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Assessment strategies in higher education- What are formative and summative approaches in student assessment?

Linways Technologies

Why it is important for success for students and for institutions The industry is more interested in professional skills than disciplinary knowledge. Internship experiences, adding MOOCs, and Co-Curricular experiences are some other methods to assess students. Further development of the subject requires disciplinary knowledge as well.

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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

Edsurge

The edtech entrepreneurs, educators, investors and other education professionals that share their opinions and practices through storytelling on our site are invaluable to this industry, and we celebrate them. SLACK ON: MOOCs get knocked for lacking the intimate discussions and organic student interactions that accompany college classes IRL.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

That recalls how shipping containers changed the global shipping industry. Q: Autumm Caines asked:”I’m getting ready to teach a 1st year seminar on digital citizenship. He criticized the allure of universal solutions and totalizing narratives (the LMS, the MOOC). A: Short answer: no, it’s definitely possible.

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Future Trends Forum #8, with Jim Groom: full recording, notes, and Storify

Bryan Alexander

That recalls how shipping containers changed the global shipping industry. Q: Autumm Caines asked:”I’m getting ready to teach a 1st year seminar on digital citizenship. He criticized the allure of universal solutions and totalizing narratives (the LMS, the MOOC). A: Short answer: no, it’s definitely possible.

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Implementing education technology by pursuing technology education: Professional Development ideas for educators

Neo LMS

Here are a few methods for staying current in education technology trends: Read through industry magazines. As members, educators can take part in events, forums, seminars, training and more. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are also excellent resources, offering free classes from world-renowned universities.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

This talk was delivered at Virginia Commonwealth University today as part of a seminar co-sponsored by the Departments of English and Sociology. ” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity.

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The Rough Beasts of Ed-Tech

Hack Education

The entry point for students into Trump University was a free 90-minute seminar, which continued into a 3-day seminar that cost $1500. The $1500 seminars led in turn to the “Trump Gold Elite” package, which promised personal mentorship from instructors “handpicked by Trump.” What are MOOCs, for example?