account of the MOOC story which he launched in chapter 1. This chapter takes us from 2012 through 2013, following the expansion of MOOCs across American research-1 institutions and the breakout of Coursera, edX, and Udacity. It’s not entirely a rosy account. Kindle location 1093).

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 6, 2018

What bothers me is the thought of a student doing that in a classroom and what the response would be from an adult. How would they deal with it if they saw it happening in their own classroom? I also said after today, what you expect of your students in your classrooms might change. Does it bother me that they do it?

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The Principal of Change

MAY 15, 2018

What about access to high-quality learning opportunities in every classroom? September 13, 2015 It’s Not About “All of the Time”, but About Having Access June 28, 2013 The Prophets In Your Land April 18, 2018 Wonder, Explore, Lead September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! Put it this way.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 14, 2017

And then we wonder why things look the same in the classroom. One of the things that I truly appreciate is all of the amazing educators on Twitter sharing glimpses into their classrooms and professional learning days, making great things happen as the norm in their schools, not the exception. But they do happen way too much.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

MOOC uses new AP Physics curriculum, could aid both students and teachers. “The effective application of technology has enormous significance for the future of higher education, and it is important for Rice to push the boundaries of what is possible with a MOOC,” Levander said. “This isn’t a typical MOOC.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

DECEMBER 10, 2013

We are excited to announce that the keynote sessions from the following conferences can now be watched on YouTube: School Leadership Summit 2013 , Homeschool Conference 2013 , STEMxCon 2013 , Library 2.012 and 2.013 , and the Global Education Conference 2012 and 2013. Calendar Classroom 2.0 Love it all.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 8, 2018

Are schools asking teachers to “empower” students while micromanaging what teachers do in classrooms? Do they learn to need someone else to make learning interesting for them, or do we have students figuring out how to learn in deep and meaningful ways on their own?

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Although many in education use Khan Academy as a useful supplement, the reason it didn’t replace schools wasn’t necessarily because schools changed their practices significantly, but in reality, Khan Academy could not succeed the importance of a teacher in a classroom.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 13, 2016

My question was, “So if you get people excited about redesigning their classrooms, how are you going to support it? Taking it a step even further, are there any opportunities for students to work on some of the designs in the classroom? Are you spending money on something that you might actually might not be able to follow up on?”

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Educator Innovator

MAY 18, 2015

During the first Connected Learning Massive Open Online Collaboration (CLMOOC), in 2013, participants were encouraged to make a map. I was doing most of the technology use in my classroom…Obviously, I needed to shift the balance toward greater student use of digital tools.”. So who is the MOOC designed for?

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Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

She — and I recognize that teachers aren't always female, but the profession is certainly feminized — is alone in a classroom of other people's children, after all. Teachers might be less adept or even able to do the same when the classroom setting is digital.).

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

She decided to dedicate her next startup to job seekers who learned programming languages outside a classroom. “We Everyone is trying to make education online, but we’ve seen the rise and fall of MOOCs,” says Payne, 32. We want to be that last stretch for self-taught programmers,” says Ling, 28. “A They’ve got it all wrong.”

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. What do you think the whole MOOC thing George Siemens and I and others was about? We are focused on the advantages of OER-enabled pedagogy.

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Educator Innovator

JULY 3, 2018

Much of the current rhetoric about technology and education relates to devices and software programs—what types schools should purchase, how much money districts should spend on them, how they should be integrated into classroom learning, and what return on investment they should produce.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Join us virtually as well for a one-day worldwide conference on Reinventing the Classroom on May 1st. Gain insightful design ideas and classroom management strategies that will help you focus on content delivery, and learn how to use ISTE Standards curriculum planning tools to personalize learning for every student. Classroom 2.0

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Wired Campus

MARCH 10, 2015

Students would meet in virtual classrooms where they would discuss course material using videoconferencing technology. In 2013 it joined with Coursera and started building MOOCs. The online program, to be offered by the Yale School of Medicine, would aim to replicate its residential program for training physicians’ assistants.

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MindShift

APRIL 7, 2015

Efforts to innovate new models for college education have led to flipped classrooms , in-class student respond systems, sophisticated online courses, massive open online courses (MOOCs) and multimedia lectures–and now games have joined the fray.

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Educator Innovator

APRIL 23, 2014

In the summer of 2013, 15 teachers in Philadelphia gathered around a classroom table at Arcadia University to hack some toys. By Kira Baker-Doyle, Assistant Professor of Education, Arcadia University.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. ” “ Apple’s Devices Lose Luster in American Classrooms.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Saturday, March 22nd at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show with Erin Klein , Classroom 2.0 Classroom 2.0 Calling all Diigo users: New Jersey graduate student and soon-to-be special education instructor, Mr. Astated, has some questions for those of you who use Diigo as a classroom tool. Learn more here. Thanks, Nicole!

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. ” BYOD programs allow students to use their own technology (usually smartphone or tablet) in a classroom. Flipped Classroom.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

. “Nothing has more potential to enable us to reimagine higher education than the massive open online course, or MOOC, platforms that are being developed by the likes of Stanford and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and companies like Coursera and Udacity.” ” – Thomas Friedman, 2013. We needn’t.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

.” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. Like, how would you argue against “collaborative learning” as occurring – now or some day – in classrooms?

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 30, 2017

The people who seemingly can always find time to have meetings, but not get into classrooms. ” September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! They are not waiting for the “next big idea” to find them, but go do what they can with what they have, to create the best experiences for the people they serve.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

This is another throwback post, this time from February 5, 2013. What I do have issues with, is the single-minded insistence in this paper that Khan Academy is the exact same thing as the flipped classroom. By advocating a switch to a flipped-classroom model, he wants to enhance teacher interaction with students, not minimize it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

In 2013, he was heralded as “ the boy genius of Ulan Bator” by the New York Times. Students like Battushig who used free online courses to achieve world-class education motivated players like Coursera and the State Department to launch initiatives like Learning Hubs and MOOC camps from Vietnam to Bolivia.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. Franks, PhD Using downloadable audiobooks to improve student literacy outside the classroom - Sue Toms, Head of Libraries WLMA - Reach Out and Teach Someone - Terri Grief, President-Elect.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. This is a great opportunity to share your work or ideas! We have an absolutely terrific lineup of keynote speakers.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Saturday, March 1st at 12pm CR20 LIVE Weekly Show - Google Forms in the Classrooms , Classroom 2.0 They''ve created a wiki space where other classrooms can share their own presentations, give feedback, and engage with her students. Classroom activity to facilitate active listening. Click here to register. Read more here.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2013. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. The Flipped Classroom. The Collapse of For-Profit Higher Education (Or Not). The Compulsion for Data. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. Indie Ed-Tech.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” “The One-Teacher, One-Classroom Model Needs an Upgrade,” says Edsurge. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Final Notes Updates Last Week for "Reinventing the Classroom" Presentation Proposals. Submissions are due by April 25th. Ed Tech Month + PowerUp WHAT WORKS. More information and registration here.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

John Bel Edwards has agreed to a mandate that cursive writing must be taught in Louisiana ’s public school classrooms.” “The Vastmanland court ruled Tuesday the Malardalen University ’s two-year program ‘Analytical Finance’ that Connie Askenback attended from 2011 to 2013 ‘had no practical value.’”

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