TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Learning Models, Theories, and Technology: A Dictionary For 21st Century Teachers. Purpose: Improving our chance for a common language in discussing existing and emerging learning trends, model, and technology in hopes of innovation in classrooms, and collectively, education at large. by Terry Heick and TeachThought Staff.

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Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2019

What lessons can be learned from the rise and pivot of MOOCs, those large-scale online courses that proponents said would disrupt higher education? At the start of the MOOC trend in 2012, the promise was that the free online courses could reach students who could not afford or get access to other forms of higher education.

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MOOC Trends Course Facebook 160

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2018

” He continued – and I think this is so very revealing about the goals of much of this push for technological reform, “I should say that on the average we get about two percent efficiency out of schoolbooks as they are written today. MOOCs were going to change everything. The Internet was going to change everything.

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Knewton Education Company Learning 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

4:00pm Do you have what it takes to manage an eBook library? The Best Advice for Students Submitting to Peer-Reviewed Journals - Sara Kelso, Managing Editor, SRJ How to Win Elections and Influence Politicians - Patrick Sweeney Listening to the Library: What should be our role in providing and promoting audiobooks to patrons? -

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Libraries Conference eBook Mobility 64

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

Meet the ATLAST Explore participants and start networking using Google+. Session will also include a brief how-to on Google+ and a brainstorming activity of ways to implement Google+ with students. In general, references management software is expensive. link] CLASSROOM 2.0

Blackboard 48

Blackboard MOOC Digital Citizenship Secondary 48

EdTechTeacher

FEBRUARY 10, 2015

To kick off this event, Alec Couros ( @courosa ), Associate Professor of educational technology and media at the Faculty of Education, University of Regina is giving the opening keynote. One day, Alec says that he tweeted out that he was thinking of starting a MOOC. Humanization Technology has to be humanizing in our environments.

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iPhone Learning Examples Video 60

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

Olaf had the idea to create a summary reference for the major research issues that we struggle with, research and write about in distance education. What are your views on MOOCs? Steve: If you had to give away all your technologies, but just keep back one for personal use, what would it be? Reference Cousin, G.

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E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

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. For 20 years, the NMC and its members have dedicated themselves to exploring and developing potential applications of emerging technologies for learning, research, and creative inquiry.

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Conference Education Learning Common Core 52

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

This is a throwback post, first published in March 2014 (and referring to yet another post all the way back in 2007). I’ve taken a MOOC on algorithms and read, in whole or in part, books and articles that contain significant discussions of computer science-y things like time complexity and NP-completeness.

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MOOC Software Study System 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.).

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Incorporating technology in the classroom has paved the way for a myriad of innovative methods and practices that are aimed at improving upon teaching structures of the past. Blended learning enables me to effectively bring technology into the classroom. Children may not have a ccess to technology and/or the internet.

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Blended Learning Learning Khan Academy MOOC 150

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

“The creation of EdX was positioned as a direct response to those dirty, grubby capitalists from Stanford who were going to privatize higher education with Coursera,” he wrote, referring to the venture-backed competitor that went public this year. Our brand is more akin to Alphabet than it is to Google. It was a public good.

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Coursera Company Course Online Learning 174

TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

In short, by “disruption,” we are referring to something that causes the kind of impact that leads to change. I’ve listed some examples of disruption in education below, and ranked them (though obviously the ranking is entirely subjective and only useful as a crude reference point to start your own thinking).

Examples 40

Examples Classroom Maker Movement Social Media 40

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

The "redux" in the title refers to a resurfacing of an earlier post, mentioned in the first paragraph, that still is one of the most-read and most-responded-to items I have ever written. In 2013 it was all about Khan Academy; in 2017, MOOCs; today the new hotness is AI. I will be writing more about that in the coming weeks.

Khan Academy 52

Khan Academy Flipped Classroom Video Exercises 52

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

Our sharks were Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at The Chronicle; Jason Jones, a co-editor of the ProfHacker blog and director of educational technology at Trinity College, in Connecticut; and Paul Freedman, founder of Entangled Ventures, an education-technology company. Each spoke from a different perspective — Ms.

