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Khan Academy Has Inspired Imitations Across Disciplines. MEDKSL is the Latest.

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If imitation is the highest form of flattery, Salman Khan should feel honored. Since he introduced Khan Academy in 2006, the free, open-access education platform has inspired several knock-offs focused on specific disciplines.

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Remote Learning Begs the Question: Must Lectures Be So Long?

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With some schools already announcing they will not reopen normally in the fall, and many others considering their options , educators are hoping to take advantage of the summer to improve on this spring’s sink-or-swim plunge into distance learning.

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Revolution in Higher Education: chapter 1

Bryan Alexander

This week we’re discussing the first chapter of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ). A larger theme, hit more forcefully in the book’s introduction, is broadening access to higher education.

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The Fans, Fanboys, and Fanatics of OER

Doug Levin

I work in K-12 education in the U.S., and I am merely a fan – not a fanboy – of open educational resources (OER).** K-12 context, including issues of accessibility , the copyright that should get assigned to teacher-created materials , and interoperability gaps and needs. I have a confession to make. Image credits.

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

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What’s life like after quitting a tenured job as a professor to become a freelance educator, making video courses and podcasts for a living? So we also asked deLaplante what he thinks about the broader landscape of online education that he’s part of. But there has to be demand from educators and teachers who want to make this shift.

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Educational Crises and Ed-Tech: A History

Hack Education

I want to talk to you today about the history of educational crises and education technology. That means, for one thing, you end up with a Secretary of Education or with a prominent investor/philanthropist or governor or pundit claiming that schools haven't changed in hundreds of years. We have seen this repeatedly in education.

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Beyond Videos: 4 Ways Instructional Designers Can Craft Immersive Educational Media

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Educational media is at an inflection point. Harvard reportedly spends $75,000-$150,000 building each new MOOC, most of which goes towards video production costs. Harvard reportedly spends $75,000-$150,000 building each new MOOC, most of which goes towards video production costs. These efforts are not cheap.

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