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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

Sure, having specialized software for learning is great, but these will at least start you off on the right foot. Instant verification Online learning software allows controlling the learning process better and watching out for academic dishonesty. And, without a doubt, it has disadvantages.

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?Readers’ Roundup: EdSurge HigherEd’s Top 10 Articles of 2017

Edsurge

Ahearn, an online learning manager for +Acumen, shares eight lessons learned about the field with a starter kit of what every hopeful instructional designer should know. A few weeks after EdSurge probed the company about the silence, Amazon opened up the resource library to the public. Well, at least partially open.

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Designing Organizations to Support Tech on Campus #SXSWedu

EdTechSandyK

Kim, Researcch Scientist in the Learning Systems Lab, MIT What is your mission? Interesting (to me, Sandy) that some digital learning groups/departments were created in the wake of Coursera. Humans still learn by the same mechanisms they always have. Resource : tltc.umd.edu Strategic approaches to communication helps.

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

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. High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. Part of function of library will be to become an online learning center.

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. See you online! Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed. Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst.

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What 2015 Holds for the Future of Education

Digital Promise

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. ” Robert Bajor.

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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.