The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

Wired Campus

MARCH 13, 2015

The document was created primarily with secondary education in mind, but among its supporters are some higher-education groups, including the Institute for Higher Education Policy. Mitchell L. My colleagues in the learning sciences are just thrilled that these new waterfalls of data” will allow them new windows into pedagogy, he said.

Company 28

Company Digital Badges Secondary Conference 28

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Social Media : Students consider the sources of a tweet and the information contained in it in order to describe what makes it both a useful and not useful source of information. Social Media Video : Students watch an online video and identify its strengths and weaknesses. and world history events.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

One of the big stories this week: the US Department of Education ’s announcement about which “non-traditional providers” ( MOOCs , coding bootcamps ) will be eligible for financial aid as part of its EQUIP experiment. Education Department’s Office for Civil Rights, according to court documents filed Monday.”

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Coursera Company 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

.” Puerto Rico Senator Abel Nazario-Quiñones (who among his roles in the Senate is the Chairman of the Commission on Education and University Reform of the Senate) “ was arrested and charged in a 39-count indictment alleging the making or use of false documents and wire fraud,” according to the Department of Justice press release.

Education 58

Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via The Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Not sure we needed emails to know this, but hey. ” JFC. ” Testing.

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. Via The Independent : “ Facebook research targeted insecure youth, leaked documents show.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

” University of Zurich professor Paul-Olivier Dehaye continued his case against Coursera, questioning the authority that the MOOC startup had to transfer European student data. Under surveillance when they use social media. Under surveillance by police. Under surveillance by governments. Under surveillance by gadgets.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. ” Via Politico : “ Success Academy documents point to ‘possible cheating’ among challenges.” charter school.”

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

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. Indeed, DonorsChoose.org expects teachers to leverage their social media presence in order to fundraise for supplies for their classrooms. Green Imperial Pigeon. Viral School Videos.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news from Edsurge in the “job training” section below. There’s more MOOC news from Edsurge in the “job training” section below. Will Merge Government Data, Social Media Posts.”

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 7, 2018

” Via The Sun Sentinel : “Student made social media threat to kill FAU professor, cops say.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “As Schools Comb Social Media for Potential Threats, Has Mass Shooting Anxiety Turned Administrators Into the ‘ Internet Police ’?”

Education 54

Education MOOC Report Data 54

Hack Education

APRIL 27, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “As Republicans seek support for their controversial legislation to update the Higher Education Act , a Pentagon document gives ammo to critics over the bill’s plan to end Public Service Loan Forgiveness.” ’” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 44

Education Facebook Company MOOC 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” 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. These have all been separate articles in each series. “More Americans just need the right training.” “Robots” – not bosses.

Robotics 59

Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. “ Media Literacy When the Platforms Are Complicit ” by Bill Fitzgerald. . For-Profit Colleges.”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Politico : “The Trump administration has removed documents from an Education Department website aimed at transgender students , including those intended to help students fight for access to bathrooms of their choice.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Vive la MOOC révolution.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47