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Only Schools Can End Schools

The Principal of Change

.” The bulk of the article is not about literacy, but about math. ” If you remember when Khan Academy first came out, many educators were extremely nervous that this would replace schools and were sick of that narrative. .” The constant game of education whack-a-mole.

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Khan Academy redux

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

The last thing I expected to encounter this week was a resurgence in the Khan Academy Debates of this past summer. But honestly, I hadn’t thought much about Khan Academy since then — until Monday afternoon. I picked this one today for a reason; go to the end to find out.

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5 Ideas for Teaching Students the Most Important Skill They’ll Need

Ask a Tech Teacher

Massive Open Online Courses (Sometimes referred to as MOOCs) – MOOCs are readily available courses that are presented online. MOOCs are not an ideal way for most students to learn. MOOCs are available from a variety of sources including Coursera , edX and individual participating universities.

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Educational Crises and Ed-Tech: A History

Hack Education

As the Superintendent William Johnson wrote in an article in The New York Times a week after the experiment launched, So far as possible, fifteen minutes' time is given to each broadcast above the fourth grade. So no, Khan Academy did not invent "personalized learning." Like a MOOC, but in the school gym.

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A Call For Homeschool 2.0

TeachThought - Learn better.

Khan Academy. The Wired article editorializes, “Unless every family homeschools their children—a prospect that even homeschooling advocates say is untenable—it will remain an individualized solution to a social need.” I can see that happening with school. So much of that stuff is just up for grabs.” Dosomething.org.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. Some examples of leading online learning environments include Future Learn , The Khan Academy , EtonX , and K-12. The blended learning landscape in 2018.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

You can receive updates from Hack Education via email if you prefer to read articles that way.). Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Khan Academy. The series kicks off on Saturday, 2 December. Wishful Thinking. Indie Ed-Tech.