Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

Finally, Mirra writes about the hasty planning or lack thereof in LA for their iPad rollout and partnership with Pearson. There are still attitudes about girls naturally not being good with computers, on one hand, and on the other, not realizing how some uses of tech are gendered. My husband (a surgeon) also does this quite often.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection?

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APRIL 14, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ New Mexico Outlaws School ‘Lunch Shaming’ ” Via Buzzfeed : “ California Shows The Rest Of The Country How To Boost Kindergarten Vaccination Rates.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. Via Techcrunch : “ Parenting Hero helps parents figure out how to talk to their kids.” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein : “ Pearson Open Sources Equella – Properly.”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 12 Sep 09:00PM New York / Tue 13 Sep 01:00AM GMT / Tue 13 Sep 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole. link] TALLER MEMORIAS EN RED - #DDHHYC ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Tue 13 Sep 11:30AM New York / Tue 13 Sep 03:30PM GMT / Wed 14 Sep 01:30AM Sydney Luz Pearson.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

. “Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The restaurant group that operates the Chili’s and Maggiano’s chains announced an arrangement Monday by which it will, through Pearson Education , offer employees cost-free educational programs from language skills through associate degrees.” “ Want to code?

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

” But of course, that’s not quite true: my first introduction to Papert's work was actually a decade earlier, when I sat at an Apple II and taught a Turtle how to move about the screen. “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. Only “1.86

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OCTOBER 27, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” MOOCs. “Learning Creative Learning: It’s not a MOOC , it’s a community,” says the MIT Media Lab. “A Proposal to Put the ‘M’ Back in MOOCs ” – an op-ed by Class Central ’s Dhawal Shah in Edsurge.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

.” The publishers in question are Cengage , McGraw-Hill , and Pearson. Testing, Testing… Via Chalkbeat : “Calculator mix-up could force some students to retake ISTEP, and Pearson is partially to blame.” ” The testing firm in question: Pearson. The History of Pearson.

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JANUARY 18, 2017

“[Senator Lamar] Alexander and [Secretary of Education John] King disagreed on how to enforce the new law governing Title I. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ MOOC enrollment drops at HarvardX and MITx after free certifications disappear ,” says Techcrunch.

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MAY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. “How to Prepare for an Automated Future ,” by The NYT’s Claire Cain Miller.

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DECEMBER 1, 2016

’” Online Education, Beyond “MOOCs” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “The Remarkable Transformation at UF Online.” ” Via Edsurge : “How to Combat Fake News Online? ’ and ‘Has the student used the accommodation(s) for school testing?’”

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” After all, Amazon knows how to run online marketplaces; Amazon knows how to sell texts.

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MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ How George Mason Became Koch ’s Academic Darling.”

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JULY 1, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” ” B t.

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MAY 4, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). So much MOOC news! (Or “ MOOCs Are Global. Also via Edsurge : “How Harvard Is Trying to Update the Extension School for the MOOC Age.” ” There’s a MOOC-related privacy story in the MOOC section above.

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DECEMBER 13, 2016

In May, Buzzfeed reported that the ACICS had held a training session at its annual conference in which it explained to for-profit universities how to avoid scrutiny and lawsuits from states’ attorneys general. ” MOOCs for credit. Keep Away From Coding Schools.” ” “ Flexible, stackable courses.”

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MAY 19, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Why Haven’t MOOCs Eliminated Any Professors?” Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.” ” asks IHE blogger Joshua Kim. ” Just like humans do.

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JULY 8, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Pearson Collaborates With Google to Develop Virtual Reality Learning Experiences for Students.” There’s more on legal cases in the sports section below. Testing, Testing… News on testing in the politics section above. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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JANUARY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ CSU signs deal to record, broadcast classroom lectures,” says the San Francisco Examiner. Star Pubs and Bars launch “free e-learning for all” about how to run a pub. Via Engadget : “ Lego Boost teaches kids how to bring blocks to life with code.”

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APRIL 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.”

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MARCH 2, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC news is now much more often “job training” news, so there’s more on MOOCs in that section below. Reports that Pearson is looking to sell its K–12 courseware business in EdWeek’s Market Brief , Inside Higher Ed , and Edsurge.

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NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. ” ProPublica on its “trove of education data”: “Reporting Recipe: How to Investigate Racial Disparities at Your School.”

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MAY 27, 2016

” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs for credit ! FutureLearn announced that two UK universities – the University of Leeds and the Open University – will offer MOOCs that will be accepted for college credit. Go, School Sports Team!

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” These headlines just kill me. Via The 74 : “How an Online Personalized Preschool Experiment Could Change the Way Rural America Does Early Education.” ” More MOOC data in the “research” section below. The Chinese Communist Party.

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DECEMBER 22, 2016

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Buzzfeed : “ Online Charter Schools Prepare For A Trump-Era Boom.” ” “How to Stop For-Profit Colleges ” – an interview in The New Republic with sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom. Meanwhile on Campus.

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AUGUST 4, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “As In-Person Bootcamps Falter, Codecademy Introduces Paid Online Options.” Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports.

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MARCH 9, 2018

” Via The Chicago Tribune : “Pearson Family Members Foundation sues University of Chicago , aiming to revoke $100M gift.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Vive la MOOC révolution. ” “Orphan MOOCs and the Digital Dark Ages” by Jeffrey Pomerantz in Hybrid Pedagogy.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Responses to last week’s news about Western Governors University and the audit of its competency-based offerings: Via NPR : “Who Is A College Teacher, Anyway? .” Edsurge on “How to Protect Education Data When No Systems Are Secure.”

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JUNE 3, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The Future of MOOCs Might Not Be Free ,” suggests Education Week’s Market Brief with an observation that many of us made back in 2012. That’s how marketing works. ” asks Pearson. ” (Psst. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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