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How Blockbuster MOOCs Could Shape the Future of Teaching

Edsurge

After all, so-called MOOCs, or massive open online courses, were meant to open education to as many learners as possible, and in many ways they are more like books (digital ones, packed with videos and interactive quizzes) than courses. One of the newest blockbuster MOOCs is The Science of Well-Being, offered by a Yale University professor.

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New Technology Connects Jobseekers with Employers

Digital Promise

These were just some of the challenges addressed by innovative startups from across the western United States in the semi-finals of the 2018 Global EdTech Startup Awards (GESA), co-sponsored by Digital Promise and GSVlabs, and the Michelson Foundation on November 15. vocational schools, boot camps, MOOCs, etc),” Kasturiraman said. “We

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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 Find your hashtag community! For more information about this class, click here. 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. Online courses and MOOCs. For more information about this class, click here. quarantinegamessorted. Eventbrite.co.uk.

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?Edtech is Trapped in Ben Bloom’s Basement

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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. For all Silicon Valley’s talk of “disrupting” education, most of the edtech that exists today simply digitizes ineffective aspects of education’s yesteryear. But, I certainly can’t excuse it.

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Free or Low-Cost Resources for PD in Distance Learning

Graphite Blog

" If you miss a session, you can catch up on the Global EdTech Academy YouTube channel. The Friday Institute (free, self-guided) Organized and administered by North Carolina State University's College of Education, the Friday Institute offers numerous choices for MOOC-Eds: Massive Open Online Courses for Educators.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Edsurge

Parent builds edtech. Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. The platform lets instructors choose how they assign students to specific tables. Pandemic closes school. Students go home.

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