The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 10, 2022

Our third Library 2.022 mini-conference: " Libraries and Privacy: Critical Issues for Information Professionals ," will be held online (and for free) on Thursday, October 13th, 2022, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. Participants are encouraged to use #library2022 and #librariesandprivacy on their social media posts about the event.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

As one writing instructor posted to an e-mail list in 2005: “Am I being a stick-in-the-mud for for being horrified by students’ use of this source?”. What we're learning over time is that, of course, Wikipedia had and still has problems with accuracy and relevance. How things have changed. It doesn't incorporate video well. Absolutely.

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OER Education E-rate Social Media 91

Tom Murray

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

When I got connected on social media, my lens was expanded and I became aware additional organizations, as well as their supporting tools and resources. From Connectivity and e-Rate to Open Education Resources, SETDA provides a variety of papers, tools, and resources to support state and district leaders in their digital transition.

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IT Bill

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

mobile computing, mobile apps, social media, BYOD, mobile learning). According to the ECAR 2016 Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology , 96% of undergraduate students now own a smartphone. This is understandable considering the fact that many online courses tend to be reading and writing intensive.

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Smartphone Learning Mobility Social Media 28

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

His work around the study of social and cognitive presence in distance learning contexts has been cited many times, and his research has led to a number of high profile keynote speech invitations around the globe. Now of course access means time and place shifting for distance education students who mostly live in large cities.

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The Innovative Educator

JANUARY 8, 2017

2) The filtering divide Schools that service children living in poverty receive e-rate funding which requires schools to filter the internet. When we block social networks, can we be surprised when students don’t use them responsibly? Those who don't need this funding are empowered to free access and share information.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 16, 2016

The last couple years have brought a renaissance in virtual guidance counseling—both new services and existing ones upping their game with mobile, social media and data analytics. It’s e-counseling 2.0. We wanted to help hundreds of thousands of kids.”. Her dad worked as a taxi driver and her mom was a package handler for FedEx.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

This year’s Future of Education Technology Conference landed in New Orleans, and the conference was abuzz with post-pandemic learning recovery tools, solutions to promote equity among students and parents, strategies for digital access, student mental health, social and emotional learning tools, and more.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Tagged on: April 21, 2017 Google on disrupting the education system | Marketing Week → Google has unveiled plans to use its Squared Online course to disrupt the education system. Squared Online" bridges the gap between the classic classroom experience, where you can’t get scale, and e-learning that can sometimes be a bit dry.

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

Compton’s defense attorney, Glenn Rossi, filed a motion to suppress the pacemaker data evidence as an unreasonable seizure of Compton’s private information. Tagged on: July 28, 2017 Legal skirmishes break out over ITT documents, data | Indianapolis Business Journal → ITT Educational Services Inc.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Tagged on: April 21, 2017 Google on disrupting the education system | Marketing Week → Google has unveiled plans to use its Squared Online course to disrupt the education system. Squared Online" bridges the gap between the classic classroom experience, where you can’t get scale, and e-learning that can sometimes be a bit dry.

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EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Evelyn Learning

JUNE 7, 2023

When making a decision about which college to attend, there are numerous factors to take into account, such as tuition fee, available courses, extracurricular activities, and more. Today’s generation is inclining more toward becoming social media influencers, stock market traders, etc. Now, the time has changed.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 4, 2024

Not this specific conversation, of course, but ones like it. Before the Covid-19 pandemic, public school enrollment in the United States had been trending downward , thanks to birth-rate declines and more restrictive immigration policies, but the decreases rarely exceeded half a percentage point. Huh uh,” Kunz said, “none of those.”

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E-rate Elementary Education Report 118

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

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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!

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MARCH 28, 2021

Sponsored by Advancement Courses and The Teacher Career Coach Course. Instead of schools being the place to get treatment for their needs, they often have been viewed through a lens of academic or behavior problems which, at times, has even led to the criminalization of Black and brown youth at disproportionate rates.

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Learning Outcomes System Strategy 64

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

On twitter, I also ponder the trend of tech-savvy teachers increasingly resembling NASCAR drivers, proudly wearing digital uniforms on social media full of sponsored messages as proof of expertise: Why do some in K-12 define #edtech expertise by # of tech company certifications acquired?

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EdTech E-rate Data Android 191

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

On twitter, I also ponder the trend of tech-savvy teachers increasingly resembling NASCAR drivers, proudly wearing digital uniforms on social media full of sponsored messages as proof of expertise: Why do some in K-12 define #edtech expertise by # of tech company certifications acquired?

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

Via LA School Report : “LAUSD credit recovery vendor finds strong demand for online makeup courses nationwide.” they do boost graduation rates.). Via Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy : “These Colleges Have The Worst Student Loan Default Rates In The Country.” MOOC hype deja vu.). ” Via WYFF4.com

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Students, in turn, have benefited from increased access to information, personalized learning experiences, and opportunities for collaboration. Online courses and educational apps offer flexibility, allowing students to learn at their own pace and tailor their educational journey to suit their individual needs.

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Technology Education Adaptive Learning Accessibility 76

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

NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Professional journalists themselves face new practical and ethical challenges relating to anonymity, privacy and safety, as well as reliability in their attempts to verify sources of breaking news from social media and user generated content in all media formats. (The Never have we had so much information at our fingertips.

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? ” Via the AP : “ District of Columbia Mayor Muriel E. Via The New York Post : “Education department investigating high school’s online courses.” Because of course.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

” Via Techcrunch : “ Amazon opens its internal machine learning courses to all for free.” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. Via Mashable : “The e-waste nightmare lurking in your kid’s toy box.”

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Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 26, 2019

A successful launch means higher adoption rates and a higher level of satisfaction with the new platform. Or, maybe use the LMS for teacher professional development courses? You can build courses in advance, even if they are not ready to be published yet. Read more: Should parents also know how to use e-learning platforms?

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LMS E-rate Training EdTech 304

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The State Department is proposing to ask additional questions of visa applicants regarding their social media usage.”

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Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. Of course, some education reform proponents want to frame DeVos as “ mainstream ,” but she’s far from it. ( Via The New York Times : “ Big Ten Universities Entering a New Realm: E-Sports.”

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Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

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.

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Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

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.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” My god, that guy. million total.

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

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. ” Susan Crawrford argues “Why Universities Need ‘Public Interest Technology’ Courses.” Sounds legit.

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Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Via The Verge : “ Juul has 60 days to prove it can keep its e-cigs away from kids, FDA warns.” ’” “Many College Courses Are Either Overloaded or Underfilled,” writes Jeffrey Young in Edsurge. ” (Also from Hill : “Timeline of e-Literate Coverage of Blackboard Learn Ultra.”).

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Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Department of State has received emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect additional information regarding certain visa applicants ’ travel and employment histories, familial connections, and social media usage in accordance with a notice it posted in the Federal Register May 4. million total.

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Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” ” Trump’s favorite techie is, of course, Peter Thiel. Education Politics. ” Great timing, IRS.

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Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.” Two different opinions on WIkipedia : “How Social Media Endangers Knowledge” by Hossein Derakhshan in Wired. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” More via Buzzfeed. The Business of Student Loans.

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

If you’re going to talk about the importance of digital literacy or information literacy or media literacy or what have you, then you best practice it. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” ” No.

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Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Bob Thorpe, is proposing a far-reaching law in Arizona, House Bill 2120, banning virtually every college event, activity or course which discusses social justice , skin privilege, or racial equality. The social media platform had raised $2.5 Legislation in Iowa would end tenure even for those who already have it.”

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MOOC Education Robotics Report 40