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Developing and Delivering Effective Professional Development for Educators

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Almost everyone present there came armed with a crisp diary, a pen, an iPad, a smartphone or a laptop and of course, a few entered with a favorite coffee mug. In this age of digital transformation, educators may choose from the plethora of online MOOCs which are a convenient and no-travel option.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. The ALA has released library privacy guidelines for students in K–12 schools. But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?”

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“Obama administration guidelines for LGBT student protections under Title IX remain in place, and the student codes at Liberty and Bob Jones Universities appear to violate them,” says Inside Higher Ed. (I’m Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Inside Higher Ed on online education at Simmons College.

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). of Maryland Removes ‘Misogynistic’ Guidelines for TAs.” Via The Verge : “ OLPC ’s $100 laptop was going to change the world – then it all went wrong.” ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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on Wednesday announced new guidelines that aim to provide more transparent information for borrowers and more accountability for the companies that manage repayment of federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “U.S. Education Secretary John King Jr.