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MAY 12, 2020

Competency-Based Learning. Competency-Based Education is something I’m hearing more and more about, which is neither bad nor good, but worth understanding more carefully. Video Streaming/ Flipped Classroom/eLearning Trends. Use of data analytics. We shall see. An example?

Examples 140

Examples MOOC Education Competency Based Learning 140

Edsurge

MARCH 13, 2019

I wanted to go back to my previous life as a geologist, where everything was quantifiable and the path forward was always revealed through methodical data analysis. Little did I know that by 2019 I would find a way to apply the data science strategies I learned as a geologist to bring joy and engagement back to my classroom.

Data 160

Data Classroom Strategy Student Engagement 160

Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

Most research is done online with search engines and specific subscribed data centers. Show parents how kids can access assignments or notes they may have missed or watch screencasts you have created. Navigating the media center. Create ePortfolios. No more manila folders or papers —now that would be revolutionary!

Conference 60

Conference Technology ePortfolio LMS 60

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

I dedicated hours every week copy-pasting student achievement data from multiple systems into one gradebook, analyzing each student’s progress and assigning work based on need. It felt like every tool I used in the classroom was inherently designed to work in isolation. Personalized learning” might be trendy, but it isn’t new.

System 120

System Khan Academy EdTech LMS 120

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145