NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Close to 10% of students got into MIT by excelling in a MOOC. District #5 : Kindergarten teachers started class Twitter accounts!

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It is the instructional designer and tenured professor’s signal — “to the barricades!” — and everyone snipes at the other side from the Twitter trenches for a week, until there’s an unspoken truce that lasts until the next “ban laptops” op-ed gets published. A “ban laptops” op-ed may be the greatest piece of ed-tech clickbait ever devised.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

Via Politico : “The American Action Forum , a right-leaning public policy group, is recommending that DeVos consider gutting the federal student aid pilot programs created under the Higher Education Act. ” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps. State and Local) Education Politics.

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MOOC Education Robotics Company 57

Fractus Learning

AUGUST 15, 2016

But often, when we try to create community online through discussion forums or social media, our efforts fall flat. This is your community as a whole (all 30 members in your PLC or all 3,000 participants in your MOOC). We used Twitter , Tumblr and an email newsletter to communicate across the entire community at the city-level.

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Online Learning MOOC Learning Social Media 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

High School seniors (left to right) Hayley Striegel, Olivia Poplawski, Cheri Zheng-Fredericks and Julie Pignataro look for ways to verify information they’ve encountered on social media. My students are all about social media. Northport, N.Y., Photo: Janis Shachter.

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Social Media Learning Facebook Analysis 40

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

Because the membership is so eclectic and wide ranging, I wondered just how I and my team of NAP steering group members would be able to represent all their interests. I would establish a new Twitter chat, where everyone, members and non-members of EDEN could come together periodically and virtually, to discuss the burning issues of the day.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. On Twitter several people, on site and out of country, praised open as a business model.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 27, 2014

Here’s a selection: From June 13th to August 1st, a MOOC (massive open online collaboration) on connected learning “will provide many opportunities for participants to connect and form small groups in order to share and reflect on their work, which is what we think MOOCs should be all about.

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MOOC Digital Badges Maker Movement Education 30

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Several Trump appointees shared unflattering views of minorities, women on social media.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via George Veletsianos : “A large-scale study of Twitter Use in MOOCs.” 2 job at the U.S. " No s**t.

Education 40

Education MOOC Data Elsevier 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

The five projects are listed below, and each links to a project group on the conference site--please join one or more and then let us know how Lucy and I can help turn these into realities! Our free conference runs all week and is open to anyone to attend--spread the word with Twitter hashtag # globaled13.

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PLE Personal Learning Network Conference Social Media 63

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Check out our growing list of MOOCs and Courses on the EdSurge Index. As for your social profiles such as Facebook and Instagram, previous wisdom used to to be to hide any trace that a hiring manager could find. Post articles and media on Facebook, Twitter, etc that is useful and interesting to your followers.

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EdTech Company Facebook MOOC 67

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

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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Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). So Baylor thought it would manage the message by infiltrating support groups rather than dealing with the actual problem. ” ClassDojo is now a full social media platform for schools - this letter & video just emailed to parents.

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Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Related, from the Social Media Collective : “Spike in Online Gig Work : Flash in the Pan or Future of Employment?” Data-mining a Facebook group. The City & Guilds Group has acquired e3Learning from Open Universities Australia.

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Here’s a link to all the stories in Slate’s series on online credit recovery programs.

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Education MOOC Report Company 48

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it. At this point in the Forum we broke into small group discussions. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc).

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Trends LMS Data MOOC 41

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

senators on Wednesday proposed legislation that would give selective colleges that enroll relatively few low-income students (the bottom 5 percent of all institutions) four years to boost their enrollment numbers from this group or face paying a fee to continue being eligible for federal financial aid.” Education in the Courts.

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Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Twitter activity during the hour was also very energetic, so I Storified it. At this point in the Forum we broke into small group discussions. One mentioned that their institution used to host WordPress locally, but is now exploring externally hosted social media (Twitter, Facebook, Google+, etc).

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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. Investors in this Series B round include: Advancit Capital, Betty Cohen, Dave Pottruck, Deborah Quazzo, Gerald Hughes, Helena Wong, Kyowon Group, and Rick Segal.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” The ruling, which referred to players as employees, found that they must be freely allowed to post on social media, discuss issues of their health and safety, and speak with the media.”

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Don’t mess with her on Twitter. “Tracking” – an educational practice that re-inscribed social inequalities.

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Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via The Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Not sure we needed emails to know this, but hey. ” JFC. More via AJC.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” Anil Dash and Gina Trapani announced they’re closing down their social media analytics product ThinkUp.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Volunteering : as with our other conference 2.0

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” The center, as the name suggests, does legal work for civil rights and low-income groups. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ California Should Watch Arkansas Process for Creating New Online Institution,” says Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. Immigration and Education.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” ” Via The Intercept : “Conservative Provocateur James O’Keefe ’s Group Hit With Restraining Order, Blocking Latest Sting.” She’s an investor in a company that targets that group.)

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Bruce Rauner ‘s veto of a bill that would have eased Chicago Public Schools ’ massive pension burden threatened to blow a $215 million hole into a budget that has been criticized by bankers and civic groups for its reliance on uncertain state assistance,” Governing reports. ” “So-So Social Media Privacy?

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” For those keeping track of how great social media is for the future of education and knowledge and civics and such: “Last Year, Social Media Was Used to Influence Elections in at Least 18 Countries ,” says the MIT Technology Review. ” “Whatever Happened To MOOCs ?”

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. For-Profit Colleges.”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Motherboard : “ Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13.” Education Department show.” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng Is Probably Teaching More Students Than Anyone Else on the Planet.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

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.”) But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 18, 2013

This free event runs all week and is open to anyone to attend: spread the word with Twitter hashtag # globaled13. Debbie Gaskins “This is an inspiring conference and school districts should be telling their teachers about it and offering professional development for attending online and presenting in groups at school. Martinez H.

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Conference Education ePortfolio MOOC 59

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” The University of Northern New Jersey had a website – one with a.edu domain, to boot – as well as several active social media profiles. There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president. ” MOOCs for credit. Microcredentials.

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Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40