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The Future Belongs to Online Learners — But Only If Programs Can Help Them Succeed

Edsurge

He has ChatGPT on his phone and his iPad, and our 45-minute conversation is peppered with references to Coursera’s newest personal learning assistant, “Coach.” The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019.

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OPINION: When it comes to liberal-arts education, online learning changes only the tools

The Hechinger Report

Those who expected radical disruption in the wake of the Great Recession now seem to believe that it’s the coronavirus that will lead to a massive migration of students away from in-person learning and toward the promised land of tech-infused distance education. Related: Will this semester forever alter college?

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Dream Big, Work Hard, Stay the (Bumpy) Course

The Principal of Change

But jumping through a Twitter rabbit hole, I ended up on this awesome tweet: Her original”dream” tweet is from 2011 while her “reality” tweet is from March 2019. Some things about this tweet: Mainstream media is starting to understand the value of online personalities.

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Educational Crises and Ed-Tech: A History

Hack Education

In fact, in 2019, UNESCO estimated that 258 million children — about one in six of the school-age population — were not in school. So no, Khan Academy did not invent "personalized learning." Like a MOOC, but in the school gym. Disease, war, natural disaster — there are many reasons why.

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Defining a Personal Path to Success

The Principal of Change

If we are talking about personalizing learning it is important that we also talk about personalized success. Not all learners (adults too) will do the same things at the same time (or at any time) but success is a very personal concept and is too often defined by others for people. Last thing.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Correction: This is the Class of 2019.). ” (So instead of “testing” we’ll have ubiquitous, non-stop surveillance / assessment via “personalized learning.” “What Does Personalized Learning Mean?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The Post and Courier : “ South Carolina ’s online charter schools: A $350 million investment with disappointing returns.” Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning. ” That is the Sophie B.