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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. He’s since helped organize online communities of teachers, spoken at events around the world and worked to understand how internet changes what it means to know. Log in at [link].

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Platforms provide the substructure for the “gig economy” and the “sharing economy”; they’re the economic engine of social media; they’re the architecture of the “attention economy” and the inspiration for claims about the “end of ownership.” Subscribe to their blog.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

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This series is meant to serve in-depth exploration of the events of the past year and an analysis of how these events shape the way in which we imagine and prepare for the future of teaching and learning. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Of course, teachers have utilized social media sites for years to launch various side-hustles — speaking gigs and “ brand ambassadorships ”, for example — as well as to facilitate their main hustle — you know, teaching. It’s now become a way in which educational events, organizations, and institutions dole out funding for projects.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Bob Thorpe, is proposing a far-reaching law in Arizona, House Bill 2120, banning virtually every college event, activity or course which discusses social justice , skin privilege, or racial equality. “ The growth of online learning : How universities must adjust to the new norm” is sponsored content on Education Dive.

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