Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

A red carpet and a self-driving car were just a few of the things attendees saw on Tuesday at Intersect, the third annual conference put on by online learning provider Udacity. The new Nanodegrees also emphasize Udacity’s increasing jobs-centric approach to learning and recruiting students and clients.

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MOOC Coursera Company Learning 93

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Are You Still There?

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MOOC Coursera Chegg Pearson 118

Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The gaming giant worked with the Institute of Play to create STEM-focused, hands-on learning experiences that promote collaboration, creativity and problem solving. The proposed increase sparked such an outcry from educators on social media that Verizon backed off from its plan. So far, the play-based program has been a hit.

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EdTech Knewton Pearson Coursera 79

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Just look at Apple’s partnership with numerous community colleges to integrate its app development tools and frameworks into curriculum, or Facebook’s plan to teach their social media products based on topics like generating leads on social media platforms, monetizing content, and increasing online sales.

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Digital Badges Industry Coursera Social Media 81

EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Notes from MOOCs for Professional Development Presentation at TCEA 2015 Dr. Kay Abernathy, Lamar University [link] Lamar University sponsored the MOOC on Social Media Communication Tools for Educators which Dr. Abernathy facilitated. How will we show evidence of learning? It was free, but offered a certificate of completion.

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MOOC Social Media Coursera Facebook 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

For Online Courses/Blended Learning. Coursera is known to work with both K-12 and higher education institutions and provide them with access to online courses. For K-12 teachers, the platform also has many learning opportunities; for example, check out this course on integrating technology in the K-12 classroom that starts this month.

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EdTech Coursera Tools Blended Learning 40

Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 20, 2018

If that seems too far fetched, just think about the number of jobs that was created in the last few decades, like social media manager, drone operator, mobile app developer, system admin etc. Education can no longer be considered as a one-time thing where students learn about what they need to know.

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Industry Education Coursera Training 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. ” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 3, 2021

After learning about the myth of meritocracy, the racist nature of high stakes testing cultures, and the unrelenting racial segregation of inner city schools, I began to feel like a hamster on a wheel. . Sponsored by Defined Learning. Students are not really learning!”. Why do educators’ beliefs matter?

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How To Exercises Outcomes Coursera 79

The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 3, 2021

After learning about the myth of meritocracy, the racist nature of high stakes testing cultures, and the unrelenting racial segregation of inner city schools, I began to feel like a hamster on a wheel. . Sponsored by Defined Learning. Students are not really learning!”. Why do educators’ beliefs matter?

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How To Exercises Outcomes Coursera 78

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2022

Troy Groom, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was browsing social media this spring when he read something that made him perk up: Gov. Related: More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades. Related: More people with bachelor’s degrees go back to school to learn skilled trades.

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Training Google Report Coursera 128

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Notes from the Discussion We no longer have to go to school if we want to learn. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center. Number one skill for being successful in learning: the ability to self-assess. Click here to see all of them.)

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

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?). ” Via Bloomberg : “Twenty-five years ago, U.S.

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MOOC Education Robotics Company 57

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

Punk learning (some would call it Edupunk ) reflects that seventies music ethos. For some time, educators have been subverting established methods and turning their backs on institutional tools and technologies such as the managed learning environment (also known as LMS or VLE). But punk educators need to be wary of a precedent.

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MOOC VLE Learning Social Media 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Docente infantil y primaria Stories from the Earth: teaching about changing landscapes using 28 years of satellite observations - Peder Nelson, MS Creating equitable STEM learning opportunities for K-12 girls - Brenda Britsch, Co-Principal Investigator Maps, Math, and Media: Innovative Transdisciplinary Projects in Teacher Education - Melda N.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Just a few weeks after Daphne Koller ’s announcement she was leaving the MOOC startup she co-founded, Coursera unveiled “ Coursera for Business ” this week, marking its pivot from “democratizing higher ed” to “ training corporate employees.” ” More via Techcrunch.

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

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.

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

That's what a decade of ed-tech social media and PR have wrought: hashtag gurus and fake news. Carnegie Mellon announced it would open source its digital learning software. Something about "learning engineers". Coursera raised $109 million in venture company because investors are cray. Udacity got a new CEO.

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Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

It's rolling out a social media push today using the hashtag #DontSettle4Cs to promote the program, called March2Success. Coursera ’s Daphne Koller announced in a blog post that she’s leaving the MOOC company she co-founded to work at a Alphabet (a.k.a. ” Social-emotional learning and VR.

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MOOC Education Coursera Company 40

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

.” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” “Education recoded: policy mobilities in the international ‘ learning to code ’ agenda” by Ben Williamson, Annika Bergviken Rensfeldt, Catarina Player-Koro, and Neil Selwyn. What’s Going On?”

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” ” Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog. That led to him announcing a $10 million fund specifically for learning applications.

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

News and politics have been reshaped by social media and 24-hours news entertainment. As a result, there's a lot of crossover between what we think of as news literacy, media literacy, and digital citizenship. Digital Citizenship Curriculum (by Common Sense Education): Free K-12 lessons on news and media literacy.

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Resources Classroom Social Media Report 97

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics. Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes.

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I’d hardly know where to begin in writing one, but I want to open this particular article – one that focuses, in part, on the whole “everyone should learn to code” craze – recognizing his great contribution to educational computing as well as his loss. “Everyone should learn to code.”

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Via the Coursera blog : “Announcing the Global MBA from Macquarie University.” ” SEL is “social emotional learning,” of course. ” ClassDojo is now a full social media platform for schools - this letter & video just emailed to parents. SDG Academy has joined edX. Yes, I can.)

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Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Scientific American : “How the FDA Manipulates the Media.” Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. tl;dr: emailing them, holding webinars, using social media. Heckuva job. ” Clowns.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” That for-profit is Laureate Education , the largest chain of for-profit schools in the world and an investor in Coursera. The ruling, which referred to players as employees, found that they must be freely allowed to post on social media, discuss issues of their health and safety, and speak with the media.”

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Always eager to associate itself with the latest tech craze, education technology embraced Pokémon Go with great gusto: “ Why Pokemon Go shows the future of learning gamification.” ” “ 14 Reasons Why Pokémon Go Is The Future Of Learning.” ” “ The Educational Potential of Pokémon Go.”

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. Can Electrical Stimulation Help Us Learn?” “Zap! ”).

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Just like their parents, Chicago students will soon have to learn cursive.” ” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” ( Not mentioned : Penn was one of the very first investors in Coursera.).

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

. “PISA for personality testing – the OECD and the psychometric science of social-emotional skills ” by Ben Williamson. A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.”

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Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

This talk was presented at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. ” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this. “Everyone should learn to code,” as they like to tell us. “Disrupt.”

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

” Via Chalkbeat : “New early learning initiative brings Sesame Street lessons into Memphis classrooms.” ” Via The Sun Sentinel : “Student made social media threat to kill FAU professor, cops say.” “Can Space Activate Learning?” ” FAU is Florida Atlantic University.

Education 54

Education MOOC Report Data 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

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. .” Carnegie Learning has acquired Mondo Publishing.

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Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

“In the Era of Microcredentials , Institutions Look to Blockchain to Verify Learning,” says Edsurge. Tell me more about how the blockchain is going to “verify learning.” Via Recode : “ Coursera has ousted several senior executives along with many rank-and-file staffers.” But oh yes.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.” Paul School Lunch Debt.”

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Education Coursera MOOC Report 48