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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

In education self-hosting maybe an alternative to the LMS, or a very basic, fundamental element of literacy. For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006). Q: Sam from Amherst asked about the LMS for gathering student data. Hosting is now about alternatives and independence.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

In education self-hosting maybe an alternative to the LMS, or a very basic, fundamental element of literacy. For more background on containers Jim recommended Marc Levinson’s book The Box (2006). Q: Sam from Amherst asked about the LMS for gathering student data. Hosting is now about alternatives and independence.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

“Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. The school emphasizes teaching over research, hiring and rewarding professors on the basis of their classroom performance, says Maria Klawe, Harvey Mudd’s president since 2006. We’ve seen this before in the MOOC world.