Facebook MOOC Report Technology 
Edsurge
JUNE 14, 2022
The tech giant Meta, widely known under its previous name Facebook, seems to be eyeing a way to allow users to offer video classes. Since at least last year, Meta has experimented with Facebook Classes, a program designed to make online instruction through its platform smoother. For now, Meta isn’t taking a cut of live events.
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. Additionally, Chron reports that some schools have even replaced the usual blackboard and whiteboard with smartboards this year.
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EdTech Magazine
AUGUST 30, 2018
During my tenure as technology director at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School in Miami, the idea of makerspaces — collaborative workspaces that are growing more and more popular across the country — intrigued me, from both a pedagogical and a technological perspective. Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too.
Edsurge
JUNE 6, 2019
MOOCs, shorthand for massive open online courses, have been widely critiqued for their miniscule completion rates. Industry reports and instructional designers alike typically report that only between 5 to 15 percent of students who start free open online courses end up earning a certificate. Use the power of peer pressure.
Hack Education
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.
The Thinking Stick
NOVEMBER 19, 2014
This is going to come as a shock I know…but pre-service education programs are not preparing teachers for a technology rich classroom teaching experience. According to a Project Tomorrow Report. But student-teachers report that their tech training focuses only on simple management tools.
Perry Hewitt
JULY 3, 2015
Pew has released a new report on Americans’ internet access 2000-2015. Notable findings include that a clear majority of 58% seniors now use the internet — while the overall percentage is lower, it’s rising quickly (see also: Facebook). The first one: MOOC students are diverse, but trend toward autodidacts.
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