Graphite Blog

JULY 16, 2020

This project is sponsored by Microsoft and CUE (Computer-Using Educators), an ISTE affiliate in California. Teaching Digital Citizenship (free) This roughly one-hour, interactive online training prepares educators to teach students the crucial skills and dispositions to be mindful and responsible online citizens.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 6, 2016

“We’re standing under a waterfall, feasting on information that’s never existed before,” said Mitchell Stevens, a sociologist and associate professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE). All of this data has the power to redefine higher education.”. To Stevens and others, this massive data is full of promise—but also peril.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2018

In 1997, when he was in his mid 30s, Dr. Jongbok Byun flipped his entire life upside down to pursue his dream of becoming an educator. he’s been using virtual labs to create more realistic learning opportunities for online students—changes he believes will make quality education more authentic and accessible for all learners.

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When I hear this, the viewpoint of “teaching the curriculum” and “innovation in education” is that the curriculum is on one side of the spectrum, and innovation is on the opposite side. I have seen so many schools get devices like tablets and they ask immediately, “What apps would you download?”

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 11, 2013

I couldn''t agree more with this, but would add that there are also other elements that influence access, including the ability to download apps holding content that can be used in situations where there is no access to connection. Such large data sets can conceivably be sold on for a sizeable profit to companies who are interested.

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ProfHacker

APRIL 24, 2015

Jonathan Rees has described the offering of MOOCs for credit as “weaponized” education technology,” and I’m not sure he’s wrong. It no longer feels like higher education, in any interesting sense. And I find MOOCs pretty interesting!) well, it’s whatever they wanted to play.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2017

Since the New York Times named 2012 the year of massive open online courses (MOOCs), millions have flocked to platforms offering them such as edX and Coursera. This October, two open education pioneers are teaming up to pilot a new edX course titled “ Introduction to Open Education ” with hopes to amplify and answer some of these questions.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

As an instructional designer who has been building MOOCs for the past five years, I’ve been asked this question more times than I count. It’s depressing shorthand for skepticism about online education in general. MOOCs have been called abysmal , disappointing failures. This skepticism is not unwarranted.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2016

We assume that granting learners access to education technology outside the classroom to be used on their own time is unequivocally positive. Without imposed schedules, proximity to peers, or physical classrooms, even the best-intentioned students never make it through a MOOC or fail to reengage with the educational app they downloaded.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 11, 2015

A professor of educational technology at the British Open University, he has been an advocate of openness in education for many years, but he expresses doubts over the outcome of the battle. This marks a moment of victory for the open education movement, but at the same time the real battle for the direction of openness begins.

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Learning with 'e's

JUNE 9, 2015

EDEN2015 promises to be an unforgettable event for anyone involved in digital education. We will also hear from the OU's Professor Martin Weller (his latest book The Battle for Open is available to download online here) and journalist Audrey Watters. What can we say about EDEN that has not already been said. Unported License.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

The overall cost of higher education has been continuously increasing, as is evident by the rise in the textbook prices. But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? What Is a Subscription Model?

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

First, I included danah boyd’s new book It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens now that (a) I have read it and (b) it’s available for purchase and download (for free!). Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views. higher education. Technology in U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 22 Aug 09:00PM New York / Tue 23 Aug 01:00AM GMT / Tue 23 Aug 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

An “uber trend” of remote work for higher education information security is coming, at a time when more connections are being forged between higher ed and other state data. That Horizon Seems to Be … Closer “Higher education may never be the same again after 2020, and that will be an exciting prospect to some.”

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

Editor’s Note: Teaching Channel has partnered with Student Achievement Partners on a blog series about digital literacy tools and their effective use by educators. isn’t simply limited to YouTube either (though it does work seamlessly there); Khan, Vimeo, and several MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platforms work as well.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. The great majority of these events are free to attend. To subscribe to this newsletter, please sign up at the Learning Revolution.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 27, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). In this session, Marc will cover the following:- Learning to Scratch -What can Scratch be used for -Where to download Scratch from!

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Fractus Learning

MAY 19, 2016

While educators and learners in classroom-based courses have already discovered the benefits of using engagement as a part of education, the power of online is yet to be fully realized. You often hear some students saying, “ All we do is download homework and upload homework. ” – Rita-Marie Conrad, J.

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Fractus Learning

MAY 11, 2016

For much of history, the educational paradigm has dictated that the student should adapt to the classroom. Age-based grouping may not always be the most effective educational strategy. The main routes through which education can be modified to better suit the gifted fall under three headings: extension, enrichment and acceleration.

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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. The Era of Big Data - Dr. .

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A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 25, 2013

I recently had the honor of traveling to the MIT campus in Boston and participating in a panel discussion on Open Education Resources (OER) at The Sixth Conference of MIT''s Learning International Networks Consortium (LINC) with three illustrious advocates of these open resources: Nicole Allen, Philipp Schmidt, and panel moderator Steve Carson.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “The Education Dept.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

Part technologist, part artist, part manager, part synthesizer she is passionate about the use of technology in higher education and the many differing facets of how technology impacts society and culture. The report is available for download without monetary charge and without collection of your personal data.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

You may remember Stanford History Education Group (SHEG) for its groundbreaking and utterly depressing report, Evaluating Information: The Cornerstone of Online Civic Reasoning. The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. That was certainly the case in our experience.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Stanford’s myth busters, led by education professor Sam Wineburg and doctoral student Sarah Cotcamp McGrew, have field-tested 15 news-literacy tasks of varying difficulty, with about 50 more in the works. Sam Wineburg, Stanford University education professor. Janis Schachter, Northport (N.Y.) High School social studies teacher.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 12, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 12 Sep 09:00PM New York / Tue 13 Sep 01:00AM GMT / Tue 13 Sep 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 10, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Former Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is making the rounds to promote his new book.

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E-rate Education Robotics Elsevier 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the massive review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

The game was launched in July and despite mixed reviews, was downloaded some 10 million times the first week it was released. 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.” Why collect data?

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 13, 2017

First, INTED was easily the most transnational conference for education that I’ve ever attended. And this globalism is essential for any consideration of the future of education, as I’ve been saying for years. MOOCs: simply present in the ed tech space, without the hype crash America experienced.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Education Politics. ” Another Department of Education release : an update to the College Scorecard. ” Another Department of Education release : an update to the College Scorecard. “ California vs. Massachusetts education ballot question politics” by Sherman Dorn. Education in the Courts.

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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. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Education Politics. “ Betsy DeVos , Pick for Secretary of Education , Is the Most Jeered” by The New York Times’ Dana Goldstein. Via The LA Times : “ Betsy DeVos ‘is unprepared and unqualified ’ to be Education secretary, charter school booster Eli Broad says.” ” asks The Atlantic.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Senate ’s education committee on a party-line vote Wednesday advanced the nomination of Carlos Muñiz for general counsel at the Department of Education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Via Education Week ): “ Hillary Clinton Campaign Releases $500 Million Anti-Bullying Plan.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “For Some Republicans, Trump ’s Higher-Ed Proposals Reflect ‘Lost Opportunity’ ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Trump Threatens Visas for Those From China.”

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