Remove Assessment Remove MOOC Remove Report Remove Workshop
article thumbnail

Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Close to 10% of students got into MIT by excelling in a MOOC. Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess.

MOOC 75
article thumbnail

?Meet Intel Education Accelerator’s Newest Cohort of EdTech Visionaries

Edsurge

report cards have by and large stayed the same over the last century—there’s not always good feedback, and it’s too late once bad grades get in. million assessments, and is on track to hit 4 million in 2017. Comprend.io : Even as new technology and tools trickle into classrooms across the U.S., But entrepreneurs behind Comprend.io

EdTech 60
Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Learning Revolution Newsletter - Week's Events - OZeLive Conference Starts - Michael Stephens, Pam Moran, and Ira Socol Highlighted Videos

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

All presentations, workshops and tutorials will be sponsored and managed by our brilliant Australia eSeries team in Blackboard Collaborate virtual meeting rooms. Ted Curran responds to the MakerSpace trend that was highlighted in the 2014 Horizon Report. The impact of MOOCs depends on their ability to assess learning.

article thumbnail

Developing and Delivering Effective Professional Development for Educators

EdTechTeam

Recently, I found myself sitting in a conference room along with 200+ educators for one day workshop. Some educators had flown in from far and reached a day early to get started on time for the early morning workshop. Is the time, effort and money spent on the workshop making me a better educator?

article thumbnail

The Greatest EdTech Generation Ever – LIVE Blog of Justin Reich’s Keynote

EdTechTeacher

As a researcher, Justin has been carrying this concept into his work with MOOCs. While the students are learning all of these complex skills, students are still assessed based on concrete, routine skills. However, in the last few years, higher education has listened to the world of MOOCs and started changing. Design Thinking.

EdTech 60
article thumbnail

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145
article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” A MOOC consortium , that is, with member institutions Davidson College , Colgate University , Hamilton College , and Wellesley College. From the Google blog : “How Google Digital Workshop prepares you for new job opportunities.”