EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Dr. Abernathy also put all of the course information in her Word Press blog. Partial purpose was to recruit future students for online masters programs. Built in openeducation.blackboard.com. You can build up to five MOOCs for free on this platform. She said we can use it! link] What is a MOOC? Unported License.

MOOC 40

MOOC Social Media Coursera Facebook 40

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2017

Interesting (to me, Sandy) that some digital learning groups/departments were created in the wake of Coursera. Maryland students pushing for reduced textbook costs (which could mean more digital content) and a repository of historical syllabi so they can make more informed choices in their courses. Applies to U. Maryland and U Penn.

Coursera 45

Coursera MOOC Flipped Classroom Assessment 45

Bryan Alexander

MAY 27, 2016

Some discussion on Twitter occurred as well, along with several good questions, which you can examine in this Storify. After discussion via chat and Twitter we settled on professional development. More information can be found on Bonk’s free MOOC information page and in this co-authored article.

Trends 42

Trends MOOC Coursera Education 42

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. They will complete video showcases at the end of each year to use as a resource for curating best practices through the project and informing future steps across the district. District #5 : Kindergarten teachers started class Twitter accounts! Here is Mrs. Cook''s Twitter.

MOOC 75

MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

Mark Smithers

DECEMBER 2, 2013

I’m not attending ASCILITE 2013 but I am following the Twitter stream closely and occasionally comment into the stream. No doubt much of Kennedy’s thinking is informed by the University of Melbourne’s Coursera MOOCs that have very large numbers of students and, consequently, very little teacher to student interaction.

Online Learning 77

Online Learning Learning Coursera MOOC 77

Mark Smithers

DECEMBER 2, 2013

I’m not attending ASCILITE 2013 but I am following the Twitter stream closely and occasionally comment into the stream. No doubt much of Kennedy’s thinking is informed by the University of Melbourne’s Coursera MOOCs that have very large numbers of students and, consequently, very little teacher to student interaction.

Online Learning 32

Online Learning Learning Coursera MOOC 32

Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

” (Edsurge, for what it’s worth, shares investors with Class Central, Udacity, and Coursera (although there’s no disclosure on that article to that end) – funny how the narratives about the “revolutionary” potential of MOOCs get spread, eh?). Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

MOOC 57

MOOC Education Robotics Company 57

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

My background in Folklore certainly informs my interests in storytelling: what are the stories we tell to cajole, frame, admonish, ordain, encourage, frighten, teach? Perhaps the most powerful of zombies in education technology is the student information system and its monstrous offspring the learning management system. I hope not.

Technology 0

Technology Education Robotics System 0

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others! See you online!

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2014

More importantly, I'd like to see those competencies focus on the skills needed in a globalized, information-rich economy – skills like empathy, collaboration, information literacy, critical thinking, resourcefulness, communication, and creativity.” ” Melissa Gedney. League of Innovative Schools. Project Manager.

Education 239

Education Coursera Common Core Trends 239

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” ” Coursera, initially only emailing former students about their old course work, decided finally to blog about its platform change.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2019

We invested in Twitter when it was private; in Dropbox, Spotify, Lyft, you know, all-important companies that are in the education-talent space. Coursera’s six years old and has 40 million students on its platform. Even though there’s so much information out there, it's really difficult to get at the right stuff.

Industry 81

Industry EdTech Company Chegg 81

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

News literacy is a subset of media literacy focused on helping people process and understand news media messages, to locate more factual and credible information, and to think critically about what counts as news. Fearless Fact-Finding student handout (by Common Sense Education): A list of useful resources for fact-checking information.

Resources 97

Resources Classroom Social Media Report 97

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

“Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. ” Ron Hira, a scholar at Howard University who studies labor and technology, has been one of the most vocal skeptics about shortages in the informational technology fields. Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

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. ” That’d be Glenn Reynolds , @instapundit , who also briefly had his Twitter account suspended. ” Time to buy more TV ads, Khan Academy and Coursera!

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Via the Coursera blog : “Announcing the Global MBA from Macquarie University.” There’s a lot to think about here, as Natasha Singer rightly pointed out on Twitter , as this might related to Big Ed-Tech. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 41

Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “The National Women’s Law Center filed suit Monday against the Education Department in an effort to force the release of information about federal enforcement of Title IX , a law that governs how schools handle campus sexual harassment and assault.” Coursera has a new CEO: Jeff Maggioncalda.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” ” More on teen social media usage, this time from Buzzfeed : “‘Tweetdecking’ Is Taking Over Twitter. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. He was a faculty member at Michigan State.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

” Via Campus Technology : “ Coursera ’s CEO on the Evolving Meaning of ‘MOOC’ ” There’s more ECOT news – there’s always more ECOT news – in the “state and local politics” section above. ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It is the instructional designer and tenured professor’s signal — “to the barricades!” — and everyone snipes at the other side from the Twitter trenches for a week, until there’s an unspoken truce that lasts until the next “ban laptops” op-ed gets published. A “ban laptops” op-ed may be the greatest piece of ed-tech clickbait ever devised.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

As CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski noted on Twitter Tuesday, Eck, who is now a special assistant to Secretary DeVos, tweeted last November that Hamill should ‘stick to playing Han Solo’s short little b—-’ after Hamill tweeted criticism of the Trump administration.” UNESCO on “Media and Information Literacy.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Coursera co-founder “ Andrew Ng officially launches his $175M AI Fund,” says Techcrunch. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” Historian Angus Johnston posted a series of questions on Twitter about the claims made in the Teaching Tolerance report about what students do and do not know about slavery.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

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. ” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

“ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.” From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.” In other Coursera news : “ Atlassian sponsors computer science learners on Coursera.”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “Parent files complaint saying New York City improperly shared student information to aid with charter recruitment.” Coursera announces on its blog that it’s expanding to Brazil. Here’s Coursera arguing “Why Everyone Should Learn Sales.” million in venture capital.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Coursera has a new partner , the insurance company AXA , which will offer some 300 Coursera classes to its employees. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. There’s a nifty infographic, which Melinda Gates shared on Twitter. ( “What if the US had an OU?”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

” Via The New Yorker : “Gavin Grimm’s Transgender-Rights Case and the Problem with Informal Executive Action.” ” “ Coursera Monthly Subscriptions Channel Lynda and Pluralsight ,” says EduKwest’s Kirsten Winkler. defamation case.” ” “So-So Social Media Privacy?

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40