Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Digital badges. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. They are a perfect example of what you get when you simply transfer analog practice to digital form and don’t make use of the advantages of the new medium.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 85

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Its answer: one that offers evidence of competencies and corresponds clearly with positive employment outcomes in fields that have substantial job opportunities. Some states track licensure and apprenticeship programs, but even among those that do, not all share information with entities like the U.S.

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Secondary Digital Badges MOOC Training 94

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

So in a world where options for informal learning are increasingly limitless, there is significant value in breaking down the barriers between working and learning—or as HR and corporate learning expert Josh Bersin puts it, “ learning in the flow of work.” The bigger market is college and career.

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Digital Badges Coursera Learning Industry 161

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” There’s more education-related legal news down in the information security section below. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ For-Profit College Attendance Linked to Poor Financial Outcomes.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60