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Asynchronous Learning or Live Lessons? Which One Works Better for Me?

Edsurge

For example, most of the enrolled students in fully asynchronous MOOCs are adults, and even in this context, completion can be challenging. The size of synchronous learning groups is also an important consideration because smaller groups allow for more discussion.

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Coursera Couple Returns to Higher Ed With $14.5M to Recreate In-Person Learning, Online

Edsurge

Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. Students are “seated” in virtual tables, in groups of up to 10. Students “seated” at different virtual tables groups on Engageli.

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Week of August 22nd, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If you are looking for an easy calendar import / RSS feed for these events, you''ll now find a link on your calendar page or the calendar page of specific groups! Meet the ATLAST Explore participants and start networking using Google+. Thanks for your attention, and see you online!

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

I hoped to move on from there to what I called “approaches”, ways of using tech that didn’t depend on a specific platform – i.e., gaming and gamification, blended learning, distance learning, MOOCs, mobile, and digital literacy. Discussion went in some interesting angles, such as secondary education.

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Week of August 14, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

If you are looking for an easy calendar import / RSS feed for these events, you''ll now find a link on your calendar page or the calendar page of specific groups! link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 15 Aug 09:00PM New York / Tue 16 Aug 01:00AM GMT / Tue 16 Aug 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole. No need to RSVP. Just drop on in.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - SLS14 Expanded! - Open Natural Math Class - Educate to Liberate or Control?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

To meet these challenges, educators must teach digital citizenship, an essential digital age skill that students need to become safe, responsible and respectful participants in a digital world. LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. Details to join the webinar at [link].

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5 Ed-Tech Ideas Face The Chronicle’s Version of ‘Shark Tank’

Wired Campus

Freedman: I love where you started with the criticism of the MOOCs. I mean, MOOCs aren’t learning platforms, they’re distribution platforms. Setting very clear expectations around those things, norming and setting the goals and rules as a group so that everyone buys in is super-important. So they’ll still be in groups and teams.

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