EdTechSandyK

JULY 3, 2014

Image Used With Permission Under a Creative Commons License Late last week I was innocently checking my Twitter feed, and I saw an announcement for a MOOC called Foundations of Virtual Instruction. The course is offered by an existing higher education institution, the University of California at Irvine. before paying any money.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

Notes from MOOCs for Professional Development Presentation at TCEA 2015 Dr. Kay Abernathy, Lamar University [link] Lamar University sponsored the MOOC on Social Media Communication Tools for Educators which Dr. Abernathy facilitated. You can build up to five MOOCs for free on this platform. link] What is a MOOC?

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The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Elizabeth Iwaszewicz talks about five strategies for designated and integrated English Language Development (ELD). Today’s Sponsor: Metaverse is a powerful augmented reality app. They have a new classroom management tool called Collections.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

What does innovation mean for education, and should every educator be an innovator? Not only is this a great way to dig deeper into the content of the book, it is an amazing opportunity to create your own learning, while networking with passionate educators around the world. Twitter Chat. AJ Juliani and John Spencer.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

But you might not realize how many educational podcasts are out there. By educational, we mean shows that focus on some super-focused topic, like a specific period of history or an academic discipline. You’re not getting really wealthy or even famous through educational audio. It's well-known that podcasting is huge these days.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 7, 2013

But I do enjoy learning and I am very interested in the ideas of MOOCs or Massively Open Online Courses and have been for a while. If you aren''t familiar with MOOCs the idea is that major universities (like Harvard, MIT, Georgetown and others) offer courses from their faculty free, and online, for any one to take. ETMOOC MOOC'

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter. That puts Meta in a different space than companies that offer massive open online courses, or MOOCs—which tend to focus more on upskilling and that offer certificates intended for professional advancement, experts say. Udemy’s stock, for example, is down.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2020

That case was made on Twitter this week by Justin Reich, an assistant professor at MIT and the director of the Teaching Systems Lab there. I agree with the Washington State department of education, which argued that most schools won't be able to switch to online; they should just close and pick up in the summer or September.

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Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2021

A few years ago, MOOCs graced the covers of newspapers as a way to bring college to the masses on the cheap. This week’s episode raises a bigger question: Why does education seem prone to faddism? The problem is finding the will to pay for that, and to make high-quality education accessible. Is there a way to avoid that pattern?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 26, 2012

Join me today, Wednesday, September 26th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar on the "true history" of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with Dave Cormier, Alec Couros, Stephen Downes, Rita Kop, Inge de Waard, and Carol Yeager. His educational journey started in 1998 teaching little children to speak English.

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Thank you for signing up for “The Innovator’s Mindset” MOOC, happening over a six week period. We will talk to diverse educators and hear about their experiences, thoughts on innovation and the book, as well as how they learn, lead and inspire students. Create a Twitter account so you can participate. September 17-24.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 7, 2013

Social media sites such as Twitter span huge distances to connect people around the world. Many of us regularly communicate with multiple Twitter and Facebook friends and acquaintances instantaneously even though they may be in another country. It''s something we already know, or at least have suspected for a long time.

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Educator Innovator

MAY 12, 2014

By Matt Williams, Educational Technologist, KQED. TeachDoNow is a free, collaborative learning experience offered by KQED this summer in partnership with Educator Innovator and the National Writing Project. using social media tools. To participate, please sign up at the #TeachDoNow blog and join the #TeachDoNow G+ community.

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ProfHacker

MAY 28, 2015

Her primary role is a faculty developer but she also teaches educational game design to undergrads and ed tech to in-service teachers. For me, this is exactly what social media, especially Twitter, is all about. This happens on Twitter all the time. Some Things I Have Learned Serendipitously on Twitter…. –@JBJ.

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 2, 2014

Here is my Unit 2 reflection for the MOOC-Ed, Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change. Unit 2 focuses on the development of your PLN (Professional Learning Network) and becoming a "Connected Educator". For example, I enjoy using Twitter for the educational Twitter chats.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2016

EDUCAUSE_HULK , the long-running parody Twitter character who captures the spirit of the event with simple pronouncements in all-caps. It’s kind of uncovering some of the absurdity of what happens in higher education and higher education IT in particular,” he says of what keeps him taking on this alter ego every year.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

MIT professor Justin Reich and several colleagues just completed one of the largest-ever research studies exploring teaching techniques in online higher education, involving nearly 250,000 students from nearly every nation on the planet. New study in @PNASNews on MOOC persistence- 2.5

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ProfHacker

MARCH 26, 2015

Her primary role is a faculty developer but she also teaches educational game design to undergrads and ed tech to in-service teachers. A PhD student asked me a question via email, I asked if she was on Twitter, and, discovering she had an account but never used it, decided to immerse her in the power Twitter can unleash.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 17, 2017

Maybe you want to develop your personal learning network on social media, read a few new books , or take a course alongside other educators. Thanks to technology, we can take learning online and collaborate with educators around the country and the world. Visualization for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

We’ll see big growth in higher education services from outside of the university sector, a continued gnashing of teeth from established providers. Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The focus is on tertiary education.

