TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

Video Streaming/ Flipped Classroom/eLearning Trends. From Zoom to Skype to Webinars and even live streaming on social media itself, video is perhaps the most visible and common form of technological innovation in K-12 and higher ed. The flipped classroom movement seems to, in pockets, be threatening the college lecture.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. Manufacturing Trends.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

Plus, it sounded a lot like a MOOC (short for “massive open online courses”)—free courses designed for thousands of students that were all the rage a few years ago, but which today are seen as having fallen far short of the hype. It’s a new kind of MOOC, and it’s a new kind of philosophy,” he says.

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Edsurge

MAY 14, 2017

The latest, MEDSKL , aims to provide comprehensive medical content for use inside and outside the classroom. I could see that my students were distracted by social media during the lecture. In a lot of classrooms, our modules are becoming required learning,” Sharma says. “As

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

If the current trends continue, we can expect to see personalised learning finally realised, and any time, any place learning becoming a reality for millions. autonomy e-reader education flipped classroom Games console intrinsic learning MOOC motivation smart mobile student choice Technology' Now that is all about to change.

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Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

" I want to talk to you a bit today about what I think is going to be one of most important trends in education technology in the coming months and years. I can say this with some certainty because it's been one of the most important trends in education technology for a very long time. And that's surveillance.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2018

Or, as Aneesa Davenport, Social Media & Analytics Manager for EdSurge, suggested, perhaps give them a periodic “check-up?” Kent Darr put it this way: “AI can quickly interpret qualitative data to show us large trends in classes, colleges, or entire student bodies. How do we keep algorithms in check?

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 8, 2015

The last two decades alone have seen a rapid rise in popularity of the World Wide Web, smartphones, social media, social networks, augmented reality, wearable technologies and user generated content sites.

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Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps. The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow is appealing a lower court’s ruling that it must repay $60 million to the state of Ohio as it cannot document students “attended” its online charter school. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

The first time I saw video being used in a classroom was in 1973. Today, video use in the classroom is more commonplace. Present-day students, who interact with a steady stream of digital media throughout the day, are generally unsurprised by video in the classroom; if anything, they expect it.

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 10, 2012

Just look at her profile: She is a teacher trainer, author, and international speaker, is the host of American TESOL’s Free Friday Webinars and the Social Media Community Manager for The Consultants-E. What does social media mean to you? It is basically a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course).

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

A quick round of introductions revealed some interesting trends: a growing number of liberal arts institutions are launched or growing online learning programs; many sought to find the distinct ways liberal arts institutions, and campuses pursuing liberal education, can use technology. Online learning is on the rise.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2015

Universities are replete with lecture capture tools, interactive media, web based content and personal response technologies; students arrive equipped with social media and mobile devices; technology supported distance education has been long established; universities are experimenting with flipped classrooms, gaming and MOOCs.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Teaching en masse has emerged as a significant trend because of a lessening need to create co-present learning environments such as classrooms and lecture halls. There has been a dramatic shift in the last decade.

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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. “Forget ‘US News’ Rankings.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

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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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom. ” What are some examples of disruptions in the classroom, then? 30 Examples Of Disruptions In The Classroom . Increasingly formal use of social media by education institutions. Rapid change in the demands for media forms (e.g., Robotics in the classroom.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2020

Ted Dintersmith : There was a massive gush of enthusiasm for MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses), with some conviction it would revolutionize higher education. Many colleges rushed to put in place their MOOC offerings, hoping to provide meaningful free or low-cost education to a “massive” number of students.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

SHEG currently offers three impressive curricula that may be put to immediate use in secondary classrooms and libraries. Claims on Social Media : Students consider the sources of a tweet and the information contained in it in order to describe what makes it both a useful and not useful source of information. NAACP Letters.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2017: The Stories We’ve Been Told. At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. No, fidget spinners were not a “top ed-tech trend” this year. Beyond the MOOC.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

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.” ” “The One-Teacher, One-Classroom Model Needs an Upgrade,” says Edsurge. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Atlantic : “ Virtual Classrooms Can Be as Unequal as Real Ones.” MOOC hype deja vu.). of Mississippi Students Stage Sit-In Over Racist Social-Media Post.” The University of Newcastle has joined edX.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Pew : “ Teens , Social Media , & Technology 2018.” ” Mary Meeker’s 2018 Internet Trends. (I But as always, take these “trends” with a grain of salt. ” I bet you will never guess where.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

John Bel Edwards has agreed to a mandate that cursive writing must be taught in Louisiana ’s public school classrooms.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ ALEX Wants to Fill Classrooms Like Airbnb Fills Beds ” is an actual headline, and apparently ALEX is an actual startup.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Bush ), and the invocation of facts, evidence, and expertise in political arguments (particularly those arguments on social media) is now interpreted as bias rather objectivity. Or the flipped classroom. Or MOOCs even. ” “Visit faraway lands without leaving the classroom.” ” They always are.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Microsoft acquired Minecraft in 2015 – which probably speaks volumes right there about its progressive potential – and in January of this year, Microsoft bought TeacherGaming, the maker of a Minecraft version aimed at classroom usage. Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. Via Class Central : “Analysis of 450 MOOC -Based Microcredentials Reveals Many Options But Little Consistency.” “ Robots in the classroom ? Because of course. ” Testing.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 13, 2017

So many trends. Social media: various projects making use of it, including having students write to Twitter in a new language, or inviting Chinese students in another country to use WeChat to improve their morale. MOOCs: simply present in the ed tech space, without the hype crash America experienced.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The State Department is proposing to ask additional questions of visa applicants regarding their social media usage.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Politico : Western Governors University , “the nation’s leading provider of competency-based educatio n – which the Education Department’s independent watchdog last month said violated federal student aid rules – is expanding into North Carolina.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Every year since 2010, I’ve undertaken a fairly massive project in which I’ve reviewed the previous twelve months’ education and technology news in order to write ten articles covering “the top ed-tech trends.” They’re not “trends,” really. They’re themes. They’re categories.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Bucking a Boastful Trend, Stanford Will No Longer Brag About Its Application Numbers.” ” ClassDojo is now a full social media platform for schools - this letter & video just emailed to parents.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” The ruling, which referred to players as employees, found that they must be freely allowed to post on social media, discuss issues of their health and safety, and speak with the media.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Something something Brexit something something MOOCs will save British higher ed. tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media. Education Department Awards 41 States and the District of Columbia $28.4 Heckuva job. ” Clowns.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Marquette University was justified in disciplining a professor who had publicly rebuked a graduate teaching assistant over her handling of classroom discussions of homosexuality, a state judge ruled on Thursday.” Not sure why this is called a MOOC. Yik Yak had raised $73.5

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