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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep hyping that MOOC thing. Via Edsurge : “ MOOCs Are No Longer Massive. ” Via Class Central : “Class Central’s Top 50 MOOCs of All Time (2018 edition).” And They Serve Different Audiences Than First Imagined.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news down in the “labor and management” section below. Enjoy your Google for Education products ! Speaking of Google, “ Google Is Teaching Children How to Act Online. Indiana University has joined edX.

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15+ great resources for introducing coding to the classroom

eSchool News

Code Studio offers a 20 hour-long coding course for elementary school students. Amplify is a free College Board-approved AP Computer Science massive open online course (MOOC). Previously, she’s written about teaching students the right way to Google for eSchool News. Other coding resources for younger students.

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Khan Academy redux

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

My daughter’s elementary school has a curriculum — a focused course of study that is implemented by the teachers in the school. It would be absurd to say that her elementary school is a curriculum. In 2013 it was all about Khan Academy; in 2017, MOOCs; today the new hotness is AI. What will it be next?

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

EdTechSandyK

edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Close to 10% of students got into MIT by excelling in a MOOC. Click here to see all of them.) For example, this young man from Mongolia.

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In June, a Unique Chance for Educators to Renew, Remix, Reimagine at CLMOOC

Educator Innovator

So who is the MOOC designed for? With collaboration between elementary school teachers, college professors, afterschool programmers, master tech users, and beginning bloggers, “It ends up being a pretty dynamic network.”. Somebody who really wants to explore and connect,” Dillon said. Beyond that, there are few requirements.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The Salt Lake City school board has voted to rename Jackson Elementary. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ TU Delft Students Can Earn Credit For MOOCs From Other Universities.” ” As one does… “What’s the matter with Oklahoma ?

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