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MOOC Pioneer Coursera Tries a New Push: Selling Courseware to Colleges

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But in a new effort announced Thursday, called Coursera for Campus, the company will begin selling access to its complete library of courseware to any college to use, at around $400 per student. Colleges have tried to offer courses built around MOOC materials before—and it hasn’t always gone well. They need to show a story of growth.”

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?Edtech is Trapped in Ben Bloom’s Basement

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A recent visit to my old high school library left me disappointed. 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. Yet thinking back to my stroll through the library, this is not what some of even the most popular edtech tools encourage.

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Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too

EdTech Magazine

In past MOOCs, authors engaged in Twitter chats, had guest speakers via YouTube, prompted educators to share their reflections through blogs and Facebook groups and challenged participants to create a weekly visual of their learning. Local community makerspaces, libraries and universities are all possible allies. by Ashley Cross.

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Udemy, an Online Course Platform Where Anyone Can Teach, Keeps Raising Money. What's Next?

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Udemy has become one of the best-funded companies in edtech, having raised another $80 million earlier this year, bringing its total raised to nearly $300 million. So, what are its plans, and how does it see the market for online courses changing after the pandemic? And there are some rules for what kind of content is allowed.

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As College Innovation Efforts Grow, So Do Warnings of a ‘McDonaldization’ of Higher Ed

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Other scholars have applied the McDonaldization framework to a variety of academic institutions and disciplines—to nursing education , academic libraries , and specific U.S. Some college administrators and edtech executives paint professors who resist innovation efforts as out of touch or opposed to technology.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

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How to Manage Multiple Google Accounts. 20 NEW Ways to Use #GoogleClassroom #gttribe #SUL #googleedu #gsuiteedu #edtech Click To Tweet. Think of ways this could be used in programs both in and outside of your own schools like the YMCA, tutoring programs, community sports, and libraries. googleedu #gttribe #edtech Click To Tweet.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The New York Times : “ Karlie Kloss Teaches Teenage Girls How to Code.” Minnesota Confronts a National Quandary.”