Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. Look out for rhizomatic learning. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. Introduction.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. Look out for rhizomatic learning. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. Introduction.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 16, 2015

I chaired the OU''s first big elearning course in 1999 with 12,000 students which really demonstrated the potential for elearning. blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. 4) Open online provision of courses has seen a surge in popularity around the globe with Openlearn, Futurelearn, and others.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

In 2015 the University of Michigan established the Digital Innovation Greenhouse (DIG) as part of the Office Of Academic Innovation—a group charged with fostering a culture of innovation in learning in order to reimagine the 21st century public research university. Build a dynamic team. Welcome talented student contributors.

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Mistakengoal.com

JULY 21, 2014

Faculty wonder if their jobs are being increasingly outsourced to MOOCs and learning analytics funded by the Gates Foundation. Of course, the broad threads of these worries are quite old. Parents and teachers question the rise of standardized tests and their primacy in education. But how old?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

” Here DeMillo changes tack from neuroscience (chapter 3) and returns to technology, but not very much to MOOCs. The focus now is technology for personalized learning, including data analytics. Revolution in Higher Education now sees us in the midst of a complex breakthrough in teaching and learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2017

The tools of data analytics have developed to the point where we can now mine this data and learn from our past experiences how to do a better job teaching and how to tailor education to the individual. A few years ago, there was all this attention to MOOCs, and Michigan was a leader in that. You're trained as a physician.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This series is meant to serve in-depth exploration of the events of the past year and an analysis of how these events shape the way in which we imagine and prepare for the future of teaching and learning. Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Perhaps we can learn a little about the folks who still do. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The scheme involved Ed4Mil , “an online correspondence course provider,” and a former dean of Caldwell University. .” (State and Local) Education Politics. ”). .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. Via Techcrunch : “ Lilwil ’s personalized learning engine teaches teachers how to teach.” Accreditation and Certification. Or something.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Of course, Dick DeVos also works for Trump in a way – or at least, he’s now on an FAA civilian panel. The Australian company provides courses for schools that decide to outsource their educational services. “In the Era of Microcredentials , Institutions Look to Blockchain to Verify Learning,” says Edsurge.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

For those keeping score at home, here are Peter Thiel’s ed-tech investments (in addition to his “I’ll pay you to drop out of college” fellowship program, of course): Clever, Lore, Thinkful, Declara, and SoFi. ” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Bob Thorpe, is proposing a far-reaching law in Arizona, House Bill 2120, banning virtually every college event, activity or course which discusses social justice , skin privilege, or racial equality. The Economist on “ The Return of the MOOC.” edX has partnered with the World Bank Group. More via Inside Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

And of course current Undersecretary of Education, Ted Mitchell, is a former VC.) The company behind the ACT on Wednesday announced plans for a Center for Equity in Learning, which will focus on helping underserved students succeed in college and the work force.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix – and LinkedIn.” ” There’s more MOOC-related research in the research section below. Go, School Sports Team! ” From the HR Department. ” (I admit.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Mozilla announced it is handing the Open Badges initiative to the IMS Global Learning Consortium. Via Campus Technology : “ Learning Objects Debuts Competency-Based Education Platform.” ” There’s more testing news in the courts section above.

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