Edsurge

JULY 30, 2019

Few other university “innovation” teams match the size of that at Michigan, says Michael Feldstein, partner at MindWires Consulting: “Obviously it signals a lot of ambition and maybe more of an emphasis on scale and on software development than you typically see at other institutions using that label.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

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. Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

An entire graduate course at Stanford University explores the principles for designing spaces that support learning. Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. I think we’ve seen this reemergence—unintentionally—in the form of MOOCs.

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EdTech4Beginners

APRIL 2, 2017

LMS – Learning Management System (software that runs and manages educational programs). MOOC – Massively Open Online Course (an online course which has video lectures, problem solving activities, texts and an online community of fellow learners). OSS – Open Source Software (programs online that are free to use).

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

Furthermore, universities and school are also inclined towards diversifying their facilities through online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC is not a new concept in the e-learning industry. It offers a large number of students access to study high-quality courses online through video streaming.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

The online university advertises its video-based online courses as active-learning seminars, so these class sizes are modeled after their counterparts at many traditional face-to-face colleges. Early MOOC experiments had more than 100,000 students per course. This is not an operation where one person does it. “We

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Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

The three biggest reasons pre-K-12 educators took online professional development courses in the past year were to learn how to use digital devices, how to use the educational software that goes on them, or to find out more about classroom behavior or management, according to a new study. Online PD Course Findings.

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

More class time can be spent on the craft of editing – especially when film editing software can now be found on the same tablet or smartphone device that the footage was shot on. The appearance of massive open online courses (MOOCs) mean that it’s possible to study film-making online among other niche topics.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. If few students answer the question correctly, the software can flag the professor, or the textbook author, to consider revising the content to make it clearer. There’s nothing glitzy about the software itself.

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Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

Teachers, of course, know how to shift this physical setting — move the chairs around, for example. If, as promised, these machines could allow students to move through course materials at their own pace without teacher supervision, there had to be — had to be — some mechanism to prevent deceptive behavior.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 5, 2021

Asynchronous learning generally uses technology that enables students to access course materials on their own. This information, of course, has been gathered asynchronously by dozens (possibly thousands) of individuals at different times using different strategies all to achieve the same purpose. Introductions. ” Reflect.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2021

Community colleges are staking a claim in the territory of online course marketplaces. Courses For Jobs, Not For Credit Unmudl advertises its services as being for “grown-ups” who are looking for “a better job in weeks instead of years.” Some courses are entirely online, while others are designed to have in-person components.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

When there’s a need for information or new skills, employees today are increasingly turning to instantly accessible sources such as search engines and online course libraries available on their mobile devices. You get an introduction to a topic, apply it, do a short video or course, then apply that.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

Udacity already offers a self-driving car nanodegree but, as its founder and former CEO Sebastian Thrun writes , it “has many prerequisites [and] is built for seasoned software engineers.” This four-month intro course, which starts on Oct. Lyft will also be offering 400 full scholarships for this program.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

And it doesn't help, of course, that there is, in general, a repudiation of history within Silicon Valley itself. By "many people," of course I mean Jared and Ivanka. We already have, of course. Do the math there on the per course costs.) The former would pay $200 a course; the latter $250.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. MOOC providers will keep on refining them. Introduction.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Grad said preference will go towards those that don’t already offer an AP computer science course, as well as schools that have financial need and a plan to recruit students from underrepresented populations, and have a teacher committed to teaching the course.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 6, 2013

A short article appearing in the Independent newspaper on April 6th highlights the tensions brewing because of the use of marking software. What he doesn''t say is that it''s an essential part of the management of MOOC s, especially if they are regularly enrolling upwards of 100,000 students for each course. Unported License.

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Edsurge

JUNE 22, 2017

Amazon has become one of the most valuable companies in the world—with a current market value of $475 billion —based on its domination of e-commerce (holding an astounding 50 percent share of all online retail sales); its leadership in the cloud computing business ; and the strength of its software algorithms. A more Amazon-like experience.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

Coursera, Andela, Degreed, A Cloud Guru and Lambda School all offer courses tailored for people who want to pick up new professional skills (usually involving programming and computer science). Companies are also increasingly offering their own courses to attract, train and recruit potential candidates for open positions.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

I am sorry that we're all kicking off fall term online again — well, online is better than dead, of course. This is already happening, of course, with or without the pandemic. For a long time, arguably the best known anti-cheating technology was the plagiarism detection software TurnItIn. Here's a bit of what I said.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 7, 2014

Most of us by now are familiar with open learning , and many could describe their use of open source software such as Moodle, Mahara, Linux and Open Office. Many can also articulate what open educational resources look like, and have knowledge of Massive Open Online Courses otherwise known as MOOCs. Unported License.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

Discovering MOOCs in 2012 lit a fire under me. But the article that resonated the most was Amy Ahearn’s: The Future of Online Learning Is Offline: What Strava Can Teach Digital Course Designers. Try building a MOOC to meet that challenge—I’d love to read about it! The interview, “ Why U.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 14, 2016

But officials in Minnesota say the professional program could still fall under state regulations designed for degree programs, which would require Udacity to register with the state if it wants to offer online courses to its residents. That might work for software, he says, but should not be applied to education. “If 61 to 136A.71),

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

The company has developed a number of sophisticated software programs and mobile apps designed to encourage greater customization in education. These venues range from MOOCs (free massive online open courses) to traditional brick-and-mortar public schools.

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Wired Campus

APRIL 23, 2015

For students taking courses online, the endless distractions of the Internet can be a hindrance to success. But using software to limit those diversions can make a big difference. That’s the takeaway from a new study, which found that limiting distractions can help students perform better and also improve course completion.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 12, 2015

.” To reach some of those individuals, PTCC has partnered with employers in the region to develop a series of credit-bearing courses delivered via teleconferencing software that students can access while at work.

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Wired Campus

JUNE 5, 2015

Last spring a group of university leaders announced a bold, new project intended to help colleges gain more control of their online course platforms, as they increasingly turned to providers like Coursera or edX. Barba was part of the university’s planning committee for online education and has created her own online course.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

The DIG team identified and prioritized additional needs and quickly added members with expertise in user experience design, behavioral science, data science, software development and innovation advocacy. As we shared our work, new innovators came forward and we quickly realized we needed additional talent to support them.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2020

Rarely, it seems, is anybody ever specifically tasked with teaching students a step-by-step course in how to learn. Some of these courses are offered through the university system, but many others are made available outside of traditional academia. MOOCs are not an ideal way for most students to learn.

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 16, 2016

More from the official biography: Under his leadership, Georgia Tech has developed a pipeline of 50 Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) that together enroll more than a million learners. Warren Chair of Computer Science and Professor of Management. Previously he was the John P.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University. I could utilize the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media software tools for historical research.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. MOOC providers will keep on refining them. Introduction.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

His research into technology-enhanced learning has led to many software development projects within library settings and provides unique insights into new student’s expectations and needs and helps inform the work that he does as the Orientation Services and Environments Librarian for undergraduate students at the University of Illinois.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2019

What lessons can be learned from the rise and pivot of MOOCs, those large-scale online courses that proponents said would disrupt higher education? At the start of the MOOC trend in 2012, the promise was that the free online courses could reach students who could not afford or get access to other forms of higher education.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

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. That’s his explanation for how he thinks about the role of education in the 21st century.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

These are online representations of an earned skill, often through taking small credit courses aimed toward working and non-degree-seeking individuals. Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity.

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