Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

Amid the futuristic glitz and glamour, the company announced plans to roll out a new set of short-term series of online courses, called Nanodegrees, all in part of the company’s growing push towards jobs-training. That may look like more courses and programs around app development, for example. Udacity's self-driving car.

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MOOC Coursera Company Learning 95

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Notes from MOOCs for Professional Development Presentation at TCEA 2015 Dr. Kay Abernathy, Lamar University [link] Lamar University sponsored the MOOC on Social Media Communication Tools for Educators which Dr. Abernathy facilitated. Dr. Abernathy also put all of the course information in her Word Press blog.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

For Online Courses/Blended Learning. Everyone who took at least one online course on this platform knows how great it is. Coursera is known to work with both K-12 and higher education institutions and provide them with access to online courses. Explore and enjoy! iTunes University. iTunes University.

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Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 20, 2018

If that seems too far fetched, just think about the number of jobs that was created in the last few decades, like social media manager, drone operator, mobile app developer, system admin etc. Colleges have now started offering online programs as supplements and alternative to elective courses.

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Industry Education Coursera Training 60

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Students’ care more about social media and games than their school work. Continue reading for suggestions on how to correct your course! You could enroll in a degree program, a certificate program, or in stand-alone courses. Students are not really learning!”. This makes it impossible for me to keep them engaged.”.

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How To Exercises Outcomes Coursera 79

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Students’ care more about social media and games than their school work. Continue reading for suggestions on how to correct your course! You could enroll in a degree program, a certificate program, or in stand-alone courses. Students are not really learning!”. This makes it impossible for me to keep them engaged.”.

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How To Exercises Outcomes Coursera 78

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. It holds true for my work too, of course.) Coursera (online education) –- $64 million. Coursera (online education) – $210.1 Is this really a trend?

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2022

Troy Groom, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was browsing social media this spring when he read something that made him perk up: Gov. Opportunity@Work calls such workers “STARs,” because they are Skilled Through Alternative Routes, like workforce training, community college courses and job experience.

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Training Google Report Coursera 125

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. November''s son is taking courses through edX and will get an associate''s degree from Harvard. Click here to see all of them.)

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

“ Unique International College used a misleading and unlawful scheme to target vulnerable communities in 2014 and 2015, pushing individuals to enrol in courses in management, salon management and marketing.” ” “Why Did a UCLA Instructor With a Popular Free-Speech Course Lose His Job?”

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MOOC Education Robotics Company 57

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Many punk educators are finding viable and for them, more acceptable alternatives to proprietary software, structured courses and closed journals, and instead are devoting their energy to creating new approaches including open software, open courses (including the original C-MOOCs) and open publishing with free tools.

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MOOC VLE Learning Social Media 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery! Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.” “Should for-profit crash courses get federal funds? “Should for-profit crash courses get federal funds?”

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Just a few weeks after Daphne Koller ’s announcement she was leaving the MOOC startup she co-founded, Coursera unveiled “ Coursera for Business ” this week, marking its pivot from “democratizing higher ed” to “ training corporate employees.” ” More via Techcrunch.

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Several months ago, I started to jot down ideas about what I'd cover in my annual review of what's happened over the course of the past 12 months in the field / industry /promotion of education technology. Of course, the latter is just wishful thinking. My hope for the new decade is we can keep the lies out of their mouths.

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Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. ” Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

.” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” Of course, much like the myth about “20% time,” I am sure educators will consider to cite this as a reason why schools should be more like Google. What’s Going On?” ” Finally. ” Oh.

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

News and politics have been reshaped by social media and 24-hours news entertainment. As a result, there's a lot of crossover between what we think of as news literacy, media literacy, and digital citizenship. Jump down to a section News Literacy Courses and Curricula. Research on News and the Media.

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Resources Classroom Social Media Report 97

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? "This sort of pie-in-the-sky belief that simply getting more computers in kids' hands and more app-development elective courses in schools will make the future bright is an oversimplification of a complex issue."

