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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

Edsurge

He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. Blogs, wikis and social media, on the other hand, are distributed across networks.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Remember Edmodo?

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Punk learning

Learning with 'e's

For some time, educators have been subverting established methods and turning their backs on institutional tools and technologies such as the managed learning environment (also known as LMS or VLE). Learning by watching YouTube or participation in social media discussions are certainly methods that are gaining traction.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. iContracts has acquired the EasyCampus LMS from Educadium. .” More via Inside Higher Ed. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. NPR reviews the year in for-profit education. ’” From the HR Department.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Make MOOCs great again.” Here’s a list of election outcomes pertaining to library-related measures , thanks to EveryLibrary.org. ” Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill has data on what LMS is used by large online programs. ” Trump has threatened to close the Department of Education.

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

Hack Education

Instructure, for example, undertook its fifth annual security audit this year to identify possible vulnerabilities in its LMS Canvas. ” University of Zurich professor Paul-Olivier Dehaye continued his case against Coursera, questioning the authority that the MOOC startup had to transfer European student data.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?” ” “ Smartwatch cheats force Thai students back to exam halls,” the BBC reports.