Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

Since launching in 2012, Rethink has invested in 27 companies that serve a broad spectrum of learners and needs, ranging from elementary-grade grammar ( NoRedInk ) to college student success platforms ( Civitas Learning ) and career training for professionals ( General Assembly ). He’s never been a fan of digital textbooks or MOOCs.)

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EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

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. Twitter is his favorite tool for professional learning.

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

Educator Innovator

MAY 18, 2015

Michael Weller of the Los Angeles Writing Project turned to Realtime Board , a whiteboard-like online tool. I was doing most of the technology use in my classroom…Obviously, I needed to shift the balance toward greater student use of digital tools.”. So who is the MOOC designed for? Beyond that, there are few requirements.

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MOOC Education Facebook Elementary 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

PROJECT: Student Visits-Exchanges-Collaborations PROJECT: MOOCs PROJECT: Google Helpouts PROJECT: Uniting Around One Social Cause PROJECT: International Co-Teaching A summary of today''s sessions is shown below in US-Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC-5). Instructor and Ph.

PLE 63

PLE Personal Learning Network Conference Social Media 63

Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If you are organizing a course, MOOC, or co-learning community, daily connects are one of the most powerful and yet simple tools at your disposal. Norris Elementary School in Southampton, Massachusetts, and technology liaison with the Western Massachusetts Writing project.

Learning 28

Learning MOOC Course Personal Learning Network 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Or one could look at ed-tech companies that laid off staff: the coding bootcamp Galvanize , the analytics company Civitas Learning , the learning management system Schoology , MOOC provider Coursera , the education giant Pearson , for example. ” Instead, it said it would offer some diagnostic tools online.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Don Buckley - Co-Founder, Tools at Schools - "Is it Possible to Innovate in Education?" Candidate Advanced math for the young, the very young, and the young at heart - Dr. Maria Droujkova Affinity Spaces as Learning Tools - Lindsey Tropf, M.Ed.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

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?

Khan Academy 52

Khan Academy Flipped Classroom Video Exercises 52

Wired Campus

MARCH 13, 2015

Student privacy, easier-to-use digital tools for instructors, and efforts to offer alternative credentials were some of the most-talked-about topics this week at the South by Southwest Edu conference, an offshoot of the popular South by Southwest music festival. Austin, Tex.

Company 28

Company Digital Badges Secondary Conference 28

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2015

This has led to the development of many new and exciting programs and tools for students. For me personally, I have a few go-tos, including Code Academy and SCRATCH , but my new favorite coding tool is Pixel Press Floors. Next, capture your drawing, by snapping a photo, from within the app, or simply use the “Draw-In_App” tool.

Resources 40

Resources MOOC Classroom iPad 40

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via Desmos : “The Desmos Geometry Tool.” “A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. .

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The app in question is Quizlet , a digital flash card tool that allows students to share their study notes. But they’re connected to the new Woz U and a web of for-profit companies – raising questions of conflict of interest and legal compliance.”

Education 49

Education Company MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” ” Via NSBA’s Legal Clips blog : “ Satanic Temple withdraws request to start after school club at Washington state elementary school.” Education in the Courts.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

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).” “ Can an Online Tool Depolarize Campus Discussions?

Education 46

Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

As a tool of power, accountability processes shift authority and control to policymakers, bureaucrats, and test makers over professional educators,” Data & Society’s Claire Fontaine wrote in a working paper released this summer on the use of data in education. . “To keep schools accountable,” in part.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Here’s the headline from Inside Higher Ed : “For-Credit MOOC: Best of Both Worlds at MIT ?” ” But if you look closer, it’s not a MOOC; it’s just an online class at MIT.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” a month.). .” ” asks Donald Clark.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Via The USA Today : “Kids on winning robotics team told, ‘Go back to Mexico’ ” The kids were from Pleasant Run Elementary School in Indianapolis. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “As In-Person Bootcamps Falter, Codecademy Introduces Paid Online Options.” Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

has been making its way through the conservative blogosphere,” writes Catherine Gewertz, “which is pitching it as a tool for families who don’t want their children taking college admissions tests that reflect the Common Core State Standards.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 45

Education Sakai Udemy Report 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Jeb Bush’s lieutenant governor, as assistant secretary of elementary and secondary education, the top post at the Education Department overseeing K–12 policy.” MOOCs are out. Illuminate Education has acquired visualization tool eduCLIMBER. ” The Business of Job Training. More via Techcrunch. Or something.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50