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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

Edsurge

In a telephone interview, Phil Hill, edtech guru and co-publisher of the widely followed e-Literate blog , acknowledged that “the LMS is not only part of the university’s core infrastructure, but it also allows faculty and students to use technology creatively in the classroom.” The LMS market today is valued at $9.2

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

Google Classroom can be used for so much more than just your traditional classroom LMS. I have also included details for each of the twenty ways in this blog post. Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Keep reading!

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

Edsurge

He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) It’s not even an LMS, quite frankly – something Edmodo tried to use as a selling point for a little while. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Is The LMS A Distraction In EdTech Futurology? Speaking of blogs, Harvard announced it will no longer host blogs.harvard.edu. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Techcrunch : “This happy robot helps kids with autism.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” From the Google blog : “ Google Science Fair 2018 : Resources for educators to get ideas flowing.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” ” And via the Udacity blog : “ Self-Driving Cars for Everyone! (See ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. support, EFF resigns.”