Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” I’d send instructors off into virtual classrooms, practically on their own, with little or no support. The LMS market today is valued at $9.2 million students.

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Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 125

EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

The amount of new acronyms in the educational technology world is staggering… and often overwhelming for educators. CREATE – Collaboartion, Resources, Educate, Apps, Technology, Enriching. FC – Flipped Classroom ( click here for my guide to flipping lessons ). DOK – Depth Of Knowledge. MLD – Mobile Learning Devices.

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EdTech VLE CMS OER 189

EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

Using mobile for educational purposes is a slightly new concept. 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 also offers group collaboration and feedback through online evaluation.

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MOOC Gamification Smartphone OER 127

TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

Widespread public interest surrounds new technologies in the classroom. The infusion of innovative learning systems and computerization into educational settings promises to create significant change in the near future. These changes will impact both the way students learn and the appearance of traditional classroom settings.

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Technology LMS Classroom Trends 68

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Some of this is a result of an influx of Silicon Valley types in recent years — people with no ties to education or education technology who think that their ignorance and lack of expertise is a strength. Narratives about the “factory model of education” and whatnot. I mean forgetting what happened five, ten years ago.

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Blackboard Coursera LMS ProctorU 96

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. Are any education technologies, for that matter?

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

They invited me to their school to share my flipped classroom journey. They are well into their journey to bring blended and flipped learning to all classrooms. Saint Stephen’s College has classroom spaces that truly allow for the station rotation model to successfully be implemented.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

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EdTech Chegg Udemy Company 182

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

On the other hand, +Acumen course participants were on the frontlines of social change work—leading nonprofits, setting up refugee camps, teaching in inner-city classrooms, implementing Peace Corps projects. University campuses are integrating Kaltura into their LMS platforms to enable students to capture and upload videos.

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Online Learning Course MOOC Udemy 111

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

It was a powerful gathering of campus leaders and practitioners, organized around a common focus on liberal education. I helped start the conference with a half-day workshop on “How Technology Can Enhance Liberal Education: The State of the Art in 2016.” Preconference workshop.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

They invited me to their school to share my flipped classroom journey. They are well into their journey to bring blended and flipped learning to all classrooms. Saint Stephen’s College has classroom spaces that truly allow for the station rotation model to successfully be implemented.

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MOOC Adobe EdTech Learning 50

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. That should extend into 2016.

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Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

The field has deep roots in distance education, human computer interaction, and visual design. But they can also be creating learning apps, museum exhibits, or the latest educational toy. To get serious about education technology, you have to read Seymour Papert. Look at the altMBA program that Seth Godin runs using Slack.

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Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 134

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

I’m also working on a magazine article that’ll come out this fall on education technology and venture capital. But I’m curious how one forms that thesis in education. And those were mostly administrators and administrative staff, I’d say, rather than classroom teachers.) “We know it works.”

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Kaplan MOOC LMS Robotics 58

Connecting 2 the World

JANUARY 20, 2014

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the possibility of all classes going online and MOOC''s (Massive online courses)replacing the traditional classroom. However, incorporated in the instructional design is a built in structure required by LMS''s (Learning Management Systems such as Blackboard or Angel).

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Strategy LMS Online Learning Blackboard 63

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 7, 2012

If you are in education and you are not interested in sharing, maybe you are not in the right space. A lot of learning is locked up in LMS systems. You can''t have these kinds of conversations around LMS systems. Being critical about this existence is what we need to do as educators. Maybe this isn''t the career for you.

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LMS MOOC System Facebook 63

IT Bill

JUNE 2, 2016

For the past several years, online learning in higher education has focused on delivering a highly structured learning environment. Courses are typically designed to deliver content sequentially (week one, week two, etc.) with required reading assignments, discussion forums, quizzes, etc.

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Digital Badges E-rate MOOC LMS 28

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. The egregiously high cost of educational materials is a symptom of taking a traditional approach to copyright with educational materials.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Technology plays a prominent role in the modern classroom. In a survey of 1,000 long-time high school teachers, 73% say their classrooms use laptops and tablets daily. Education technology tools and solutions are becoming commonplace and widespread. As such, they might need to rely on technology to further their education.

