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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

Edsurge

Users who follow Meta’s monetization policies can offer paid live events, allowing them to offer things like cooking classes or fundraisers. But recent reports have speculated that the company could “bootstrap an online course ecosystem.” The service is an extension of the company’s paid live events feature.

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Blended Teaching: How Plagiarism Detection Software can Help Educators

Educational Technology Guy

Especially if they are well-aware of the institutional plagiarism policy and the consequences of committing academic misconduct. Most importantly, an advanced plagiarism checker can make an educator’s life a lot easier if it integrates with major LMSs (learning management systems).

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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

What’s the best role for synchronous teaching and learning during a pandemic? Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. They want “conversational spaces” for teaching and learning (Diana Laurillard; cited by Tom Haymes ).

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What Happens When Ed-Tech Forgets? Some Thoughts on Rehabilitating Reputations

Hack Education

AllLearn wasn't the only online education failure of the early 2000s, of course. Columbia University invested $30 million into its own online learning initiative, Fathom, that opened in 2000 and closed in 2003. There, you can learn that this initiative was headed by one Michael M. " Let's not forget that.

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LMS & CMS Discussion - #TECSIG Fall 2013 Breakout Session

EdTechSandyK

Some CMS/LMS systems districts are using: Moodle Schoology Edmodo Project Share Epsilen iTunes U Blackboard Collaborate Blackboard - U of H Clear Lake Desire2Learn Administratively difficult to use multiple systems at university level. Keep course content updated Do K-12 schools need courses completely delivered online?

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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

What’s the best role for synchronous teaching and learning during a pandemic? Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. They want “conversational spaces” for teaching and learning (Diana Laurillard; cited by Tom Haymes ).

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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

Textbooks have given way to Google Classroom and the Blackboard Learn management system, and lessons are assigned, submitted and assessed online. Every fall, students are shown how to download assignments from Blackboard before they leave school, so they can complete them offline at home and then upload them again the next day.

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