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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

Edsurge

The edtech entrepreneurs, educators, investors and other education professionals that share their opinions and practices through storytelling on our site are invaluable to this industry, and we celebrate them. SLACK ON: MOOCs get knocked for lacking the intimate discussions and organic student interactions that accompany college classes IRL.

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Assessment strategies in higher education- What are formative and summative approaches in student assessment?

Linways Technologies

To ensure that assessment methods match learning outcomes, a variety of assessment methods should be employed e.g., Quizzes, Seminars, discussions, term papers, open-ended problem-solving assignments, course/lab project rubrics, portfolios, providing Rubrics, etc.

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

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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20 years in e-learning

Mark Smithers

It’s no wonder there is no widespread adoption of e-learning and edtech across the institution. I was expected to lecture, give tutorials and maybe seminars or laboratories depending on the topic. It was only when the large MOOCS arrived and shook up the university administrators that they collectively lifted their heads from the sand.

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20 years in e-learning

Mark Smithers

It’s no wonder there is no widespread adoption of e-learning and edtech across the institution. I was expected to lecture, give tutorials and maybe seminars or laboratories depending on the topic. It was only when the large MOOCS arrived and shook up the university administrators that they collectively lifted their heads from the sand.

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A Summer of Student Voices

Edsurge

What started as a reflection on the future of edtech became the model for the best experience I’ve had of ed tech. It’s simple to talk in the abstract about badges and blockchains, software and scale, Moocs and their manifest destiny. Our self-assembled seminar now has inside jokes and latent debates. Which Is To Say.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

A must-read on Trump University from Ars Technica : “Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Here’s The Chronicle headline from then : “Professor Leaves a MOOC in Mid-Course in Dispute Over Teaching.”)