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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me today, Wednesday, September 26th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar on the "true history" of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with Dave Cormier, Alec Couros, Stephen Downes, Rita Kop, Inge de Waard, and Carol Yeager. His educational journey started in 1998 teaching little children to speak English.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

But hints of the future were present, even back then, since there was a way to earn college credit from the course I didn’t finish, supplemental education CD-ROMs were making their way into K12 schools, and Microsoft and Intel were offering certifications that could be earned entirely online. MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012.

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Announcing the Library 2.017 "Makerspaces" Mini-Conference and Call for Proposals.

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

CALL FOR PROPOSALS: We will have a limited number of slots for presenter sessions. We encourage all who are interested in presenting to submit. She is also the faculty lead for the University of Michigan's Public Library Management MOOC courses at EdX.org. and at the Library 2.0 YouTube channel. Details HERE.

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Thursday - Ray McNulty on the Courage to Change Education

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Given that some of these traits lie at the heart of criticisms I''m inclined to make about the non-connectivist MOOC movement and many of the VC-funded ed tech ventures, I can''t wait to discuss this with Ray! From 2001-03, he served as Vermont''s education commissioner.

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Many New Ideas are Quite Old

Mistakengoal.com

Faculty wonder if their jobs are being increasingly outsourced to MOOCs and learning analytics funded by the Gates Foundation. ” That quote comes from a 2001 Chronicle of Higher Education article but the thought has been expressed by many people. Of course, the broad threads of these worries are quite old.

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

Edsurge

Herbert Simon, a pioneer in artificial intelligence and learning engineering who died in 2001, is immersed in his office at Carnegie Mellon University. That pushback often comes from professors who are convinced that what they are doing in the classroom is working, even when they are presented with evidence to the contrary.

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A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers: Learning Models & Technology

TeachThought - Learn better.

Livingstone 2001). (13). Presentation: Constructivism: A Holisitic Approach to Teaching & Learning . Informal education or training is distinguished from such self-directed informal learning only by the presence of some form of institutionally-recognized instructor. Learning Simulation. ” (11). Mobile Learning.