EdTechSandyK

JULY 27, 2014

Image Source Used Under a Creative Commons BY-NC-ND License Week 4 of the Foundations of Virtual Instruction MOOC I started on June 30th is wrapping up today. By this time next week, I will hopefully have successfully completed my first MOOC. I was especially interested/distressed to find out that even in MOOCs, people try to cheat !

MOOC 72

MOOC Coursera Course Report 72

Linways Technologies

APRIL 28, 2020

He spoke on assessment strategies in the Outcome-Based Education (OBE) framework. Affiliation to a university is a system where the majority of the assessment is done by some else instead of the teacher. What are assessments and how should we assess student performance. Maybe it’s time we rethink our assessment methods.

Outcomes 105

Outcomes Assessment Strategy MOOC 105

Mark Smithers

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Thanks to Kate Bowles ( @KateMfD ) for sending me a link to an open Coursesites web site (free registration) that has been created for the MOOC discussion at the forthcoming Universities Australia 2014 conference. There are six questions in the discussion area; these are: What have been the most significant impacts of MOOCs?

MOOC 62

MOOC Course Assessment LMS 62

eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! It is also often referred to as “hybrid learning” and can incorporate many different types of education technology. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

Trends 97

Trends MOOC Differentiated Instruction Gamification 97

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes.

Online Learning 126

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 126

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

EdSurge talked with Rick Levin, CEO of Coursera (and former president of one of those big-name universities, Yale) about how the mega-courses known as MOOCs have changed in the five years since the start of their hype-filled debut. It has been five year since Coursera launched its first MOOCs. How’s that going?

MOOC 60

MOOC Coursera Course Company 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

Now offering 28 pathways in Health & Human Services, Information Technology, Business, Agriculture, and Manufacturing and the Trades. The hype around MOOCs and other disruptive tech at colleges has faded. This is an amazing change, and the MOOC bubble helped accelerate it. But hasn’t the energy faded from this topic a bit?

MOOC 170

MOOC Education Industry Course 170

EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2017

.” His view is that at this early stage of online education’s development, with internet connectivity no longer an issue, the next step is to figure out how to properly leverage technologies to enhance personalized learning Click to tweet.

MOOC 216

MOOC Education Industry Company 216

Digital Promise

MAY 20, 2016

We conceived of this crowdsourced design project as part of a massive open online course (MOOC) on Canvas Network and sought out an all volunteer team of designers, facilitators, and subject matter experts to help us. The four key factors: Use a real-world instructional design challenge. Create a clear design guide. The Impact.

Resources 193

Resources MOOC How To OER 193

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology. The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design.

Trends 194

Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 194

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. Five years ago, the application of data and algorithms to the HR function—as well the use of pre-hire assessment—were in a fledgling stage.

MOOC 199

MOOC Coursera Trends Survey 199

Mark Smithers

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Thanks to Kate Bowles ( @KateMfD ) for sending me a link to an open Coursesites web site (free registration) that has been created for the MOOC discussion at the forthcoming Universities Australia 2014 conference. There are six questions in the discussion area; these are: What have been the most significant impacts of MOOCs?

MOOC 32

MOOC Course Assessment LMS 32

EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

The new E-learning technologies keep on evolving, and a lot of companies are investing in it to yield efficient employees. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC is not a new concept in the e-learning industry. Many prestigious universities such as Harvard offers MOOC at minimal or no cost.

MOOC 127

MOOC Gamification Smartphone OER 127

Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2022

In recent years, blockchain technology has become a buzzword in the edtech sector. The technology can be used to authenticate the identities of people, to determine ownership or to verify data. The time to assess the benefits and drawbacks of blockchain technology is right now, before adoption in schools and universities is widespread.

Data 163

Data MOOC Outcomes System 163

eSpark

APRIL 7, 2022

Think of it as a cheat sheet to help you learn all you need to know about technology in the classroom! It is also often referred to as “hybrid learning” and can incorporate many different types of education technology. MOOC refers to a massive online open course, a type of distance learning.

Trends 52

Trends MOOC Differentiated Instruction Gamification 52

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 15, 2015

Quantified Learners: Moving Beyond Assessment. New applications and technologies are now embedded into practically every aspect of the learning experience. As assessment becomes more data-driven, however, it’s important that we remember what the real goal of this data should be. By Andrew Smith Lewis.

Assessment 40

Assessment MOOC EdTech Data 40

Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2021

Some of it has already been invested in startups including Class Technologies, which is building an instructional video platform on Zoom; Guild Education, which works with companies to provide educational opportunities to their employees; and Photomath, an app that shows students how to solve math problems, step by step, just by taking a picture.

EdTech 153

EdTech Coursera Company MOOC 153

Educator Innovator

MAY 12, 2014

The topics to be covered include: civic discourse, mobile technology in the classroom, student safety and digital citizenship, visual communication, 21st century communication and connected learning. The goals of this MOOC are to: Engage participants in relevant and important conversation around issues critical to 21st century learning.

MOOC 30

MOOC Digital Citizenship Social Media Common Core 30

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2018

MOOCs are No Longer Massive. Once upon a time, free online courses known as MOOCs made national headlines. So we talked with Dhawal Shah, founder and CEO of Class Central, who has been tracking MOOCs closely ever since he was a student in one of those first Stanford open courses, about how MOOCs have evolved.

