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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

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This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Marie Cini is the president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. An abacus is an educational technology, as is the slide rule.

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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), one of the 12 partner organizations of Every Learner Everywhere, was charged with identifying and understanding innovations in the digital education landscape. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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Can Online Programs and Digital Tools Help Students Spend Less Money? #DLNchat

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Many students need to cover the cost of housing, food and family care in addition to their educational expenses. Can online learning and digital tools help learners save money? Faculty and administrators at #DLNchat repeatedly shared about successfully saving students money through the use of OER.

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The design and future of open education: Curtis Bonk on Future Trends Forum

Bryan Alexander

“We are in the learning century!” ” What does open education mean for higher education? That range of options points to just how enormous is open education’s ambit.) After discussion via chat and Twitter we settled on professional development. In fact, open MOOCs can work for any population, esp.

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015. EDUCATION & TEACHING (29). Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Foundations of Teaching for Learning 5: Planning for Teaching and Learning. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Prior Learning Assessment for Educators and Industry.

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10Q: Martin Weller - the battle for open

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Now and then, I have the privilege to interview some great thought leaders in the field of education. 1) You’re currently professor of educational technology at the British Open University. 1) You’re currently professor of educational technology at the British Open University. I think it''s a good news, bad news story.

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

It was a powerful gathering of campus leaders and practitioners, organized around a common focus on liberal education. I helped start the conference with a half-day workshop on “How Technology Can Enhance Liberal Education: The State of the Art in 2016.” Consensus was: next steps, the future of tech and liberal education.