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How Online Learning Can Improve Your Teaching

Ask a Tech Teacher

Hall, an online professor with the University of Wyoming since 2012 says: “Early in my online career, I marched students, expeditiously, from one weekly deadline to the next. If social media becomes a problem in your classes, by all means employ traditional communication like email, private discussion boards, and LMS-based forums.

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MOOC Pioneer Coursera Tries a New Push: Selling Courseware to Colleges

Edsurge

Coursera started with a mission to give the general public free access to courses from expensive colleges. The company, which was started by two Stanford University professors in 2012 and is now one of the most well-funded in the education industry , has always been highly picky about which colleges it works with to develop courses.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe.

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Debunking 3 myths about BYOD in the classroom

Neo LMS

At the same time, smartphones, tablets and laptops can be used to access the school LMS , with the corresponding courses and learning materials, conduct research online for a school paper, check facts fast, make use of productivity tools, and even access educational apps. Closing thoughts.

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Technology in the Classroom: The Complete Guide

ViewSonic Education

1990 – The Internet brings about unprecedented access to information. 2005 – Learning Management System (LMS) takes off as a viable teaching tool. 2012 – The iPad brings tablets into public perception. Tech disparity refers to how much access students have to the necessary devices.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Guardian : “US library to enforce jail sentences for overdue books.” ” That’s the Athens-Limestone public library in Alabama (and that’s completely f *d up). ” Coming soon to an LMS near you… Data and “Research” Via T.H.E. ” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via the press release : “The Library of Congress today signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Digital Public Library of America to become a ‘content hub partner’ and will ultimately share a significant portion of its rich digital resources with DPLA's database of digital content records.”