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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

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However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. That was certainly the case in our experience.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Responses to last week’s news about Western Governors University and the audit of its competency-based offerings: Via NPR : “Who Is A College Teacher, Anyway? .” Adults Outperformed by Rest of Developed World in Numeracy , New Comparison Finds.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). Via Wired : “The Young and the Reckless – A gang of teen hackers snatched the keys to Microsoft ’s videogame empire. I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.).