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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

All you need is a device and software, like Google Hangouts Meet, Zoom, Join.me, GoToMeeting, or other tools that facilitate studying. Learning Solutions Magazine Of course, specialized online periodicals had to land on the list. Technology allows you to teach and learn from any part of the world with Internet access and electricity.

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10 Excellent Christmas Gift Ideas for Dad

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This could be anything from a high-quality webcam for his online meetings to a smart assistant like Google Nest or Amazon Echo. Coursera, Edx, Udemy, are all great places to find online courses. Tech Gadgets for the Home Office How about a smart device that can make his work-from-home experience smoother?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

From the Coursera blog : “Announcing ‘ AI for Everyone ’: a new course from deeplearning.ai on Coursera.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Meet the New Mega-University.” ” (deeplearning.ai

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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.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. Via The Seattle Times : “ Garfield football team will continue to kneel during anthem, seeks meetings with police, community leaders.” Resistance is stronger than hate.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via the Journal & Courier : “Legislation that set the stage for Purdue's dive into online higher ed also exempts ‘New U’ from state’s open meetings, public records laws. I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days.

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

Daphne Koller left Coursera this year. Moreover, per this ideology, without the aid of algorithms and “personalization” technology, human educators and traditional institutions have historically failed to meet the needs of individuals as individuals. Sebastian Thrun stepped down as Udacity’s CEO.