MOOC 98

MOOC Social Media Company Trends 98

Linways Technologies

APRIL 22, 2020

We know that education technology is a swiftly growing field. However, before adopting a technology platform for your educational institution, we need to take a step back to analyze why your institution really need such a product. Tools For Testing And Assessment. It’s not an instructor-focused show. Customization Options.

How To 119

How To MOOC Mobility Course 119

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

” Competency-Based Education isn’t necessarily an innovation, but a move to Competency-Based Education can lead to other innovations–using technology to personalize a student’s navigation of to-be-mastered content, for example. Video Streaming/ Flipped Classroom/eLearning Trends. An example? Open Curriculum.

Examples 141

Examples MOOC Education Competency Based Learning 141

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Charles Severance was one of the first professors at the University of Michigan to give the massive open online courses (MOOC) platform Coursera a try. His first class was on internet history, technology and security. It’s a feeling he had even before the MOOC, and even before he was at the University of Michigan.

MOOC 66

MOOC Coursera Course Assessment 66

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2020

education technology company in 2020. Founded in 2012 by two Stanford University professors, Coursera was one of a trio of startups that spearheaded the hype around massive open online courses, or MOOCs, for short. On Wednesday, CampusLogic, a provider of financial aid software to colleges and universities, raised $120 million.

Coursera 146

Coursera Course Company MOOC 146

Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

The Fellows learn how to: Assess student learning differences in the classroom and implement responsive instructional strategies premised on UDL; Use technological tools and flexible instructional media to provide a rich and adaptive learning environment; and. Learn More.

UDL 152

UDL MOOC Learning Strategy 152

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2018

Combine this idea with the velocity of technological change we are experiencing. can’t just say, “Here’s a MOOC, or here’s an online degree, or a 6- to 12-week immersive bootcamp.”. A powerful, open platform of the future can empower adults with better information, better assessments, and better maps to greater opportunity.

MOOC 135

MOOC Udemy Learning Assessment 135

TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Widespread public interest surrounds new technologies in the classroom. With many communities anxious to enhance local school systems and increase opportunities for students, teachers and pupils, 2016 appears poised to witness a lot of exciting new developments in the world of education technology. Ubiquitous Computers on The Horizon.

Technology 68

Technology LMS Classroom Trends 68

The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 24, 2014

The instructional technology coach strives to engage and support digital transitions in their school and district, to empower educators to take ownership of their technology and align its use to curriculum and instruction… but, though we try, at times all we as coaches seem to do is become the help desk for tech support.

Technology 63

Technology MOOC Personal Learning Network Digital Learning 63

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

I realized that I was recording hours of deliberate practice (my early morning runs), formative assessments (the occasional speed workout on the track) and even a few summative assessments (races) on the app. She holds an MA in Learning, Design and Technology from Stanford. I could hardly blame them.

Online Learning 113

Online Learning Course MOOC Udemy 113

A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 31, 2016

Learning has fundamentally changed with the evolution of the Internet and other technologies that allow for ubiquitous access to information and knowledge. This is taken into account when they are assessed for their work. The work was assessed according to the IOCS Rubric.

Personalized Learning 150

Personalized Learning Learning Secondary Course 150

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. Asynchronous learning generally uses technology that enables students to access course materials on their own.

Learning 143

Learning Groups Course MOOC 143

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Part of the problem, he says, is technology. In some cases the very technologies that were intended to improve writing, like automatic-essay grading software, have backfired by encouraging a kind of paint-by-numbers approach to writing. In your book you criticize many technology innovations around the teaching of writing.

Software 167

Software Assessment MOOC Social Media 167

Linways Technologies

MARCH 31, 2020

Technological storms have driven the world in such a way that extensive collection of study materials on diverse courses are easily available at our fingertips. This sets institutional education apart from the MOOCs, or online course delivery tools. What are the different Assessment Tools available in Linways?

Course 111

Course System MOOC Assessment 111

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

In a Q&A, Boyer discusses his flipped syllabus, integrating technology into course design, and why an easy A requires a lot of hard work. He writes: “Higher-education institutions have a major opportunity to play a role in the new corporate L&D landscape beyond simply course delivery, assessment and credentialing.”

Coursera 90

Coursera MOOC Company Course 90

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Could the rise in MOOC-based and other certificates affect how traditional college degree paths are designed? Many #DLNchat-ters define them as MOOC providers including edX and Coursera and bootcamps such as General Assembly and Kenzie Academy. But first, who are these nontraditional providers?

Digital Learning 109

Digital Learning MOOC Education Learning 109

GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Technology and the classroom – major trends and challenges.

Technology 75

Technology Trends Gamification Education 75

MIND Research Institute

MAY 17, 2017

Thanks to technology, we can take learning online and collaborate with educators around the country and the world. Below, we have collected some Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) as well as open courseware, so you can choose your own learning adventure this summer. Visualization for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education.

Course 74

Course Blended Learning MOOC Personal Learning Network 74

Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2017

If 2012 was “ The Year of the MOOC ”—massive open online courses, usually offered for free—2017 could be “The Year of the Microcredential.” EdX, the nonprofit founded by Harvard University and MIT to offer MOOCs, now lists 40 “MicroMasters” programs from 24 colleges and universities around the world.

Coursera 167

Coursera MOOC Course Company 167