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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

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Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. These default features force online instructors to use a style of teaching that feels more like shouting to the masses than engaging in meaningful conversations.

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Leveling Up Language Learners’ 21st-Century Skills with Minecraft

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“Or video games,” one student suggested. Oral presentations became screen-casted videos of student-created builds. This resulted in several of my students engaging in lengthy and demanding composition tasks. Digging Deeper: Learning and Re-learning with Student and Teacher Minecraft Communities. IrvSpanish.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If you haven''t been a volunteer moderator before, there''s nothing quite like the camaraderie and the excitement that develops jumping in and out of session rooms and helping presenters and participants have a great experience. Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

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