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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

Edsurge

version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter. Facebook Classes for Events ‘Classes’ is new event type which can be selected when creating a new online event on Facebook. The service is an extension of the company’s paid live events feature. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events.

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What Do You Call It When Colleges Turn Their Research Powers On Their Own Practices?

Edsurge

With a mixture of playfulness and urgency, organizers named the event “Harvesting Academic Innovation for Learners (HAIL) Storm.” The University of Michigan was a fitting place to host the HAIL Storm (and not just because the rainfall during the event could easily have turned icy).

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Designing Organizations to Support Tech on Campus #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Interesting (to me, Sandy) that some digital learning groups/departments were created in the wake of Coursera. Also, have events with best practice sharing. Bederson: Inspires & supports effective teaching, equitable teaching, efficient teaching, and engaging teaching. Applies to U. Maryland and U Penn. Make yourself available.

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(This Is Not a Morphology of) The Monsters of Education Technology

Hack Education

And thank you too for the theme of this event – your willingness to talk about failures and struggles with education technology rather than, what’s almost always the case, this strange dogma the field demands – that we only offer praise and thanks for the glory of education technology. . I don’t know. I hope not.

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Punk learning

Learning with 'e's

Even professional teacher development through social media is gaining great impetus, evidenced by the large numbers of participants on education Twitter chats such as #edchat, #AussieEd and #ukedchat as well as global online events such as the Reform Symposium.

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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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What 2015 Holds for the Future of Education

Digital Promise

This past year was eventful in education – we saw new measures to connect schools around the country , concepts like maker spaces, design thinking, and coding make their way into the mainstream, and teachers become more tech-savvy and connected. As we all take time to reflect on 2014, now is also a good time to look forward to 2015.

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