Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

The DIG team identified and prioritized additional needs and quickly added members with expertise in user experience design, behavioral science, data science, software development and innovation advocacy. We continue to grow our capabilities in these areas and more as we foster a culture of learning in innovation at U-M.

Advocacy 60

Advocacy Software MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” MOOCs. “Learning Creative Learning: It’s not a MOOC , it’s a community,” says the MIT Media Lab.

MOOC 47

MOOC Education Company Coursera 47

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Ask a publisher why inclusive access is good for students and the list of reasons they will provide sounds like it came straight off a 2013 OER advocacy slide. The question we must each ask ourselves is – what is the real goal of our OER advocacy? What do you think the whole MOOC thing George Siemens and I and others was about?

Accessibility 63

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Jahliel Thurman (Vice President of Uplift Entertainment) and Shalon Bell (Director of Strategic Alliances at the Atlanta Voice)—will discuss how despite limited monetary capital, these institutions continue to boost students’ potential in graduate education, entrepreneurship and advocacy through human capital. 2:00 p.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). It’s baaaaack: “Return of the MOOC ,” The City Journal tells us. There’s some (sorta) MOOC-related news in the venture funding section below. Because MOOCs on an airplane proved to be such an effective mode of instruction.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

ProfHacker

AUGUST 26, 2016

Suzan has recently defended her doctoral dissertation on open participants’ experiences in a massive open online course. Some examples of open scholarship based on this definition can be publishing an article in an open access journal, teaching a MOOC, and joining a Twitter hashtag to chat about an educational issue.

OER 40

OER MOOC Conference Advocacy 40

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 ? Raise $146.1 ” Spoiler alert: not enough access to data.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. Robots are much more ideal as workers, because of course they cannot unionize. On average , a bootcamp runs about $11,000 for a 12-week course.)

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?” “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?”

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Humphrey testified that he hired Hubbard on a $7,500-per-month consulting contract to connect him to legislative leaders in other states, as Edgenuity tried to sell digital courses.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “Should Your Online Course Sound Like ‘Serial’? .”)

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” And one for-profit story is in the Betteridge’s Law of Headlines section because of course. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” (State and Local) Education Politics. .”

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

It’s a look back at what’s happened over the course of each year, not simply – to counter that totally overused phrase from hockey player Wayne Gretsky’s dad – to “skate to where the puck is going,” but to examine where it has been. .” This is part of the push for MOOCs, we must be honest.).

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery! Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “For Betsy DeVos and her former advocacy group, the future of education means ‘ personalization ,’ including virtual schools.” 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.

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

Hack Education

AUGUST 26, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “Why America’s MOOC pioneers have abandoned ship” by Jonathan Rees. “ MOOCs Are Dead. Other than "the little guy" getting screwed over, of course.). Long Live Online Higher Education,” Phil Hill pronounces.

Education 40

Education Khan Academy MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Appeals court ruling continues decade-long legal battle between Georgia State University and three publishers over what constitutes ” fair use “ of course materials.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.”

Education 53

Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Hechinger Report : “ Virtual charter schools need ‘bold action’ for change, says national charter school advocacy group.” “Should for-profit crash courses get federal funds? ” “Like it’s a TV show.”

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Education , of course. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “ Make Writing Classes Larger and Other Heresies of Connected Courses” by Justin Reich. ” Via Buzzfeed : “ There Was A Trump Protest On This Kids Game And People Are Shook.” ” Club Penguin !

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Trump’s favorite techie is, of course, Peter Thiel. 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).” More about Trump’s immigration policies in a separate section below.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Do Online Courses Really Save Money? The incentive-based learning program covers a variety of areas, including literacy, college course work, cognitive behavioral therapy and vocational training. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Indeed.

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

” Via the Education Law Center : “Several New Jersey civil rights and parent advocacy organizations have filed a legal challenge to new high school graduation regulations recently adopted by the State Board of Education. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The scheme involved Ed4Mil , “an online correspondence course provider,” and a former dean of Caldwell University. Via The Washington Post : “Former executives of defunct for-profit college firm ITT settle fraud charges with SEC.”

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

It holds true for my work too, of course.) Looking at investment dollars doesn’t tell the whole story, of course, of what might be “trending” – of what’s popular, of what’s profitable, of (god knows) what’s pedagogically useful or ethically desirable. It’s just not what you think.”

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60