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EdSurge HigherEd Year in Review: Our Top Higher Education Stories of 2018

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While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Without a University Involved.).

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Don’t add. Make better.

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” Too often, we look at all of the flashy tools and try to figure out how to implement them, making technology an addition to learning, as opposed to starting with the curriculum and showing the value to improve opportunities. April 21, 2017 Focus on the “Learner” September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

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Opinionated Products : There’s a word for the kinds of tools and products—like say, Google search results—which adapt to a user’s behavior: opinionated. Renaissance Learning will host SXSWedu’s kickoff bash with beverages at Buffalo Billiards from 7:30 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. K-12 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.

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Questions of Compliance or Empowerment?

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This type of assessment is not about understanding what a students knows and reporting on it, but it is a tool used for learning. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! A master teacher sets the goals based on learning not on receiving a grade. November 8, 2010 What Shapes Your Learning?

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Do the “basics” change over time?

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George Couros (@gcouros) July 2, 2017. When I first wrote this, I was thinking, “Are using email and the Internet ‘basics’ in 2017?” ” This response really helped me past that thinking: IMO email is a tool. Matthew Haley (@MattHaley13) July 2, 2017.

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So Much More Than Letters and Numbers

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Using tools like this can help to add to a conversation, but it cannot be the conversation on its own. December 16, 2016 4 Non-Negotiables for Schools June 18, 2015 Personalize, Not Standardize September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC April 21, 2017 Focus on the “Learner”

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Income Share Agreements Dominate Y Combinator’s Latest Education Graduates

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Zia founded the company, originally called Murcul, in October 2017 in Hong Kong. Zia and his team spent almost two years building the tools and infrastructure so that developers can start coding from their web browsers immediately. Everyone is trying to make education online, but we’ve seen the rise and fall of MOOCs,” says Payne, 32.

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