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 18, 2014

Unit 5 of the Coaching Digital Learning MOOC-Ed focused on Digital Citizenship. Just because you are an educational institution and your students are creating projects for the classroom does not mean you can use other people''s work and their images freely. Coach Digital Learning mooc MOOC-Ed'

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Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Silence From the Secretary , Despite Major Rules Changes.” ” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps. .” ” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps.

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Educator Innovator

JUNE 14, 2013

After a Department of Education kick-off at the Reimagining Education Conference and initial practitioner learning opportunities by partners Scratch, the Afterschool Alliance, and Mozilla Webmakers, the Summer of Making and Connecting kicks into even higher gear with the launch of Maker Party 2013 and the Making Learning Connected mooc on June 15.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 3, 2018

Today, The Goal-Minded Teacher ( #EduGoalsMOOC ) free open online course Twitter chat took place about the topic, Effective Technology Integration. Below find over 15 resources shared and the archive of the Twitter chat. Take part in the Twitter chat easily on Participate ! Advice On Using Education Technology [link].

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 27, 2016

” What does open education mean for higher education? Some discussion on Twitter occurred as well, along with several good questions, which you can examine in this Storify. That range of options points to just how enormous is open education’s ambit.) In fact, open MOOCs can work for any population, esp.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Continuing with our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ): this week we’re discussing chapter 2, “Shifting Landscape.” DeMillo carries on with several themes. Kindle location 1093).

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Educator Innovator

MAY 25, 2013

NWP teachers from across the country have come together to plan their own massive, open online collaboration—or, mooc—as part of the Summer of Making and Connecting. ” The mooc begins June 15; interested participants should sign up to receive more information.

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

This week we’re discussing the first chapter of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ). A larger theme, hit more forcefully in the book’s introduction, is broadening access to higher education.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

FEBRUARY 17, 2018

Below is the YouTube recording and the Twitter chat of our panelists sharing tips about teacher motivation, balance, and goal-setting. You can still join the free course and receive badges backed by the Ministry of Education in Spain and INTEF for activities you complete. Twitter Chat Archive. Video Recording.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Microcredentials, and controversial moves and pivots by edtech companies hoping to disrupt the higher education landscape. How a Flipped Syllabus, Twitter and YouTube Made This Professor Teacher of the Year How do you win Faculty Member of the Year 13 times in a row? So what were some of the most popular themes?

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 10, 2018

Today, the Goal-Minded Teacher ( #EduGoalsMOOC ) free open online course Twitter chat took place about the topics, Classroom Management and Parent Engagement. Below find a few resources shared and the archive of the Twitter chat. Apps and Websites for Improving Parent-Teacher Communication from Common Sense Education.

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The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 27, 2015

Last week we looked at the first four qualities that Tom Whitby and I layout in our book The Relevant Educator and believe all Relevant, Connected educators posses. Just to recap: Practices and Models Lifelong Learning -For educators, learning should never stop. If you haven''t had a chance, check out Part One of this series.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 30, 2016

Continuing with our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ): this week we’re discussing the last full chapter, “A Social Contract.” and Coursera’s Mission (yes, capitalized there).

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Perry Hewitt

MAY 22, 2015

At the same time, Twitter is rolling out its own more robust search , with new features for logged-out users. My guess is that Twitter native search will cater more to live Twitter consumption of breaking news or events. Google is once again showing tweets in search results , starting with mobile.

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eSchool News

MARCH 5, 2021

Course development has also been supported by Jinghong Wang, author of more than ten Chinese textbooks, and a well-known Chinese course developer at MOOC, experts in Chinese online learning courses and teacher training. For more information about VHS Learning please visit [link] and follow on Twitter at @VHSLearning.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 4, 2016

We’re coming up on the end of our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ). In contrast is the story of one MOOC, which exemplifies how easily those projects can see their reputation punctured.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2018

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos made a last-minute appearance at SXSW EDU on Tuesday, calling for a “rethink” of American higher education. Photo Credit: Jenny Abamu “How do you have a panel without an educator on there,” asked Kathleen Goerner, science coordinator at a school district in Kingwood, Texas.

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