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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me today, Wednesday, September 26th, for a one-hour live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar on the "true history" of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) with Dave Cormier, Alec Couros, Stephen Downes, Rita Kop, Inge de Waard, and Carol Yeager. I discovered long ago that moving targets are hard to hit - so I keep moving!!

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Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too

EdTech Magazine

In past MOOCs, authors engaged in Twitter chats, had guest speakers via YouTube, prompted educators to share their reflections through blogs and Facebook groups and challenged participants to create a weekly visual of their learning. IT leaders have the know-how to team with teachers and make sure everyone is properly prepared with PD.

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6 Benefits of Being Self-Taught

Fractus Learning

They may subscribe to magazines or journals, read books written by thought-leaders, attend talks and presentations, or simply sift through news online. Books written by industry experts abound, as do specialist magazines, textbooks and how-to guides. Moreover, the internet is filled with a wealth of self-teaching opportunities.

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Why Students Can’t Write — And Why Tech is Part of the Problem

Edsurge

John Warner has some ideas about why that is, and how to fix it. In fact, for years he edited one of the most popular humor magazines on the Internet, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency — a more literary version of the The Onion. And he has some ideas about how to make things better. Part of the problem, he says, is technology.

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Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019

Edsurge

As an instructional designer who has been building MOOCs for the past five years, I’ve been asked this question more times than I count. MOOCs have been called abysmal , disappointing failures. The average completion rate for MOOCs (including the ones I design) hovers between 5-15 percent. This skepticism is not unwarranted.

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Google Summit - Student App Development - Maker Education - Reinventing Higher Ed

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update August 19th, 2014 Perhaps the greatest joy is learning how to motivate yourself. Each week we interview teachers, principals, superintendents, authors and presenters to learn about how to become more effective educators! We are dedicated to being the lead learners in all that we do.

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How Teaching Using Mindfulness or Growth Mindset Can Backfire

Edsurge

He also writes a blog for Psychology Today magazine, and co-hosts a podcast through Austin’s NPR station called Two Guys on Your Head. The psychology professor at UT Austin has also become a popular voice working to translate research from the lab into advice for a general audience. So I think some of those things can be very valuable.

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