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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

Ask a Tech Teacher

Gone are the days when teachers had to drag TVs into classrooms to let students watch films. Now, nearly every classroom is at least equipped with a screen and projector. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.), Video-assisted Learning. AR & VR.

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So you want to create an online class independent of a school

Bryan Alexander

Here are the suggestions which rolled in via Twitter , LinkedIn, Facebook, email, etc. Google Classroom – this has the advantage of familiarity. Moodle – the popular LMS/VLE takes some backend skills to install and host, but can also be accessed from hosting services like MoodleCloud. Looks like a GUI interface.

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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.”) But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” asks Moodle News. “Digital Devices in the Classroom Can Hinder Long-Term Retention ,” says Edsurge. ” “ Twitter Is Funding Research Into Online Civility. billion over next decade,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. But he’s still welcome on college campuses and Twitter. Via Getting Smart : “How Competency-Based Education Can Lead to A More Equitable Classroom.” classrooms,” Axios claims.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. classrooms: An army of robots to help autistic students learn social skills.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Chalkbeat : “Can in-house child care keep young teachers in the classroom? ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Also from Feldstein : “ Moodle and Blackboard Cut Ties.” ” Via The Oregonian : “ Oregon allows educators to be punished in secret.”