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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

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He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

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Online Classes Get a Missing Piece: Teamwork

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Most online courses are a solitary experience for learners. The lack of social interaction could be one reason behind high dropout rates in online classes. For large introductory courses, even if students can interact with their professors there are still those who “sit” in the back and neglect to raise their virtual hands.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The cost of maintaining an online course for several years can eventually outstrip the launch cost – but the investment might just pay off,” says Inside Higher Ed. There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. Because of course.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. ” asks Edsurge.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The big ed-tech news this week is, of course, that Betsy DeVos is considering allowing schools to use federal funds to arm teachers and staff. ” CPS is, of course, the Chicago Public Schools. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep hyping that MOOC thing. ” This is in Alabama.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Trump’s budget, of course, cuts $9.2 Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?” “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” ”). .