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Udacity VP of Learning: ‘We Never Start Anything Out of Academic Interest’

Edsurge

At the event, which was held at the Computer Science History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. While other MOOC providers such as Coursera have recently added more of these kinds of degree programs to their platform, Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun said his company has no plans to expand its offerings in coordination with other universities.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. Coursera (online education) –- $64 million.

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How to push past limiting beliefs to uncover what’s truly possible in your teaching

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Parents never show up to meetings and events. Students’ care more about social media and games than their school work. In addition to university settings, you might try online learning platforms such as Coursera or Linkedin Learning. I remember hearing some of my colleagues say, . “I I can’t teach these kids.

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How to push past limiting beliefs to uncover what’s truly possible in your teaching

The Cornerstone for Teachers

Parents never show up to meetings and events. Students’ care more about social media and games than their school work. In addition to university settings, you might try online learning platforms such as Coursera or Linkedin Learning. I remember hearing some of my colleagues say, . “I I can’t teach these kids.

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Punk learning

Learning with 'e's

Learning by watching YouTube or participation in social media discussions are certainly methods that are gaining traction. Punk educators have a lot to do with this - it's not just the disruptive nature of social media and personal technologies.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others! Volunteering : as with our other conference 2.0 See you online!

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.” ” Coursera, initially only emailing former students about their old course work, decided finally to blog about its platform change.