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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

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The tech giant Meta, widely known under its previous name Facebook, seems to be eyeing a way to allow users to offer video classes. Since at least last year, Meta has experimented with Facebook Classes, a program designed to make online instruction through its platform smoother. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events.

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A Decade of MOOCs: A Review of Stats and Trends for Large-Scale Online Courses in 2021

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In 2021, two of the biggest MOOC providers had an “exit” event. Ten years ago, more than 300,000 learners were taking the three free Stanford courses that kicked off the modern MOOC movement. I was one of those learners and launched Class Central as a side-project to keep track of these MOOCs.

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

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Ask a Tech Teacher contributor, Wally Clipper, has a great run-down on 8 trends you’ll want to watch in 2020: 8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020. While EdTech has been helping schools and other educational institutions a lot since it was introduced, its benefits have grown even more this year. Video-assisted Learning.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow.

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10+ Ways to Recharge Your Batteries Over the Summer

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Twitter Chats, webinars, MOOCs, online courses, online conferences, virtual events, livestreams, Edcamps, Facebook groups, #Hashtags Find your hashtag community! Games, Karaoke, Dancing, Exercise, Celebrations, Watch Parties Netflixparty.com Bit.ly/quarantinegamessorted

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10+ Ways to Recharge Your Batteries Over the Summer

Teacher Reboot Camp

Twitter Chats, webinars, MOOCs, online courses, online conferences, virtual events, livestreams, Edcamps, Facebook groups, #Hashtags. Edchat, #Edtech, #Elearning, #ESL, #Remotelearning, #TLAP, #TESOL. Facebook groups, pages and live events. Online courses and MOOCs. Connect with educators online! Eventbrite.co.uk.

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?Edtech is Trapped in Ben Bloom’s Basement

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In fact, aside from the predictable few flickers of Facebook and Twitter, it seemed most of the students were actually working on something productive. And in the process of trying to educate myself on the matter, I’ve come to a scary realization: Edtech is trapped in Ben Bloom’s basement. But the technology itself was not my concern.

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