Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The tool, which recently surpassed more than one million flashcards, uses artificial intelligence to generate multiple choice, fill-in-the-blank and other quiz-based flashcards from user-uploaded PDFs, URLs, or even photos of handwritten notes or textbooks taken using the PrepFlash mobile app. Based in Honolulu, Hawaii, Comprend.io

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

They’re comfortable gathering information and using it to look ahead to their potential careers with a combination of concern, excitement — even entitlement. Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity. In some ways, this is nothing new.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2020

Nowadays, mobile technologies are shaping up to be just as ground-breaking. For example, Microsoft offers certification programs to professionals who wish to gain mastery of one or more of their varied software products. MOOCs are not an ideal way for most students to learn.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

Then our fourth annual (and free) Future of Libraries conference, Library 2.014, starts on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:00am US-Eastern Time with the opening keynote by conference co-chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the School of Information at San José State University. & Stacy Lein 2:00pm Aren''t all kids the same?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 22 Aug 09:00PM New York / Tue 23 Aug 01:00AM GMT / Tue 23 Aug 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole. link] THE "MENDELEY": A FREE REFERENCES MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Thu 25 Aug 04:30PM New York / Thu 25 Aug 08:30PM GMT / Fri 26 Aug 06:30AM Sydney Hery The.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I hoped to move on from there to what I called “approaches”, ways of using tech that didn’t depend on a specific platform – i.e., gaming and gamification, blended learning, distance learning, MOOCs, mobile, and digital literacy. But participants were very, very engaged from the start. Rebecca Davis , J.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

A collection of software bundled by Google that is available on a subscription model for schools and classroom. Informal Learning. Informal Learning has been defined as “any activity involving the pursuit of understanding, knowledge or skill which occurs without the presence of externally imposed curricular criteria.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

Because of the amount of information that is published about ed-tech – the amount of information, its irrelevance, its incoherence, its lack of context – it can be quite challenging to keep up with what is really happening in ed-tech. It is creating an unprecedented explosion in the production of information.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. Additional resources such as ViewSonic’s myViewBoard software , can be used to combine content into a single presentation, which can then be shared with children online.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

They can be something everybody uses; that’s how 2012 became the year of the MOOC, and why virtual reality will no doubt be widely cited as the trend of 2016. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance. By Stephen Downes, National Research Council. Now there are different ways things can be a ‘trend of the year’.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Via The Washington Post : “Going mobile: The government’s most crucial financial aid form.” ” One huge problem with the new mobile version of the FAFSA : you can’t use the IRS Data Retrieval Tool on it. And that makes the mobile app pretty useless, IMHO. Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” The discussion forum software maker has raised $2.4 Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. million total.

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

Visit www.edtechmonth.com for more information. We''ve also just added information about the Invent to Learn workshop on Saturday with Gary Stager and Sylvia Martinez (which is the same day as our Global Ed event , but we''re magnanimous around here). More information at https://www.iste.org/. For more information, click here.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” Impero Software has been acquired by Investment Technology Partners which paid $36.3

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. Pokémon Go generated more than $160 million by the end of July, hitting $600 million in revenue within its first 90 days on the market – the fastest mobile game to do so. .”

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Via Politico : “The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau said on Wednesday that the Education Department is stonewalling its attempts to gather information about Navient as part of the CFPB’s lawsuit against the student loan giant.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Why Haven’t MOOCs Eliminated Any Professors?” ” “ Zynga and USC enter social and mobile game design partnership,” says Education Dive. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. What could go wrong?).

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” The mobile app maker has raised $11.9 a month.). .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2017

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Motherboard : “To Solve the Diversity Drought in Software Engineering , Look to Community Colleges.” million from Susquehanna International Group for its alumni software. Privacy, Surveillance, and Information Security. “Huh?”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” George Veletsianos on the “ ECAR Study of Undergraduate Students and Information Technology, 2018.” “Life Is Complicated: Distance Learning Helps,” says The New York Times.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” That’s a school district in Wisconsin , and the learning software in question is the Summit Learning Platform , created by the Summit charter school chain and built by Facebook and the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Data, Surveillance, and Information Security.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the HR section below. The preschool management software provider has raised $33.8 Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. ” Contests and Awards. This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines. million total.

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Data, Surveillance, and Information Security. Via Education Week : “Thousands of Android Mobile Apps Improperly Track Children, Study Says.” ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. And some follow-up from Tressie McMillan Cottom.).

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Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

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.

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