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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist. LMS and Digital Learning topped the hype cycle in 2001 (a few years before Blackboard went public). MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. OPMs topped the cycle in 2015.

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Technology and Casey Green on campus: Future Trends Forum #3, notes and full recording

Bryan Alexander

He references the plight of adjuncts, including Doonesbury’s take. We then dove into the learning management system ( LMS in the US; VLE in Europe ). The LMS market is mature, although the tools are immature. The LMS market is mature, although the tools are immature. Now 65-75% of classes use the campus LMS.

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Using Transactional Distance Theory to inform instructional design

IT Bill

This approach to online learning has served to help new-to-online learners navigate the online course, learn to use the most common learning management system (LMS) tools, and interact with their classmates in ways that have modeled the traditional classroom. References: A. CC-BY by Oliver Clark on Flickr. Kozlow & A.

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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

I kicked things off with a survey of major technological developments in a very top level way, then dived into specific, currently used digital tools (the LMS, ePortfolios, video, robotics, big data, social media, 3d printing, etc.). But participants were very, very engaged from the start. Online learning is on the rise.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. The LMS A few themes: first, LMSes trying to resemble the modern (i.e., I’m not referring to the uses of tech in sports, but funding. One major old-school open project shut down.

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More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

What do you think the whole MOOC thing George Siemens and I and others was about? Needless to say, these students are not roaming autodidacts who, left to their own (digital) devices, will thrive and succeed as “free range learners” in a world of MOOCs. We are focused on the advantages of OER-enabled pedagogy.

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Interview with Terry Anderson

Learning with 'e's

I’m especially interested in social media that can be used to go beyond the often institutional centric LMS systems. Olaf had the idea to create a summary reference for the major research issues that we struggle with, research and write about in distance education. What are your views on MOOCs? Reference Cousin, G.

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