Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

Technology has vastly disrupted and improved numerous sectors around the world, be it the government and banking, or retail and marketing. Unsurprisingly, technology is also impacting the world of education. Blockchain technology is a distributed encrypted database that exists in multiple computers at the same time. 3D Printing.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2018

You could call extension schools the original MOOCs. Well, unless you count the students in MOOCs, those free online courses, which are offered through a different division of the university. Yet during that same period, another part of the university, HarvardX, has been running MOOCs, massive open online courses.

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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. A short list of useful resources that relate to the use of technology in education. Places To Find Research On Technology & Language Teaching/Learning.

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2022

Facebook Classes for Events ‘Classes’ is new event type which can be selected when creating a new online event on Facebook. The service is an extension of the company’s paid live events feature. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events. Meta’s offering appears to be more tied to live events, though.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2018

A majority of online students visit campus to access services and support, or to attend events and in-person courses, in a true blending of online and in-person. Additionally, in another example of blending of online and in-person education, Coursera has begun a pilot offering its online MOOC courses to students at its campus partners.

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Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

MOOCs, shorthand for massive open online courses, have been widely critiqued for their miniscule completion rates. This does not necessarily make MOOCs a failure. That’s a far cry from five years ago, when only 5 percent of the students were finishing the MOOCs I was designing. Combine synchronous and asynchronous learning.

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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. Log in at [link].

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

With the two last directors of the federal Office of Education Technology, Richard Culatta and Joseph South, at the helms of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), it is no surprise that the organization is seeking to expand and rebrand.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 11, 2017

As one of the few online Chinese education companies invited to participate in the event, 51Talk demonstrated its role as an industry leader, and how online education in China is making an important impact on the global stage. The company focuses on visual recognition technology, and aims to apply it to advances in education.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company). Growth Is on the Agenda The company started nine years ago amid a hype around free MOOCs , or massive open online courses, some of which drew hundreds of thousands of students each.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Charles Severance was one of the first professors at the University of Michigan to give the massive open online courses (MOOC) platform Coursera a try. His first class was on internet history, technology and security. It’s a feeling he had even before the MOOC, and even before he was at the University of Michigan.

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Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

The question is a philosophical one, as some people argue that a theory called Baumol’s cost disease, which states that some labor-intensive sectors do not reduce labor costs even when new technology comes in, explains why the cost of college keeps going up faster than other areas of the economy.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

At the event, which was held at the Computer Science History Museum in Mountain View, Calif. For example, Udacity previously partnered with San Jose State University to offer MOOCs for credits , and the company offers an online Master’s degree in computer science with Georgia Tech. Udacity focuses on industry,” Thrun said.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

More than $1 billion in headline-grabbing transactions are likely to be announced at the event. Five years ago I wrote a piece for EdSurge entitled “ Why I’m Optimistic About The Next Wave of Education Technology,” and at the time I wanted to counteract the feelings many were expressing that the edtech bubble was about to burst.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference, "Emerging Technology," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to register now to participate in this event.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

I’m a little perplexed by the recent call to create a new discipline for education technology. This particular push for a discipline apparently emerged at a small event at Georgetown, responding to a report from MIT on the future of online education. Education is replete with technologies of discipline.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 8, 2012

The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Media X is Stanford''s catalyst for industry and academic research partnerships on the impact of information and technology on society.' Log in at [link].

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 30, 2018

We will share and meet regularly on our Facebook group, Twitter (#EduGoalsMOOC), and through weekly live events (expert panels on Google Hangouts). Learn from experts around the world through our live events. Learn how to integrate technology effectively through hands-on collaborative tasks and materials development.

