Mark Smithers

FEBRUARY 10, 2014

Thanks to Kate Bowles ( @KateMfD ) for sending me a link to an open Coursesites web site (free registration) that has been created for the MOOC discussion at the forthcoming Universities Australia 2014 conference. There are six questions in the discussion area; these are: What have been the most significant impacts of MOOCs?

MOOC 32

MOOC Course Assessment LMS 32

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

"I don't even know why we study history. You can trace the LMS to PLATO at the University of Illinois Urbana Champaign, for example, or you can trace it to CourseInfo at Cornell.) "The only thing that matters is the future," Levandoski told the magazine. But what already happened doesn't really matter. Unfathomable.

Blackboard 96

Blackboard Coursera LMS ProctorU 96

TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

A very significant trend likely to gain momentum during 2016 relates to the adoption of learning management system (LMS) platforms to change the way students access and utilize information. LMS Brightspace , an educational platform created by D2L , represents one of the current innovators in this movement.

Technology 68

Technology LMS Classroom Trends 68

techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Detailed, step-by-step instructions are posted for each team on the LMS. Sophomores have the opportunity to spend a period of their day learning through a MOOC of their choosing. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day.

MOOC 0

MOOC Adobe EdTech Learning 0

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. MOOC providers will keep on refining them. Introduction.

MOOC 89

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 89

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

You’re talking about the LMS project, Sakai ? And I remember one of the MOOC founders who said five years later, well MOOCs have failed as an educational experiment. And I can choose my setting—group study or independent study, or this or that. And it just was a disaster. Yeah, it was a disaster, or it didn’t work.

Sakai 78

Sakai MOOC Libraries LMS 78

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 5, 2016

study, Going Digital , on faculty attitudes towards digital materials. 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.

Trends 40

Trends LMS VLE Technology 40

techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Detailed, step-by-step instructions are posted for each team on the LMS. Sophomores have the opportunity to spend a period of their day learning through a MOOC of their choosing. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day.

MOOC 50

MOOC Adobe EdTech Learning 50

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Lesson 4: Go study other great teachers and other great learning experiences. Get a lay of the technological landscape, but don’t let your LMS hold you hostage. This approach helps you clarify your target outcomes and how you’ll collect “evidence of learning.”

Udemy 143

Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 143

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

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. That’s his explanation for how he thinks about the role of education in the 21st century.

Digital Learning 60

Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. MOOC providers will keep on refining them. Introduction.

MOOC 32

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

IT Bill

JUNE 2, 2016

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.

Digital Badges 28

Digital Badges E-rate MOOC LMS 28

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

His work around the study of social and cognitive presence in distance learning contexts has been cited many times, and his research has led to a number of high profile keynote speech invitations around the globe. I’m especially interested in social media that can be used to go beyond the often institutional centric LMS systems.

E-rate 73

E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Massive open online courses (MOOCs) are also excellent resources, offering free classes from world-renowned universities. Technology is becoming so prominent in education that it’s now a study option for aspiring teachers. Those majoring in technology education will study technological systems and design their own.

Technology 230

Technology Education Laptops EdTech 230

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Yet academics are not the main reason student drop out; according to a study from Inside Track , it’s the fifth most important factor. Yet another LMS. Switching something as deeply entrenched in a school’s operations as their LMS is so painful that it’s basically a non-starter. MOOCs or General Assembly for country X.

EdTech 93

EdTech LMS Facebook Chegg 93

Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

Don''t get me wrong, it wasn''t like MOOCs or anything, but it was a pretty strong response from a simple blog post. None of this happens in an LMS (or VLE), in fact, that systematic design of that system is anathema to all of these crucial elements of educating in the digital era. What is the secret behind the success of MOOCs?

MOOC 28

MOOC LMS VLE EdTech 28

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Using everyday digital content, the COR paper and online assessments directly connect to the questions posed in SHEG’s study and engage learners in credibility decision-making around three COR Competencies: Who’s behind the information? Social studies teachers will adore these! What’s the evidence?

