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Udemy, an Online Course Platform Where Anyone Can Teach, Keeps Raising Money. What's Next?

Edsurge

Udemy’s most popular courses focus on technical and business topics—like how to code in Python or how to use Google Analytics. For instance, you can sign up for short online courses on how to play the harmonica or declutter your home. There are some guidelines for the courses allowed on the site.

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New Teachers Won’t Save Us

The Thinking Stick

History teachers… as part of their program should be required to know how to use all the amazing layers found in Google Earth. Math teachers should know about things like PhotoMath and how you could leverage this in the classroom. Or how about just on an professional level. How to respond to an upset student over email.

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How to Introduce a Young Scholar to Twitter

ProfHacker

Here are some guidelines if you’re a Twitter fan and want to do the same. Or even a less known hashtag that you know your followers check regularly, like for a currently running MOOC on a relevant topic. Let her know to keep her privacy settings open.

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Creating “Purposeful Conflict”

The Principal of Change

So if both are needed, how do we make it happen? How much time is allocated in learning? How often do we have students set their own expectations and guidelines, or do we do it for them, and if we do, is it too often or not enough? IMMOOC January 25, 2017 “Use adversity to your advantage.”

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Tools for professional-looking digital portfolios

Neo LMS

Just to give a few examples, Khan Academy , Crash Course , and popular MOOC sites like Coursera and edX have started a revolution in education, making their own content or their partners’ content (especially higher university institutions on Coursera and edX) available for everyone. Read more: 6 Things you may not know about MOOCs.

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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

Learn more about our MiniCon events and how to sign up for these fun presentation opportunities here. The checklist provides some simple guidelines that could really improve the learner experiences for our students, coworkers, clients, or guests. Follow #RSCON5 for updates. Learn more here. Thanks, Chris!

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Learning Revolution - Week's Events - AERO - National Geographic - Top Tech Stories - Rankin on Revolution - SAT Talk - More

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The call for volunteers will go out this week, so be on the lookout for how to get involved! There is a burden being carried by CA school districts, each struggling individually with how to manage technology policies and guidelines appropriately for the future. Learning Revolution Conference Online.