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” But of course, that’s not quite true: my first introduction to Papert's work was actually a decade earlier, when I sat at an Apple II and taught a Turtle how to move about the screen. .” ” This argument is, of course, ridiculously daft, as “the liberal arts” has historically included math and science.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Because of course. Via the Coursera blog : “Announcing the Global MBA from Macquarie University.” ” SEL is “social emotional learning,” of course. “ Deliveroo offers free OpenClassrooms courses to riders,” says Techcrunch. Also to be expected. SDG Academy has joined edX.

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Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media. ” More on the course and the university’s decision via Inside Higher Ed. Heckuva job.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” That for-profit is Laureate Education , the largest chain of for-profit schools in the world and an investor in Coursera. 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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Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Handing over data, often quite thoughtlessly, has become par for the course – in education and in society more generally. QR codes are, of course, notoriously bad security and a way for malicious code to be executed. Under surveillance when they use social media. The university defended its decision , of course.

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

“Is there an elegant way to administer exams in online courses ?” I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. ” Via Campus Technology : “Study: More Underrepresented Students Rely on Social Media for College Search.”

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s First Ivy League Degree: An Online Master’s From the University of Pennsylvania.” ” ( Not mentioned : Penn was one of the very first investors in Coursera.). Will Merge Government Data, Social Media Posts.” The Business of Job Training.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” WV is West Virginia , of course. Of course, Harvard doesn’t keep quiet about anything, does it.). Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” ” The Atlantic on what it’s like being a parent of a social media star.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

It’s a look back at what’s happened over the course of each year, not simply – to counter that totally overused phrase from hockey player Wayne Gretsky’s dad – to “skate to where the puck is going,” but to examine where it has been. Personalization.

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. In 2011, Ning was acquired by “lifestyle” site Glam Media for around $150 million. By 2016, Glam Media, rebranded as Mode Media, shut its doors , transferring ownership of Ning to Cyndx.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

” Via The Sun Sentinel : “Student made social media threat to kill FAU professor, cops say.” Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill analyzes a recent interview with Coursera ’s CEO and argues the MOOC provider is “betting on OPM market and shift to low-cost masters degrees.” million total.

Education 54

Education MOOC Report Data 54

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” Via Campus Technology : “ Coursera ’s CEO on the Evolving Meaning of ‘MOOC’ ” There’s more ECOT news – there’s always more ECOT news – in the “state and local politics” section above. .” Education philanthropy of f **g course. And what is he going to do?

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Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Of course, Dick DeVos also works for Trump in a way – or at least, he’s now on an FAA civilian panel. The Australian company provides courses for schools that decide to outsource their educational services. ” Of course he did. The Department of Education rescinds more regulations and subregulatory guidance. .”

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Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

More MOOC job changes: Techcrunch reports that “ Coursera ’s chief product officer just left to become a VC.” Once upon a time, Coursera updates went in the MOOC section. ” From the Coursera blog : “New on Coursera: start-to-finish learning paths for starting a new career.”

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” For those keeping track of how ed-tech is intertwined in all this, here’s a list of Yuri Milner ’s education investments : 17zuoye, Remind, Coursera, Clever, Codecademy, ClassDojo, and General Assembly. Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. Publishers love this, of course.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Trump’s favorite techie is, of course, Peter Thiel. ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.” “When Social Media Assignments Increase Risks for Vulnerable Students” by Monica Bulger and Jade E. ” asks Graham Attwell.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” “Two Wisconsin Republican legislators have threatened to withhold state funds from the University of Wisconsin at Madison in relation to a planned course on racism called The Problem of Whiteness,” Inside Higher Ed reports , hence demonstrating the problem of whiteness. ” “Figures Simmons provided U.S. .”

Education 40

Education Coursera lynda.com LMS 40

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

“The Trump administration is committing violence against children ,” says UVA professor James Coan in The Washington Post – that is, of course, by separating them from their parents and placing them in jail. Albans and Sidwell Friends – announce they will stop offering Advanced Placement courses.”

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44