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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. Then came the pandemic and even steeper drops that “show no signs of recovery from 2020” as documented by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and other sources.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

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In the Era of Microcredentials, Institutions Look to Blockchain to Verify Learning

Edsurge

Schmidt, who is the director of learning innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology’s Media Lab, began issuing non-academic credentials for his team around 2013. Philipp Schmidt began thinking about the potential for blockchain in higher education long before the technology became a buzzword.

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

TeachThought - Learn better.

Google describes their Google Classroom as “designed to help teachers create and collect assignments paperlessly, including time-saving features like the ability to automatically make a copy of a Google Document for each student. How To Create Learning Through Play (Heick 2013). ” (11). Mobile Learning.

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Khan Academy redux

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

This is another throwback post, this time from February 5, 2013. And then, Overall, the arguments of critics remain unconvincing when compared to Khan’s documented impact and what Khan truly believes. In 2013 it was all about Khan Academy; in 2017, MOOCs; today the new hotness is AI. What will it be next?

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. Randy Gatley; Community Librarian, Northeast Area WLMA Panel: K12 School and Public Library Collaborations - Craig Seasholes, WLMA moderator 2:00pm A MOOL in a MOOC: Librarians in massive open online courses - Laureen P.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Siegler: “ The End of the Library.” You can learn anything online, Siegler argued.

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