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The Power, Promise, and Pitfalls of Networks in Learning – Alec Couros Kicks of #ettipad San Diego

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One day, Alec says that he tweeted out that he was thinking of starting a MOOC. ” – Seymour Papert He then compares iPhone to a lightbulb. He then showed the number of people who either extolled the spoof or fell for it and then fried their iPhones. He has always been a fan of Open Educational Resources.

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A true gift from SHEG: DIY digital literacy assessments and tools for historical thinking

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Facebook Argument : Students consider the relative strength of evidence that two users present in a Facebook exchange. News on Facebook : Students identify the blue checkmark that distinguishes a verified Facebook account from a fake one.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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It’s not really “free Internet,” of course – it’s Facebook as Internet. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Raise $146.1 Accreditation and Certification. Dead) Cordelia?

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. Speaking of child exploitation, this via The Financial Times : “ Apple’s iPhone X assembled by illegal student labour.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Will they make it happen? ”).

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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“Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. ” The technology revolution has delivered Google searches, Facebook friends, iPhone apps, Twitter rants and shopping for almost anything on Amazon, all in the past decade and a half. and Facebook Inc.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The New York Times : “ Apple Investors Warn iPhones and Other Technology May Be Hurting Children.” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook Overhauls News Feed to Focus on What Friends and Family Share.” The power went out. Perfect, really.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.” ” Because I can’t tell you how many times I have needed to prove I have a college degree but I didn’t have a digital copy of my diploma on my iPhone.