Perry Hewitt

JULY 3, 2015

How does do Americans’ internet access and usage correlate with age? Pew has released a new report on Americans’ internet access 2000-2015. Notable findings include that a clear majority of 58% seniors now use the internet — while the overall percentage is lower, it’s rising quickly (see also: Facebook).

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 18, 2014

Unit 5 of the Coaching Digital Learning MOOC-Ed focused on Digital Citizenship. Facebook might have some creepers and inappropriate pictures, block it. Websites like Youtube, and Social Networks like Facebook and Twitter can be used for learning, if used and taught appropriately. My Instructional Technology Coaching Action Plan.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 5, 2021

Not all asynchronous learning is the same and new trends emerge as new technology emerges–and more importantly, our collective definitions and vision for what learning is and might be change with them. Asynchronous learning generally uses technology that enables students to access course materials on their own.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Could the rise in MOOC-based and other certificates affect how traditional college degree paths are designed? Many #DLNchat-ters define them as MOOC providers including edX and Coursera and bootcamps such as General Assembly and Kenzie Academy. But first, who are these nontraditional providers?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

The technology that tracks digital records has spurred a cryptocurrency gold rush and an NFT explosion. Should local communities determine how education gets funded and who has access to public schools —or should the federal government intervene? That would be the block chain. At least, in theory. That includes higher education.

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The Thinking Stick

NOVEMBER 19, 2014

This is going to come as a shock I know…but pre-service education programs are not preparing teachers for a technology rich classroom teaching experience. …principals concluded that they want to hire new teachers with creative ideas about how technology can be leveraged to create authentic and differentiated learning experiences.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A few weeks ago, I posted a set of recommended readings that I originally sent to a colleague who asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. Maybe we can do that by trying to list some of the big ideas and an accessible entry point or summary of each idea.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Last week, a colleague asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. Maybe we can do that by trying to list some of the big ideas and an accessible entry point or summary of each idea. Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 19, 2016

When the crowd gets above 40 (I think) Shindig breaks people up into multiple rooms accessible through a Mingle Bar on the bottom of the screen, like so: . Technology topics included social media, video, 3d printing, VR, internet of things, automation, and privacy. I also had a significant slide deck this time, as mentioned above.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

Join us this Thursday, April 30th, 2015 for the online Library 2.015 Spring Summit - The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning , a three-hour conversation about technology issues and trends in the future of library and information services with an amazing set of guest panelists and presenters. PART 1: Chasing Storms or Rainbows?

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

But the technology lends a question: to what extent should educational products make assumptions about a user’s end goal? Let’s Chat.Bots in Higher Education : What if all of your college questions could be answered by sending a text or Facebook message? Higher Ed 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 K-12 11:00 a.m.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. It’s a new kind of MOOC, and it’s a new kind of philosophy,” he says.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2019

What lessons can be learned from the rise and pivot of MOOCs, those large-scale online courses that proponents said would disrupt higher education? At the start of the MOOC trend in 2012, the promise was that the free online courses could reach students who could not afford or get access to other forms of higher education.

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Wired Campus

AUGUST 6, 2015

George Siemens is a key innovator in higher education, having coined the term “MOOC” and worked to study the effectiveness of online learning. Admittedly colleges have been slower to respond than corporations have” to changes in technology, Mr. Siemens added. But that’s how it should be, he argued. has,” he said. “It

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Because technology imperialism.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

He is one of the pioneers of online and distance learning, and currently serves as the editor of the influential online open access journal International Review of Research in Open and Distance Learning ( IRRODL ). Providing access was then and still remains my biggest motivation. We also wanted to find an open access publisher.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

The NMC Summer Conference is a one-of-a-kind event, attracting highly skilled professionals interested in the integration of emerging technologies into teaching, learning, and creative inquiry. These interactive sessions on future technology trends will present key issues faced by information professionals and educators.

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EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

To kick off this event, Alec Couros ( @courosa ), Associate Professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina is giving the opening keynote. One day, Alec says that he tweeted out that he was thinking of starting a MOOC. Humanization Technology has to be humanizing in our environments.

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Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 12, 2014

“Why is it that when young people use technology on adult terms, they are praised as 21st century learners, but when they use technology on their OWN terms, they are castigated as deviant rule-breakers?” ” -Nicole Mirra, Innovators, Not Hackers. Stop Portraying Youth as Digital Deviants.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Jim described it as a way to think through technology in order to empower the educational community beyond tech skills and training. But other departments already provide the backbone (internet connectivity, access to hardware, etc) and can afford – even desire – to let Domain projects go on. THE DOMAIN OF ONE’S OWN.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

Jim described it as a way to think through technology in order to empower the educational community beyond tech skills and training. But other departments already provide the backbone (internet connectivity, access to hardware, etc) and can afford – even desire – to let Domain projects go on. THE DOMAIN OF ONE’S OWN.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 10, 2012

She has co-founded and organized the acclaimed educational projects, Edchat , ELTChat , The Reform Symposium E-Conference and the ELTON nominated Virtual Round Table language and technology conference. Educators who join receive a free ebook and have access to several videos and podcasts to help them achieve their goals.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Participatory, hyperlinked library services; DIY and maker movements; emerging technology in academic and research libraries; Google Glass—our Library 2.014 conference covered a broad range of topics and these were among the most notable. Samantha Adams Becker taught the first online course ever to take place in Facebook.

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’m using this anniversary to reflect on my experiences in educational technology over the last 20 years. We’ve found out a lot about how people learn in higher education and the technology has allowed us to try things that just weren’t possible before. No wonder they go and create their own Facebook groups.

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

I’m using this anniversary to reflect on my experiences in educational technology over the last 20 years. We’ve found out a lot about how people learn in higher education and the technology has allowed us to try things that just weren’t possible before. No wonder they go and create their own Facebook groups.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ”) How accurate are her observations?

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 18, 2022

Here are the suggestions which rolled in via Twitter , LinkedIn, Facebook, email, etc. Moodle – the popular LMS/VLE takes some backend skills to install and host, but can also be accessed from hosting services like MoodleCloud. Udemy – the MOOC provider may let users create classes there. Looks like a GUI interface.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

This article is part of a collection of op-eds from thought leaders, educators and entrepreneurs who reflect on the state of education technology in 2018, and share where it’s headed next year. So much so, the New York Times even dubbed 2012 the “ Year of the MOOC.” And why would MOOCs need to decolonize?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. This is about the stories we’re told about education, about technology, and about education technology. (No

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Facebook Argument : Students consider the relative strength of evidence that two users present in a Facebook exchange. News on Facebook : Students identify the blue checkmark that distinguishes a verified Facebook account from a fake one.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Each week for the past eight or so years, I have gathered a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Has technology solutionism ever been more heartbreaking?! It’s like the MOOC crap all over again. ” Oh.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. 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”).

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

I want to start this year’s review of education technology acknowledging grief. I want to start this year’s review of education technology sanctioning, if such a thing is necessary, our mourning. ” Education technology faces an inexhaustible supply of quackery. Mourn and Organize. We need not hide our feelings.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? ” Spoiler alert: not enough access to data.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Education Week : “ Maine Gov.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

It describes a meeting of MOOC evangelists, several university leaders, and the press at the Carnegie Corporation’s offices. [T]he If you sympathize with this Revolution, or with MOOCs, this is a moving affirmation. The MOOC movement (or moment) is one tool for accomplishing this. The epilogue is quite simple.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before Congress this week about privacy, data, monopoly power, and regulations. And there’s more Facebook-related news in several of the sections below. National) Education Politics.

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