Edsurge
APRIL 12, 2018
Has the MOOC revolution come and gone? Or will the principles of the MOOC movement continue to influence higher ed? On Tuesday, April 10 the #DLNchat community got together to discuss and debate: How Have MOOCs Impacted Approaches to Student Learning? How many MOOCs have you signed up for and how many have you taken?”
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. If these distinctions confuse you, maybe stick with the above definition for now. As always, there are always exceptions.
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TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 12, 2020
The definition of asynchronous learning helps us understand the need for asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices. Open Curriculum. Use of data analytics.
Edsurge
JANUARY 23, 2018
Nicola Soares: It definitely depends on the industry. And I definitely agree with the point that there’s a faster rate of adoption [for microcredentials by] workers who are already in the job market. From an employer's perspective in terms of having it funded by employers, we definitely see that in more-traditional employment settings.
Edsurge
MARCH 29, 2018
Kent Darr suggested that “Parsing large data sets could help the instructor and instructional designer make quicker, more informed decisions about course content, tasks, and assessments,” work that “may otherwise prove to be time-consuming for the instructor/ researcher.” For other topics, you can also check out our index of past #DLNchats.
The Principal of Change
FEBRUARY 19, 2017
In my last post, “Common Assessments” vs “Common Understandings” , I was reminded of how powerful comments are on a blog, and why blogging is a hugely powerful tool for not only sharing your learning, but learning from others. 2 What I think we mean is that we are looking for “common understandings”, not “common assessments”.
Dangerously Irrelevant
MAY 31, 2017
For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University.
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