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2013 Global Education Conference Kicks Off Today - List of Sessions

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Jerry Blumengarten The 2013 Global Education Conference starts today! Fiona Luna “I wish I could take the whole week off and just attend the workshops. I only wish I didn''t need to sleep, so I could attend them all live!" -Dr. Jessie Voigts "Thanks for providing this global forum that truly flattens the world of learning."

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The Professor Who Quit His Tenured Job to Make Podcasts and Lecture Videos

Edsurge

He made the move to his new phase of scholarly life during a rush of enthusiasm for so-called MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, that big-name colleges were starting to offer low-cost higher education to a wider audience. I threw it all up there back in 2013. You could take workshops on how to use audio and video.

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Fewer Deals, More Money: U.S. Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2 Billion in 2017

Edsurge

In fact, the number of deals has been on a steady downward slope since 2013. MOOC companies typically account for the bump in the “Post-Secondary” category, but aside from Coursera’s $64 million Series D round, few other companies focused in higher education scored a large deal. billion invested), since EdSurge began tracking U.S.

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More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. What do you think the whole MOOC thing George Siemens and I and others was about? We are focused on the advantages of OER-enabled pedagogy.

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Connected Learning Certificate Program Launching

Educator Innovator

In the summer of 2013, 15 teachers in Philadelphia gathered around a classroom table at Arcadia University to hack some toys. By Kira Baker-Doyle, Assistant Professor of Education, Arcadia University.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - SLS14 Expanded! - Open Natural Math Class - Educate to Liberate or Control?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

March 20th - March 22nd in Palm Springs, CA CUE Annual Conference + Invent to Learn Workshop , The CUE Conference is the largest and oldest education technology conference in California, and among the largest in the United States. Sylvia Martinez will lead a pre-conference Invent To Learn workshop, plus a conference session.

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Learning Revolution Newsletter - Week's Events - OZeLive Conference Starts - Michael Stephens, Pam Moran, and Ira Socol Highlighted Videos

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

All presentations, workshops and tutorials will be sponsored and managed by our brilliant Australia eSeries team in Blackboard Collaborate virtual meeting rooms. The impact of MOOCs depends on their ability to assess learning. Visit our network and join our sessions here. Preschoolers working together.