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Technology Education Laptops EdTech 230

Bryan Alexander

MAY 18, 2022

A little background: the person asking me this is not affiliated with an educational institution at the moment, so they can’t relay on campus resources, nor use a.edu email address. Google Classroom – this has the advantage of familiarity. Udemy – the MOOC provider may let users create classes there.

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Moodle LMS Sakai VLE 116

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

Professor Terry Anderson , who is based at Athabasca University in Canada, is one of the famous figures of contemporary education, and his list of achievements is lengthy. When did you first become involved with research into distance education and online learning? Terry: I was first attracted to distance education as a student.

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E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 15, 2020

Technology is an excellent way to make students of all generations more engaged in classroom activities and more motivated when they attend classes or do their homework. Some tend to consider technology as a threat, as its extensive use reduces the attention span considerably and makes students less interested in education in general.

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Tools Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 197

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Actually, I think that was the only education highlight. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports.

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

Education Politics. One of the big stories this week: the US Department of Education ’s announcement about which “non-traditional providers” ( MOOCs , coding bootcamps ) will be eligible for financial aid as part of its EQUIP experiment. ” Education in the Courts. .”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via the Department of Education ’s press office : “Prepared Remarks by U.S.

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Bryan Alexander

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

In the dark and satirical spirit of Ambrose Bierce , I offer the first draft of a Devil’s Dictionary for educational technology terms. Can be neatly buried by the LMS. Competency-based education (CBE) , n. Also known as “development” LMS, n. MOOC , n. Open Education Resources , n.

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Technology LMS Education MOOC 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

Education Politics. “ Ugandan parliament orders Bridge Academy schools closed,” according to Education International. The US Department of Education announced it was launching “a pilot to test rigorously the effectiveness of more flexible loan counseling policies on federal student loan borrowers.”

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Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “The Education Dept.

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Education Robotics Moodle Facebook 48

Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

2) You''ve had quite a distinguished career in education. How did you first become involved in teaching, and what keeps you motivated to educate? I started in education back in 1997 when I became a grad student at the City University of New York''s Graduate Center. In another life I was an early American literature Ph.D.

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MOOC LMS VLE EdTech 28

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

If you go to startup pitch events, you’ve seen it happen: An entrepreneur says something—something so naïve, egregious and hackneyed—that it makes the investors, along with educators who are now increasingly in the audience, physically cringe. Simply saying “We’re the Uber of education!” Yet another LMS. doesn’t make it so.

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EdTech LMS Facebook Chegg 90

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via the Washington Post : “ Trump pitches $20 billion education plan at Ohio charter school that received poor marks from state.” More on Bill Clinton and Laureate Education in the for-profit higher ed section below. Elsewhere in Education Politics. ” Education in the Courts. I love education research.

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Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Education Politics. “ Education Department Proposes New Regulations to Protect Students and Taxpayers from Predatory Institutions.” ” Via The Fresno Bee : “Former Clovis Unified School District superintendent and popular Fresno-area education consultant Terry Bradley was censured and fined by the U.S. .

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. You can now find out. NAACP Letters.

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Various education-related updates – via The New York Times : “How the Republican Tax Plan Uses School Savings to Hurt States.” ” Via Education Week : “Final Tax Bill Keeps Teacher Deduction at $250 , Cuts State and Local Deductions.” What’s Out?

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Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

(National) Education Politics. “ Tax bill reflects rift between many Republicans and higher education,” The Washington Post reports. The education reform-minded publication The 74 says that “Educators Warn of ‘Devastating’ Consequences for Charter Schools in New GOP Tax Bill.”

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Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Education Politics. Via Pacific Standard : “Department of Education to Investigate Alleged Discrimination in Richmond Schools.” “The Next Higher-Ed Funding Battle to Watch May Be in New Mexico ,” says The Chronicle of Higher Education. . WH Snapchat spells "Education" wrong.

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Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

(National) Education Politics. The AP interviews US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos , who laments “she didn’t decry racism enough.” ” Via Politico : “New marching orders from Betsy DeVos’ civil rights chief have the Education Department churning through civil rights complaints.

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