Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. He just doesn’t think our current university systems and edtech solutions will get us there.

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Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 26, 2015

And anymore, they end being the punchline of edtech jokes, somehow. Comparing an unsupported MOOC from 2008 to an in-person college experience isn’t apples to apples. Reduce the college dropout rate to closer to 10% (than the current 40%+). I don’t agree with many of the grievances people seem to have with them.

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Examples MOOC E-rate Dropout 40

eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2017

For all our conversations about edtech and curriculum and funding and unions and building schools and transportation and testing and every other thing, education is about people. In 2008, I found myself searching. More specifically, education is about relationships. Nothing happens in education without relationships. Always exciting.

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Education Dropout Industry Meeting 98

Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition). This is how folks are defining innovative edtech use in teacher's colleges. Should it be revisited?

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EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The suit against the for-profit chain and its American InterContinental University was originally filed in 2008.” Meanwhile on Campus… Via ProPublica : “‘Alternative’ Education: Using Charter Schools to Hide Dropouts and Game the System.” Upgrades and Downgrades. ” Wheee.

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Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46