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MARCH 18, 2020

From digital certificates to learning analytics, here are eight EdTech trends to look forward to in the coming months. Video-assisted Learning. Data Analytics. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.), 3D Printing. Artificial Intelligence.

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DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. Think Facebook.

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MARCH 23, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Analysis of Georgia Tech ’s MOOC-inspired online master’s in computer science suggests that institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale.” “Many are never the same.”

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JULY 13, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Push for Facial Recognition Prompts Privacy Alarms.” ” The survey was conducted by learning analytics company Civitas Learning. .”

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MAY 4, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). So much MOOC news! (Or “ MOOCs Are Global. Also via Edsurge : “How Harvard Is Trying to Update the Extension School for the MOOC Age.” Facebook had its big developer conference this week, and honestly I couldn’t bear to pay attention.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. There was a regularly updated Facebook page, a Twitter account, as well as a LinkedIn profile for its supposed president.

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NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Tell me more about how the blockchain is going to “verify learning.” Via Getting Smart : “ Digital Promise and Facebook Developing New Micro-Credentials Program.” ” LOL.

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