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

Bryan Alexander

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. Preconference workshop. Online learning is on the rise.

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2013 Global Education Conference Kicks Off Today - List of Sessions

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Fiona Luna “I wish I could take the whole week off and just attend the workshops. Ioana Literat Making International Education for Everyone - David Potter, Chief Development Officer TIC para enseñar y aprender - L.I. Haiken Fostering Global Citizenship in Our Schoolhouses - Jennifer D. Thank you!"

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Professors Aren’t Good at Sharing Their Classroom Practices. Teaching Portfolios Might Help.

Edsurge

At the height of the buzz around MOOCs and flipped classrooms three years ago, Bridget Ford worried that administrators might try to replace her introductory history course with a batch of videos. She agreed that something should change: Drop-outs and failures were high in the 200-person class—at about 13 percent.