techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Detailed, step-by-step instructions are posted for each team on the LMS. Sophomores have the opportunity to spend a period of their day learning through a MOOC of their choosing. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. MOOC providers will keep on refining them. Introduction.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. MOOC providers will keep on refining them. Introduction.

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MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

In the late 90’s, learning management systems came along and universities said great, now academics don’t need to know any of that technical stuff, they can just use the web interface in the LMS. It’s no wonder there is no widespread adoption of e-learning and edtech across the institution. The LMS is a case in point.

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

In the late 90’s, learning management systems came along and universities said great, now academics don’t need to know any of that technical stuff, they can just use the web interface in the LMS. It’s no wonder there is no widespread adoption of e-learning and edtech across the institution. The LMS is a case in point.

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E-rate Learning LMS Course 32

Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

How to learn more about edtech options. When it comes to professional development for educators, it’s vital to learn about the edtech options available. Read more: 8 Edtech organizations every teacher should know about [INFOGRAPHIC]. Sample popular edtech tools. Enroll in an online program. Attend an annual event.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

It''s a mishmash of edtech, 80s pop culture, animated GIFs, retro toys, ds106 art, and all things cinema. I think that''s what I love most about the edtech space, the ability to try and make sense of the cultural moment we are living through by way of analogy and metaphor. And it quickly resonated with a lot of people.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? A Techcrunch op-ed : “Why edtech can’t grow as much as healthtech.” ” Spoiler alert: not enough access to data. Raise $146.1

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” Also via NPR : “‘I Hope This Will Set A Precedent,’ Says Trans Teen Who Won Case Over Bathroom Access.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.”

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “From Neutrality to Inequality: Why the FCC Is Dismantling Equal Access and What It Could Mean for Education.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. iContracts has acquired the EasyCampus LMS from Educadium. Billion in 2017.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. “Can a District Disrupt the Edtech Industry ?” “He’s got access to your students’ info and is trying to decide what to do. Where Are They Now?”

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Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “For-profit institutions that cater to service members see chance to connect with students in Senate-passed provision expanding access on military bases.” ” “We Shut Down Our Edtech Startup.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

” Via Edsurge : “Golden State GDPR: What the Edtech Industry Should Know About CA ’s New Privacy Rules.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ MOOCs May Still Be Reshaping Higher Education, Just Not In the Way That Was Initially Predicted.”

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Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

“The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. Edtech Raises $739M in Venture Funding.” Because of course.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Politico : Western Governors University , “the nation’s leading provider of competency-based educatio n – which the Education Department’s independent watchdog last month said violated federal student aid rules – is expanding into North Carolina.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. LMS news from Edsurge : “​ University of Michigan ’s Gamified LMS Opens Up to Other Institutions.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. million total. .”

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Trump’s education platform promises to “make post-secondary options more affordable and accessible through technology enriched delivery models.” ” “Make MOOCs great again.” Via Edsurge : “ New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund.”

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Education Common Core Company Facebook 54

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Via Education Week : “One million high school students from low-income families will receive free internet access under President Barack Obama’s ’ My Brother’s Keeper’ initiative for minority males, the White House announced.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

’” Online Education, Beyond “MOOCs” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “The Remarkable Transformation at UF Online.” Via Edsurge : “Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes – The Next Obstacle to Edtech.” Mindwires Consulting is selling their report on the European LMS market.

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Education Report Android Libraries 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Department of Veterans Affairs this week backed Ashford University ‘s attempt to shift its state-based eligibility for veterans’ benefits from Iowa to Arizona , likely preserving the for-profit university’s access to Post–9/11 GI Bill and active-duty military tuition benefits.” Unacademy has raised $11.5

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education has placed restrictions on access to federal student aid for West Virginia public universities after the state was late submitting required annual financial statements for the third year in a row. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) Despite a few anecdotes, they’re really not.).

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Here’s the headline from Inside Higher Ed : “For-Credit MOOC: Best of Both Worlds at MIT ?” ” But if you look closer, it’s not a MOOC; it’s just an online class at MIT.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Here’s The Chronicle headline from then : “Professor Leaves a MOOC in Mid-Course in Dispute Over Teaching.”) Good thing I never did anything in those MOOCs, otherwise I'd be losing my work. Remember Richard McKenzie? ” asks Education Dive.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs for credit ! FutureLearn announced that two UK universities – the University of Leeds and the Open University – will offer MOOCs that will be accepted for college credit. For more on MOOCs for credit, see the “MOOCs” section above.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

” On the heels of a trademark complaint by the public media program Current , the edtech startup Listen Current has rebranded to Listenwise. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs, CAI, and now this.

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Education Pearson Report Policies 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

Via NPR : “Months after the Obama administration advised school districts that transgender students should be given access to bathrooms based on their gender identity, a federal judge in Texas has blocked the guidance from going into effect – for now.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Once upon a time, the LMS maker was a non-profit. Emmersion Learning has raised $600,000 from Zylun Global and Access to Education. ” Via Nesta : “ What is the evidence for edtech ?” Kuali has raised $10 million from Owl Ventures.

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Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via eCampus News : “The 2 edtech fields with the most potential under Trump.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” An op-ed in Forbes by University Ventures’ Ryan Craig : “Make Online Education Great (For The First Time).” ” Saved you a click.). David Kernohan responds.

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 5, 2018

” There is no schooling here, among other things (whereas there was school and access to lawyers in their previous detention facilities). Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the HR section below. Persuasive Design.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Here’s the rub: it’s an LMS. “Is Estonia the new Finland ?” “Can U.S.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” The test in question in ACCESS 2.0 , which recently changed how it was scored. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The LA Times asks , “ In this digital self-help age, just how effective are MasterClass ’s A-list celebrity workshops?” From WCET : “ In Defense of the LMS.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. The Business of Job Training and Job Placement.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Unveils Free Online Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Edtech Products.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Blackboard Study on How Instructors Use the LMS.”

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