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Bryan Alexander

SEPTEMBER 22, 2016

Can be neatly buried by the LMS. Also known as “development” LMS, n. Someone who doesn’t study history, yet wants to inaccurately claim to be militantly anti-technology in one area when simultaneously relying heavily on technology in every other aspect of their lives. MOOC , n. Lifelong learning , n.

Technology 40

Technology LMS Education MOOC 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

One of the big stories this week: the US Department of Education ’s announcement about which “non-traditional providers” ( MOOCs , coding bootcamps ) will be eligible for financial aid as part of its EQUIP experiment. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Education Politics.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Coursera Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Data and “Research” Via Vox : “A bot crawled thousands of studies looking for simple math errors. Raise $146.1 The results are concerning.”

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

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.” ” Via WBEZ : “Study: 2013 Chicago School Closings Failed To Help Students.” ” Finally.

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Education Dive makes claims about “ MOOCs as tools for equity in under-resourced high schools.” ” Elsewhere, more claims about “the global poor” and MOOCs (and other ed-tech companies) in Edsurge. .” ” Oh look. .”

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Via Education Week : “Congress Considering $95 Million for Study of Technology’s Effects on Children.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Is The LMS A Distraction In EdTech Futurology? One Problem: The Data Aren’t All There.” Spoiler alert: video games.).

Education 48

Education Robotics Facebook Moodle 48

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via Education Week’s Market Brief : “ State Testing Disruptions Likely Produced Dips and Gains in Student Scores, Study Says.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Coming soon to an LMS near you… Data and “Research” Via T.H.E.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Yet, according to this study, nearly half of the donors have chosen to supply educational technology, far more than are building schools, providing basic books and materials or employing teachers. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free.

Education 45

Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via Motherboard : “ New York City Passes Bill to Study Biases in Algorithms Used by the City.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. iContracts has acquired the EasyCampus LMS from Educadium. ” Education in the Courts. .”

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” ” Via Times Higher Education : “ Online courses ‘more time-consuming’ to prepare for , study says.”

Education 48

Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From Phil Hill : “Update on UC Davis LMS Fiasco: Finishing the term with two partial systems.” ” e-Literate also posted a student’s take on the school’s LMS outage.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “Almost all student loan fraud claims involve for-profit colleges , study finds.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. ” Via Education Dive : “Study shows Bridge GED programs help students continue on to college.”

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Indeed, she’s quite methodical with her study – her inspection, introspection – of grief. Reasons Pokemon Go will Replace the LMS ” by Tom Woodward.). Or MOOCs even. That famous Arthur C. Clarke saying and whatnot. That’s not what Didion meant to do, of course. Bonus: “ 5.3 ” RIP.

Technology 40

Technology Education Report Training 40

Edsurge

JULY 9, 2016

When Massive Open Online Courses (or MOOCs) were first introduced, people quickly realized these platforms could help students learn more effectively at their own pace on their own schedule. Wheneducational resources like study materials are easily accessible via a smartphone or tablet, students can benefit tremendously.

Mobile Learning 102

Mobile Learning Mobility Smartphone LMS 102

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ MOOCs May Still Be Reshaping Higher Education, Just Not In the Way That Was Initially Predicted.” There’s more MOOC news in the contests and competition section below. ” “Big Online Courses Have a Problem.

Education 58

Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I first read an article by Seymour Papert in a Women’s Studies class in the mid 1990s – “ Epistemological Pluralism ,” which he co-wrote with Sherry Turkle. “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. ” ). Only “1.86

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.” ” There’s more MOOC news in the certification section below. I’m also putting some MOOC news in the job training section.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Politico : Western Governors University , “the nation’s leading provider of competency-based educatio n – which the Education Department’s independent watchdog last month said violated federal student aid rules – is expanding into North Carolina.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The Post and Courier : “ South Carolina ’s online charter schools: A $350 million investment with disappointing returns.” LMS news from Edsurge : “​ University of Michigan ’s Gamified LMS Opens Up to Other Institutions.”

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58