Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Despite predictions that badges would be the “ new credential ” and that we were looking at a “ Future Full of Badges ,” it’s not clear that digital badges have provided us with a really meaningful way to assess skills or expertise. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

All presentations, workshops and tutorials will be sponsored and managed by our brilliant Australia eSeries team in Blackboard Collaborate virtual meeting rooms. The impact of MOOCs depends on their ability to assess learning. Visit our network and join our sessions here. Are quizzes and attendance enough? Weigh in here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Be sure to come sign up on the conference website to be notified of recording availability.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Vive la MOOC révolution. ” “Orphan MOOCs and the Digital Dark Ages” by Jeffrey Pomerantz in Hybrid Pedagogy. ” There’s more licensing and certification news in the MOOC section above. A teacher in front of a blackboard.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Testing, Testing… “Big changes ahead for how California assesses school performance,” KPCC reports. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ MOOCs no longer massive, still attract millions,” Class Central’s Dhawal Shah claims in a VentureBeat op-ed.

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. This week, Edsurge covers a charter school there and its promotion of “ personalized learning ” and assessment technologies. Where Are They Now?” Priorities. ” (Not really.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

It’s a major pain point in the education system: Between 40 percent to 60 percent of college students now need some form of remedial math, or English, or both, and the United States ranks 36th out of a comparison group of 79 countries in math proficiency, according to the 2018 Programme for International Student Assessment.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Thursday, February 27th at 11am Creating Connected Learners Through Virtual Exchange: Assessing the Impact of Virtual Exchange , Part of a month-long webinar series co-hosted by the Exchange 2.0 Join via Blackboard Collaborate here. Following recent conversations about the assessment capacity of MOOCs, this is a great topic!

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

Beyond that much of what happens in distance education is cloaked behind passwords and in private studies, thus a researcher has to find ways to assess teaching and learning – and sitting in the back of the classroom and conducting face-to-face observations, measurements and interviews is challenging. What are your views on MOOCs?

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Blackboard Partners with Fishtree for Personalized Learning,” says Campus Technology.

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Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Blackboard Learn Ultra : Ready or not?” Via Education Week : “Some test questions are likely harder to answer on tablets than on laptop and desktop computers, presenting states and districts with a new challenge as they move to widespread online assessments.

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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.”) The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes.

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

” “Word about the Vector Assessment of Readiness for College, or Vector A.R.C., Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The Future of MOOCs Might Not Be Free ,” suggests Education Week’s Market Brief with an observation that many of us made back in 2012. ” asks Pearson.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” Inside Higher Ed examines the challenges facing LMS provider Blackboard.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” My most favorite lines simply must be these: “One of the early adopters of Imbellus was McKinsey & Company , the management consulting firm, which uses the scenario assessments to find job candidates. president to retire in wake of football death.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” More business news from Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Moody’s Downgrades Blackboard Debt, Focuses On Learn Ultra Delivery.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” That’s Graduation Achievement Charter High School.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. Special thanks for this go to our sponsor, Blackboard Collaborate, for providing the service that allows us to do this! Join here ! Details to join the webinar at [link].

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

Sadly the credential has traditionally been based on a time served model coupled with a an assessment of knowledge and understanding. Take BlackBoard (the name says it all) or any other LMS which simply replicates the structure and format of traditional courses but in an online environment.

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

Sadly the credential has traditionally been based on a time served model coupled with a an assessment of knowledge and understanding. Take BlackBoard (the name says it all) or any other LMS which simply replicates the structure and format of traditional courses but in an online environment.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

ESSA gives more autonomy and flexibility to states than they had under NCLB through competency-based assessments, which could drive the development of personalized learning technologies. ESSA’s accountability processes also require new types of data collection and disaggregation, including of non-academic indicators of school quality.

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