MindShift

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Bold claims have been made in the past decade about personalized learning, automated assessments and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Reich is executive director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab and co-founder of EdTechTeacher. Reich is executive director of the MIT Teaching Systems Lab and co-founder of EdTechTeacher.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2016

It’s time once again for The Hulk of edtech conferences— Educause , which kicks off fully on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif. So who else to turn to for advice about what to look for at this year’s event than. Since last year there's a new parody account, @EDUcaustic , which is even more strident in mocking edtech. EDUCAUSE HULK.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

They are assigned to a table with a partner and then turn to their Learning Management System for their assigned task. Sophomores have the opportunity to spend a period of their day learning through a MOOC of their choosing. Sophomores have the opportunity to spend a period of their day learning through a MOOC of their choosing.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

ESSA: What Edtech Providers Need to Know : Whiteboard Advisors Senior Vice President David DeSchryver and Education Week Senior Editor Sean Cavanagh break down one of the biggest federal education policies to pass in the last decade: the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). continues to grow, how can edtech help serve this population?

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

It’s not a perfect system, but keep in mind that it was designed to protect students and your G Suite for Education accounts. 20 NEW Ways to Use #GoogleClassroom #gttribe #SUL #googleedu #gsuiteedu #edtech Click To Tweet. Badging Systems. googleedu #gsuiteedu #edtech Click To Tweet. After School Programs.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2017

Kim, Researcch Scientist in the Learning Systems Lab, MIT What is your mission? MOOCs, technology infusion projects, online masters or pathways to credit, research. Also, have events with best practice sharing. Palmer: Make sure all initiatives map to the cornerstone plan at their institution. Make yourself available.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Analysis of Georgia Tech ’s MOOC-inspired online master’s in computer science suggests that institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale.” “Many are never the same.”

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Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

How to learn more about edtech options. When it comes to professional development for educators, it’s vital to learn about the edtech options available. As members, educators can take part in events, forums, seminars, training and more. Read more: 8 Edtech organizations every teacher should know about [INFOGRAPHIC].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

events , the real party takes place in the volunteer moderator lounge, where a devoted, energetic, and highly beloved group of volunteer moderators keeps the conference running and humming. Spreading the word : this a free event, so be sure to tell others! Volunteering : as with our other conference 2.0 See you online!

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance. And it has.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

If you go to startup pitch events, you’ve seen it happen: An entrepreneur says something—something so naïve, egregious and hackneyed—that it makes the investors, along with educators who are now increasingly in the audience, physically cringe. MOOCs or General Assembly for country X. Yet another Test Prep Provider. Facebook is.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Among the education highlights: Republican VP candidate Mike Pence made up a name for the university hosting the event. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? A Wi-Fi system. Raise $146.1

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” asks The Atlantic. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC hype deja vu.). From the press release : “The goal of the inaugural competition is to build a ‘socialbot’ on Alexa that will converse with people about popular topics and news events. The University of Newcastle has joined edX.

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Testing, Testing… Via Education Week : “ Rhode Island drops unpopular standardized test system.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. “Can a District Disrupt the Edtech Industry ?” ”). .”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

.” “Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The California Community Colleges announced Tuesday that the Board of Governors Fee Waiver program, which provides nearly half of the system’s 2.1 Via Motherboard : “ New System Knows How Hard You’re Thinking Based on Thermal Imaging.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Isn’t Liberia outsourcing its education system to a Gates and Zuckerberg-backed startup , Bridge International Academies ? ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “We Shut Down Our Edtech Startup. ” (Hmm. Via Inside Higher Ed : “The service the U.S. .”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via Politico : “The Kansas Supreme Court rejected the state’s school funding system in a ruling issued Monday that found it runs afoul of the state’s constitution by failing to adequately and equitably fund its school districts.” .” Via The Washington Post : “ D.C. ” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

The only other media attending the event would be a national crew from ABC.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .” It could only observe. ” Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

For nearly 30 years, Medicaid has helped school systems cover costs for special education services and equipment, from physical therapists to feeding tubes. ” The Department of Education has rehired student loan debt collectors fired by the Obama Administration: Enterprise Recovery Systems and Navient-owned Pioneer Credit Recovery.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The University of North Carolina system Board of Governors voted 24 to 3, with one abstention, Friday to bar litigation by the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights. Via Phil Hill : “Some Ed Tech Perspective on UC ’s Billion-Dollar Payroll System Fiasco.”

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

But as Inside Higher Ed reports later in the week : “In the latest development in an eventful saga, Ashford University on Wednesday announced that it is closer to preserving access to Post–9/11 GI Bill benefits.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. It’s now become a way in which educational events, organizations, and institutions dole out funding for projects. And everyone clicks and rages and snipes all over again.

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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “If At First You Don’t Succeed, Try To Be An OPM : Conversion of for-profits and MOOCs.” ” There’s some Udacity-related MOOC news in the job training section below.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Via Buzzfeed : “The Education Department Quietly Invited Anti-LGBT Groups To A Father’s Day Event.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Department of Education last week outlined changes to civil rights investigations that advocates fear will mean less consistent findings of systemic discrimination at colleges.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” “My Statement: White House HBCU Event” by Dillard University president Walter Kimbrough. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Inside Higher Ed on online education at Simmons College. More on MOOC and online education research in the research section below. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Alternet : “ Gavin Grimm Wants To Fix The Education System That Failed Him.” ” When you hear someone invoke New Orleans and Hurricane Katrina as a model, do remember what happened to all the Black teachers … Via the AP : “ Philadelphia moves to retake control of city school system.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” That is, she told college students at the event that “faculty, from adjunct professors to deans, tell you what to do, what to say, and more ominously, what to think.” Acumen “senior innovation associate” writes about +Acumen in Edsurge : “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates ?

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

“What Betsy DeVos means for edtech ,” according to venture capitalist Ryan Craig. ” And later in the week, also via The Washington Post : “ DeVos softens stance on protesters at higher ed event.” NPR on MOOC Micromasters. Union busting , outsourcing , and “ unbundling ,” apparently.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“ New York City libraries have announced they plan to forgive the late fees of all children aged 17 and under in a one-time amnesty event,” The AP reports. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” MOOCs are dead , according to Udacity ’s VP. ” Never one to let a good MOOC story pass them by, Edsurge repeats the story. “MOOCs Are ”Dead.“ “ What’s Next? Uh-oh,” writes John Warner in IHE.

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Here’s a link to all the stories in Slate’s series on online credit recovery programs. “After the Hype, Do MOOC Ventures Like edX Still Matter?” Via the BBC : “ Edinburgh University blames a system error for ‘failed degree’ emails.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Knox News : “ White nationalist talk at UT draws about 45 and 250 protesters for peaceful event.” Via Edsurge : “ Jefferson Education Accelerator Winds Down, Rebrands to Focus on Edtech Reviews and Procurement.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

This comes as the majority of students in the US public school system are now students of color. Research from California’s Public Policy Institute found that students in the state’s community college system are 10 to 14% less likely to pass a class when they take it online. The majority of teachers are still white.).

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” Paul School System.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Vive la MOOC révolution. ” “Orphan MOOCs and the Digital Dark Ages” by Jeffrey Pomerantz in Hybrid Pedagogy.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). higher ed systems scale up higher quality and cost efficient education?” “Can U.S. million total.

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” “ No Sign of Edtech In Department of Education’s Full Federal Budget Proposal,” Edsurge frets. I really like the part where she compares those who defend the current education system to “flat-earthers.” Keeps Obama Plan to Streamline Loan System.” Implications for K–12 Business.”

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