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Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?

Edsurge

Of course, the money the company is raising is very real—nearly $520 million. For one thing, more robot teaching-tech behind the scenes. “We He said the influx will also help expand the platform’s integration with learning-management systems. But what does the change mean for colleges and the higher ed landscape? There are 1.3

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

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More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. Some of the systems also offer video editing, recording and screen downloading options.

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Robot Teachers, Racist Algorithms, and Disaster Pedagogy

Hack Education

I am sorry that we're all kicking off fall term online again — well, online is better than dead, of course. I'm not an advocate for ed-tech; I'm not here to sell you on a new flashcard app or show you how to use the learning management system more effectively. This is already happening, of course, with or without the pandemic.

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Imagined futures 5: Robot teachers

Learning with 'e's

Clark was right of course. This doesn't mean that robots have no place in the classroom though. Robots (or intelligent systems) can be very useful when they are tasked to complete some of the functions that teachers previously performed. Responses from the robot teacher might be limited, perfunctory, or even non-existent.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

It’s not a perfect system, but keep in mind that it was designed to protect students and your Google accounts. Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Badging Systems. I hope this will inspire you to think of other new ways to use Google Classroom.

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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

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They envision an ecosystem where learners buy access to courses without enrolling in colleges; where teachers profit directly from their teaching; where students track progress on ever-lengthening credential chains; and where people who invest in the right tokens gather in learning groups to explore topics of mutual interest.

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Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018

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This four-month intro course, which starts on Oct. Students who complete this introductory course will be eligible to enroll in the more advanced Self-Driving Car or Robotics nanodegree programs. Founded in 2012, Udacity initially sought to work with universities as a provider of massive online open courses (MOOCs).