E-rate 28

E-rate Company Course MOOC 28

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

It came from George Siemens, a longtime leader in trying to understand the impact of technology on higher ed. He’s the guy who coined the term MOOC, short for Massive Open Online Course, which then was a reference to multiplayer video games. The other day I was scrolling through Twitter when a message caught my eye.

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MOOC Course Meeting Company 161

Bryan Alexander

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

In the dark and satirical spirit of Ambrose Bierce , I offer the first draft of a Devil’s Dictionary for educational technology terms. Also referred to as “teaching”, “learning”, and “the real world” Blogging , v. 2) A technology widely used by blacks, latinos, and poor people.

Technology 40

Technology LMS Education MOOC 40

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information?

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Carl Rogers The technologies of the Internet and the Web are reshaping where, when, and from whom we learn--and even how we think about learning. Participants will engage in a variety of projects using modern tools and technology – the perfect way to get ready for ISTE. Check out all the fun at ISTEunplugged.com.

Conference 51

Conference Digital Citizenship Libraries Common Core 51

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

One of education technologies’s greatest luminaries passed away this year. It’s all of our loss, really, as too many in education technology happily reduce the potential of computer programming as an epistemological endeavor to a market for new products. This is part six of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

MARCH 8, 2022

Surveillance technologies. To prescribe a piece of technology as some sort of solution or fix to any of this is insulting. One of the things I have written about quite a bit is the idea of an "ed-tech amnesia" — that is, there is a certain inattention to and erasure of the history of the field of education technology.

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Industry Course Technology Study 143

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2016

This keynote was delivered today at the Irish Learning Technology Association's annual conference, EdTech2016, in Dublin. I’m not sure we talk often enough about technology-enhanced learning in these terms – as a political not merely pedagogical practice. The full slidedeck is available here.

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Conference Course MOOC Technology 63

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

“The Year of the MOOC” – I was summoned to Palo Alto, California for a small gathering to discuss the future of teaching, learning, and technology. This talk was presented at The University of Edinburgh's Moray House School of Education. Let me begin with a story. In December 2012 – we all remember 2012 right?

Education 40

Education Robotics MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. ” But these wild proclamations – wishful thinking , no doubt – tended to overlook the realities of mobile technology and education. .”

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Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). politician roils USC , which referred case to federal prosecutors.” ” Shocking, I know, but apparently “technology” is a “megatrend.”

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” Campus Technology reports that Davidson College is partnering with Revature to offering coding classes to its students and graduates. Education in the Courts. ” Maybe.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Every year since 2010, I’ve undertaken a fairly massive project in which I’ve reviewed the previous twelve months’ education and technology news in order to write ten articles covering “the top ed-tech trends.” ’” “She didn’t say anything positive about technology, dammit.”

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

As Stephen Downes comments , “I find it interesting that they refer throughout to ‘ openly licensed educational materials ’ rather than ‘open educational resources’ – I wonder what the reasoning was behind that.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Rebrand. .”

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Why Haven’t MOOCs Eliminated Any Professors?” Via The New York Times : “How Google Took Over the Classroom.” ” More via Education Week.

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Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

times more likely to be referred to law enforcement than white students. I also want to consider that, with or without a President Trump , education technology also might make things worse, might also contribute to these ongoing inequalities – and not simply because many in ed-tech seem quite eager to work with the new administration.

Technology 40

Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Anyway, looks like we’re back to referring to SoFi as a “student loan provider” and not some other new-fangled fin-tech darling. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.” Pay attention.).

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This is part eight of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In previous years, I’ve looked at how education technology is intertwined with narratives about “ skills ,” “ competencies ,” and “ credentialing.” Watch Tressie McMillan Cottom on The Daily Show.

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Robotics MOOC Training Industry 59

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Techcrunch : “ Grasshopper , a learn-to-code app from Google ’s Area 120 incubator, goes live.” National) Education Politics.

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Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

” Via The New York Times : “ Google Effect Rubs Off on Schools in One Rural Oklahoma Town.” “Online Education Pioneer Boots Up a Jobs Program for the Tech Industry,” the MIT Technology Review reports. More on MOOC “degrees” and possible legal troubles in the politics section above.

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Education Elsevier Report Company 40