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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me today, Wednesday, September 26th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar on the "true history" of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with Dave Cormier, Alec Couros, Stephen Downes, Rita Kop, Inge de Waard, and Carol Yeager. His educational journey started in 1998 teaching little children to speak English.

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Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too

EdTech Magazine

In past MOOCs, authors engaged in Twitter chats, had guest speakers via YouTube, prompted educators to share their reflections through blogs and Facebook groups and challenged participants to create a weekly visual of their learning. More PD is becoming available to educators as makerspaces grow in popularity.

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How Teaching Using Mindfulness or Growth Mindset Can Backfire

Edsurge

He also writes a blog for Psychology Today magazine, and co-hosts a podcast through Austin’s NPR station called Two Guys on Your Head. Take a recent blog post he wrote about mindfulness, for instance. One topic that you tackled recently on your blog that struck me is mindfulness. And he’s full of surprising findings.

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10Q: Shelly Sanchez Terrell

Learning with 'e's

Her prolific presence in the educator community through social media has been recognized by several notable entities, such as The New York Times , UNESCO Bangkok, Edweek, Converge Magazine, the United Federation of Teachers, the 140 Conference, Mashable, English Central, Tefl.net, and T/H/E JOURNAL. What are the barriers to good learning?

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

Here are a few methods for staying current in education technology trends: Read through industry magazines. To learn more about education technology, teachers should read magazines that provide background on the field and why it matters in learning. As such, they might need to rely on technology to further their education.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Analysis of Georgia Tech ’s MOOC-inspired online master’s in computer science suggests that institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale.” “Many are never the same.”

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Two Great Library Events - GlobalEdCon Deadline - UNC's Amazing World View

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Partner Announcements Global Education Magazine : #CALLFORPAPERS at #GlobalEducationMagazine for the #InternationalHumanSolidarityDay with submission DEADLINE on Nov 20 [link] Newsletter Sponsor Click for more information One Week Calendar All events are listed in US-Eastern Time. More information at [link].