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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. I think we’ve seen this reemergence—unintentionally—in the form of MOOCs. In creating online learning platforms, we scaled the equivalent of open schools without first learning how to build classrooms.

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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

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How could a game featuring so little language drive this much language learning? In addition to the language generated by the students themselves in their projects, I found that a huge amount of English was being generated as students shared tips, accessed online guides and built a common understanding. Language Learning and Minecraft.

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Beyond Videos: 4 Ways Instructional Designers Can Craft Immersive Educational Media

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Harvard reportedly spends $75,000-$150,000 building each new MOOC, most of which goes towards video production costs. Narrate” videos share stories, anecdotes, or case studies that illustrate a concept or put the learning in context. Demonstrate” videos illustrate how to do something in a step-by-step way.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. If blended learning activities are to continue beyond the classroom, consideration needs to be given as to whether pupils are going to have access to technology at home.

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The 2017 Global Education Conference (Online) Starts Today! Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Please register HERE to get instant access to the conference AND to receive all the recording links after the conferences. Jack Haskell How to Globally Mobilize High School Students to Actualize the United Nations SDGs. Helen Teague Power of Impact Cinema: How to bring the world into your classroom? Kamal Preet, Ms.

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Karla Pobke Coordinator Personalised Learning Born Accessible STEM: Making Sure Accessibility is Not Just an Afterthought - Anh Bui Director of Product Strategy for Global Literacy Project-Based Learning: You''re almost doing it already! Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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