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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

Edsurge

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes.

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In China’s Silicon Valley, Edtech Starts at the ‘MOOC Times Building’

Edsurge

One sign of that: There’s a 22-story tower in the country’s capital officially named the “MOOC Times Building” that houses a government-supported incubator for edtech companies. But MOOCs were trending upward back in 2014 when the education incubator was established, so it made a catchy name for the building.

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

Edsurge

Yet most of our energy has been focused on designing physical learning spaces, even as more teaching and learning shifts online. Unfortunately, most massive open online course (MOOC) platforms still feel like drafty lecture halls instead of intimate seminar rooms. These design choices have noticeable implications.

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Technology in Schools – Future Changes in the Classroom.

EdTech4Beginners

More class time can be spent on the craft of editing – especially when film editing software can now be found on the same tablet or smartphone device that the footage was shot on. Many teachers are using virtual learning environments to teach film-making online. Open Ended Education.

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Online PD Courses Help Educators Understand Ed-Tech, Classroom Management, Study Finds

Marketplace K-12

The three biggest reasons pre-K-12 educators took online professional development courses in the past year were to learn how to use digital devices, how to use the educational software that goes on them, or to find out more about classroom behavior or management, according to a new study.

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Lessons from Boise: What colleges can teach us about fostering innovation

Perry Hewitt

Enable and reward cross-disciplinary learning. Media interest in formalized online learning, or “peak MOOC,” occurred in about 2012, and with it the mandate that everyone must learn to code. In an academic or a workplace setting, providing coaching on how to tell your story about your idea is invaluable.

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The Trends and Challenges Shaping Technology Adoption In Schools

MindShift

Authentic Learning Experiences: One challenge that persists in mainstream education, although it is one the panelists say is well understood and can be solved, is how to create truly authentic learning opportunities within the bureaucracy of schools. Teachers are becoming more comfortable with this idea of “blending learning.”.

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