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Edsurge

MAY 17, 2017

Now that we’ve assembled international crowds of motivated, smart people online in MOOCs, it’s time to think about harnessing their collective intelligence to tackle these urgent cross-boundary issues. We invite up to 1,000 students who have previously completed two or more of our free MOOCs to apply to participate in these challenges.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 29, 2014

Dr. Ralph Tyler The Learning Revolution Project holds online and physical learning events, and highlights professional development opportunities from a network of 200 partners in the learning professions. The great majority of these events are free to attend. It is a human service and it must be thought of as a mission. -

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn. The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. Labs and its partners.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

There has been a real excitement for this years event, and our conference network reached over 20,000 registered members this past week! Thank you in advance for your support--you help keep these types of events free! Forward this post if you can. Sample tweets and a blog post are also at the bottom of this email, below the schedule.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

We have face-to-face events, meet-ups, and even offer some learning opportunities via Google Hangouts. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC’s are usually free online courses offered by universities with no limit on enrollment. You should be! I am co-leader of the GEG for North Texas (GEG-NORTX).

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Graphite Blog

JULY 16, 2020

Master classes for deeper dives into technology applications and office hours with presenters are also available. " The MOOCs are self-directed and offer videos, activities, digital forums, and other resources. Most of these options are self-guided and offer flexibility for adult learners.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 12, 2015

With technology changing so rapidly, how can libraries, organizations, and individuals stay abreast of the economic, social, and ethical ramifications of innovations and prepare successfully for the future? The MOOC had a massive global reach, but “there is a need to continue to prepare for the emerging future,” stated Alman.

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2018

Earlier in the talk, she admitted to feeling “more at home at events like this—with entrepreneurs, creative thinkers, and doers—than in the stuffier, acronym-laced halls of Washington, D.C.” In an unusual move, DeVos spent the bulk of the session serving as moderator, asking questions and seeking policy advice from three panelists.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Their school is committed to organization-wide change to effectively infuse technology into the curriculum and they are truly forward-thinking in their approach; the school has already implemented many innovative teaching practices and spaces. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day. Math Rotation Model.

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MIND Research Institute

MAY 17, 2017

Thanks to technology, we can take learning online and collaborate with educators around the country and the world. Plus, we can do many of these events or tasks in our pajamas, or even by the pool! Visualization for Mathematics, Science and Technology Education. Missouri University of Science and Technology. Self-paced.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2017

With a mixture of playfulness and urgency, organizers named the event “Harvesting Academic Innovation for Learners (HAIL) Storm.” The University of Michigan was a fitting place to host the HAIL Storm (and not just because the rainfall during the event could easily have turned icy).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Are any education technologies, for that matter? And accordingly, platforms are the underlying trend that ties together popular narratives about technology and the economy in general.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 10, 2018

Blockchain, the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and Ethereum, is now a buzzword in nearly every industry ranging from financing to healthcare. Krishnan added that another area of interest in blockchain and credentials is that the technology offers a platform of immutability. What’s the hype?

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

First the numbers: In the past year, we have published more than 300 articles about the shifting trends in higher ed, education technology and digital learning. Discovering MOOCs in 2012 lit a fire under me. Ray Batra: EdSurge promotes how technology can support teaching and learning, but it doesn’t do so uncritically.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Eleanor Roosevelt The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. The Learning Revolution Project highlights our own virtual and physical events and those of our more than 200 partners. Don''t miss this opportunity to get involved with a great event!

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Perry Hewitt

MAY 22, 2015

My guess is that Twitter native search will cater more to live Twitter consumption of breaking news or events. The MOOC (Massively Open Online Course) hype cycle peaked in 2012, but educators are still trying to crack the right formula for effective, online learning. Bad weather where you are?

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Learning with 'e's

JANUARY 11, 2019

It's a professional community of educators interested in technology supported learning. I have been associated with the organisation and its various events, projects and people, since 1996. It was the first international education event I had ever attended, and I remember sharing the stage with Gilly Salmon and Sally Reynolds.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 2, 2017

For the past 4 or 5 years I have recorded video conversatiins with keynote speakers who have presented at EDEN events. Stefan is a professor in the School of Education and Communucation at the Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden. At the conference his key theme was one to one online learning. Unported License.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 27, 2015

Join us this Thursday, April 30th, 2015 for the online Library 2.015 Spring Summit - The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning , a three-hour conversation about technology issues and trends in the future of library and information services with an amazing set of guest panelists and presenters. PART 1: Chasing Storms or Rainbows?

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