Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Now, MOOC providers like edX and Coursera are looking towards new (and sometimes paid) offerings, as well as so-called “MicroBachelors” degrees designed to break up undergraduate credential into discrete components. So what do the top courses on MOOC platforms like edX and Coursera tell us about where teaching is heading?

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MOOC Coursera Chegg Pearson 119

Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated by Wade Tyler Millward Print textbooks are the eternal punching bag for the things that people think should be rendered obsolete by digital technology. The proposed increase sparked such an outcry from educators on social media that Verizon backed off from its plan.

EdTech 79

EdTech Knewton Pearson Coursera 79

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

This is especially true when it comes to the growing share of jobs that are technology related and hinge on rapidly-evolving skillsets—which today make up more than a quarter of all job openings, according to data from Burning Glass Technologies.

Digital Badges 85

Digital Badges Industry Coursera Social Media 85

Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

While other MOOC providers such as Coursera have recently added more of these kinds of degree programs to their platform, Udacity founder Sebastian Thrun said his company has no plans to expand its offerings in coordination with other universities. That statement may irk some traditional faculty from colleges and universities.

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MOOC Coursera Company Learning 100

eSchool News

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Information technology has already changed the way education is provided and it continues to make even more impact with new apps that are designed every week. Coursera is known to work with both K-12 and higher education institutions and provide them with access to online courses. Explore and enjoy! iTunes University.

EdTech 40

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. We can only expect whatever technology we have to advance rapidly and everything changes with it.

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Industry Education Coursera Training 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ”) How accurate are her observations?

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

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. Merit America provided a stipend that helped him afford a bus pass to attend job counseling sessions while he completed a 13-week Coursera program to earn a Google IT certification.

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Training Google Report Coursera 126

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. When focusing on 1:1, iPads, etc: Focus on teaching teachers to give better feedback and students to self-assess instead of the technology. November suggests Stratosphere which talks about how to evaluate technology projects. Integrate the technology into core content PD.

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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?). Test Preparation Market Through 2021.”

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MOOC Education Robotics Company 57

Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 27, 2015

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). Learning by watching YouTube or participation in social media discussions are certainly methods that are gaining traction.

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MOOC VLE Learning Social Media 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

School Psychology Doctoral Candidate and Intern, CEO STEMx: Stemulating Teaching with Emerging Technology Methodologies - Simulation vs. Virtual Learning Environments - Dr. Nicole Simon, Assistant Professor Engineering/Physics/Technology Dept.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Several months ago, I started to jot down ideas about what I'd cover in my annual review of what's happened over the course of the past 12 months in the field / industry /promotion of education technology. That's what a decade of ed-tech social media and PR have wrought: hashtag gurus and fake news. Udacity got a new CEO.

Technology 67

Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” More on Coursera and certification in the certification section below.). ” More via Techcrunch.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

. ” Via The Clarion-Ledger : “Contracts between the Mississippi Department of Education and two of the state superintendent’s former co-workers appear to duplicate technology-related services while costing the state hundreds of thousands of dollars.” Edsurge weighs in but doesn’t say much. ” No, Salon.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” Frontline Education has acquired Prologic Technology Systems. National) Education Politics. What’s Going On?”

Education 46

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. .” Nothing says “experts” like “crystal ball.” Raise $146.1

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

One of education technologies’s greatest luminaries passed away this year. It’s all of our loss, really, as too many in education technology happily reduce the potential of computer programming as an epistemological endeavor to a market for new products. This is part six of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

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.” ” But these wild proclamations – wishful thinking , no doubt – tended to overlook the realities of mobile technology and education.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via the Coursera blog : “Announcing the Global MBA from Macquarie University.” ” ClassDojo is now a full social media platform for schools - this letter & video just emailed to parents. That is all.

Education 41

Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

” Remind me again, all you fans of VR in education, how this technology is going to promote empathy? 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.

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. Campus Technology reports that Davidson College is partnering with Revature to offering coding classes to its students and graduates. ” More via The NYT. ” Maybe.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Techcrunch lists 11 technologies that “want to hack your brain.” ” Sigh.

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

This talk was presented at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. Indeed, we need to look at histories of the future and ask why certain people have wanted the future to take a certain shape, why certain technologies (and their stories) have been so compelling. I listen to stories.

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s First Ivy League Degree: An Online Master’s From the University of Pennsylvania.” ” ( Not mentioned : Penn was one of the very first investors in Coursera.).

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. 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.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via The Sun Sentinel : “Student made social media threat to kill FAU professor, cops say.” In the past, this all feeds the reviews I have written each December on the stories we are told about the future of education.

Education 54

Education MOOC Report Data 54

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. A public service announcement from the FBI : “ Education Technologies : Data Collection and Unsecured Systems Could Pose Risks to Students.” In the meantime, it also depresses the hell out of me. National) Education Politics.

Education 54

Education MOOC Blackboard E-rate 54

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Recode : “ Coursera has ousted several senior executives along with many rank-and-file staffers.” ” “How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing,” according to Edsurge. ” Via Campus Technology : “ Purdue App Puts Learning Data into Students’ Hands.” ” ORLY.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is offering some students the option to be awarded tamper-free digital degree certificates when they graduate, in partnership with Learning Machine. More MOOC job changes: Techcrunch reports that “ Coursera ’s chief product officer just left to become a VC.”

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.” Via GeekWire : “ Amazon Education GM leaves; company says it ‘remains committed’ to K–12 technology.” ” New Nanodegrees from Udacity : Digital Marketing and Robotics.

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” For those keeping track of how ed-tech is intertwined in all this, here’s a list of Yuri Milner ’s education investments : 17zuoye, Remind, Coursera, Clever, Codecademy, ClassDojo, and General Assembly. Rasmussen College is expanding its CBE program, Campus Technology reports. ” asks MIT Technology Review.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” More on the technology industry’s role in building a Muslim registry in the surveillance section below. ” “ The Most Popular Courses of 2016 ” on Coursera. Via The Awl : “Letting Kids Use Social Media Is One More Way We Show Them We Don’t Care About Them.”

Education 40

Education Coursera lynda.com LMS 40

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. In Move Towards More Online Degrees, Coursera Introduces Its First Bachelor ’s.” “ Coursera More than Doubles Number of Degrees on Its Platform,” says Campus Technology. . National) Education Politics.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. From the Department of Education press release : “ Federal Commission on School Safety Meeting to Focus on the Effects of Entertainment , Media , Cyberbullying and Social Media on Violence and Student Safety.”

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44