Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines. I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Salman Khan should feel honored.

Khan Academy 64

Khan Academy MOOC Flipped Classroom Trends 64

Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 29, 2012

Informal and self regulated learning are defining characteristics of 21 st Century education. Various commentators suggest that as much as seventy percent of learning occurs outside of formal educational settings (Cofer, 2000; Dobbs, 2000; Cross, 2006). Technology, Pedagogy and Education, 17 (3), 183-193. Delfino, M.,

BYOD 72

BYOD PLE MOOC Learning 72

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Jim described it as a way to think through technology in order to empower the educational community beyond tech skills and training. He cited Jon Udell ‘s vision of Wikipedia as a place where knowledge is socially constructed. For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006).

Trends 41

Trends LMS Data MOOC 41

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Jim described it as a way to think through technology in order to empower the educational community beyond tech skills and training. He cited Jon Udell ‘s vision of Wikipedia as a place where knowledge is socially constructed. For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006).

Trends 40

Trends LMS Data MOOC 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

One of education technologies’s greatest luminaries passed away this year. Seymour, as my friend Gary Stager has described him , was the “inventor of everything (good) in education.” This is part six of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. I do so in Seymour’s memory.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85