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Higher Education Joins the Blockchain Party

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Blockchain, Komarny explained, could offer one way of verifying those credentials, as well as allowing students to “own” their proof of learning, as opposed to a college’s registrar. He pointed out that anyone may put false information—like a degree or digital badge—on their LinkedIn profile. What are the risks?

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Using Transactional Distance Theory to inform instructional design

IT Bill

For the past several years, online learning in higher education has focused on delivering a highly structured learning environment. The inverse relationship between learner autonomy and course structure is important to keep in mind as we design for emerging distance learning models. CC-BY by Oliver Clark on Flickr.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” As Stephen Downes comments , “I find it interesting that they refer throughout to ‘ openly licensed educational materials ’ rather than ‘open educational resources’ – I wonder what the reasoning was behind that.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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 Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

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” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. For a complete look at who funded learn-to-code companies this year, visit funding.hackeducation.com.). Watch Tressie McMillan Cottom on The Daily Show.