article thumbnail

What the Shortcomings of EdTech Mean for Improving Distance Learning and Schools

MindShift

Despite all the promises of education technology in transforming how students learn, change has been, at best, incremental. Bold claims have been made in the past decade about personalized learning, automated assessments and massive open online courses (MOOCs).

MOOC 37
article thumbnail

Picking on great education and technology myths

Bryan Alexander

Today I gave a webinar on a new theme, “Great.edu myths of our time” TurnItIn.com hosted the event, and Jason Chu over there inspired the topic. Then I asked participants to think about lessons learned from puncturing that myth. Myth 4: MOOCS will transform everything. Discussion was very lively and appreciated.

MOOC 40
article thumbnail

The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

It’s now become a way in which educational events, organizations, and institutions dole out funding for projects. In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. Uber for Education". “We The TED Talk.

Pearson 145