MindShift

APRIL 25, 2016

For all the promises of online courses disrupting education, completion rates are notoriously low. Some studies found that about five percent of those enrolled in massive open online courses (known as MOOCs) completed the course. Getting people to the Learning Circles required some marketing outreach.

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MOOC Libraries Online Learning Learning 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

There has been a real excitement for this years event, and our conference network reached over 20,000 registered members this past week! Thank you in advance for your support--you help keep these types of events free! See you online! Forward this post if you can.

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Libraries Conference eBook Mobility 64

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

April 9th - April 20th, 2015 Two Week Calendar | Learning Revolution Events | Learning Revolution Blog | Partner Spotlight To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at LearningRevolution.com. All events are listed in US-Eastern Time. For a full calendar of all upcoming events and conferences, click here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference, "Emerging Technology," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to register now to participate in this event.

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Libraries Conference Elsevier Technology 31

Perry Hewitt

APRIL 15, 2018

A new reseller model bringing internet access to villages in rural Mexico. Enable and reward cross-disciplinary learning. Media interest in formalized online learning, or “peak MOOC,” occurred in about 2012, and with it the mandate that everyone must learn to code.

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Industry MOOC Software STEM 60

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

The event became much more dramatic than expected, once the hosting city, Washington DC, was clobbered by the great snowpocalyspe of 2016. That meant open source software, open education resources, and open access in scholarly publication. Online learning is on the rise.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Teaching en masse has emerged as a significant trend because of a lessening need to create co-present learning environments such as classrooms and lecture halls. Now it seems, physical separation is no longer such a great barrier to learning, and the tyranny of distance appears to be finally broken. We can look back and take stock.

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Learning Technology Support Course MOOC 57

Dangerously Irrelevant

APRIL 1, 2021

Powerful learning with universal access: Uruguay’s CEIBAL program. Blended and online learning with Catlin Tucker. MOOCs and open education in Southeast Asia. It’s a world of learning at the World Bank. Nepali high school students in MOOCs. Interactive XR learning aids in Myanmar and beyond.

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MOOC Learning Mobility Course 314

Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

As members, educators can take part in events, forums, seminars, training and more. Online courses, including certificates and degree programs, make it easy to learn on any schedule. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are also excellent resources, offering free classes from world-renowned universities.

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Technology Education Laptops EdTech 230

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Buy them a beer when you see them at an event and thank them for covering the LMS industry so I don’t have to. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I

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Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

It seems certain that more professional learning will happen outside of traditional institutions and campuses – especially if colleges fail to adapt. Learning is increasingly happening in the workplace, or “ in the flow of work.” Career-oriented lifelong learning is now even more of a societal and economic imperative.

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Learning Digital Badges E-rate MOOC 176

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

Sure, you can memorize frog parts online, but that will never compare to dissecting one in a laboratory with fellow students and a quality teacher at your shoulder. The event brought more than a hundred people to Seattle, Wash., to discuss how public education will adapt to a rapidly changing world.

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Robotics MOOC STEM Broadband 99

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others! See you online! Volunteering : as with our other conference 2.0

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

This series is meant to serve in-depth exploration of the events of the past year and an analysis of how these events shape the way in which we imagine and prepare for the future of teaching and learning. Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. US Politics.

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Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

and world history events. Plague Doctor. Women’s Rights. Apartheid in South Africa. The Reading Like a Historian curriculum also engages students in historical inquiry around both U.S. Like the DBQs, lessons revolve around a central historical question and sets of prima ry documents to engage learners with varied reading skills.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 29, 2017

Full credit to the event planners for drawing together this variety, and for making them comfortable enough to work with each other. YouTube was simply assumed to be the video hosting and access venue of choice. MOOCs… ah, this is fascinating. Once more I saw how the MOOC hype crash is limited to the United States.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

The New York Times notes it’s not just rural students who struggle with broadband access : “Why San Jose Kids Do Homework in Parking Lots.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). More robot news up in the MOOC section above. ’ The FCC Could Help,” says Wired.

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Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 30, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). Event recordings are posted and available after the events if you aren''t able to attend them live. Expositor Carlos Raul Araque C.

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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.”

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The only other media attending the event would be a national crew from ABC.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Chalkbeat : “After flying under the radar, school districts’ online programs attract attention – and scrutiny.” It could only observe.

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. Microsoft had a media event this week. The Business of Job Training. Well, not quite.

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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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Education MOOC Company Report 43

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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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). UC Berkeley says it will remove online course content in response to a Department of Justice assertion that the materials violate the ADA as they are not fully accessible to those with disabilities. ” Go, School Sports Team! OpenClassrooms has raised $6.74

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Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook , an Online Learning Platform?”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” And later in the week, also via The Washington Post : “ DeVos softens stance on protesters at higher ed event.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Should Online Courses Go Through ‘Beta Testing’?” NPR on MOOC Micromasters.

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Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“ New York City libraries have announced they plan to forgive the late fees of all children aged 17 and under in a one-time amnesty event,” The AP reports. ” Via Edsurge : “The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts.” Paul School Lunch Debt.”

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Here’s a link to all the stories in Slate’s series on online credit recovery programs. “After the Hype, Do MOOC Ventures Like edX Still Matter?” ” The New York Times (op-ed page) on the “ 2017 College Access Index.”

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Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

There was all that ink spilled circa 2010 that Khan Academy and “ flipped learning ” were going to “ change the rules of education ,” replacing in-class instruction with online videos watched as homework. Online education, we’re still told, will be education’s disruptor.

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MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Bob Thorpe, is proposing a far-reaching law in Arizona, House Bill 2120, banning virtually every college event, activity or course which discusses social justice , skin privilege, or racial equality. The Economist on “ The Return of the MOOC.” Legislation in Iowa would end tenure even for those who already have it.”

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MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

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).” ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.” Seriously?!

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