Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 8, 2015

New trends have emerged including blended learning , personalised learning environments ( PLEs ) Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), mobile learning and the flipped classroom. What are the issues we need to address to make new learning environments a success? And what new skills and knowledge do educators need? GMT (21.00

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 7, 2015

Last year, as the newly elected chair of EDEN''s Network of Academics and Professionals , I launched a new Twitter chat called #EDENChat. CET) April 22: What is the impact of mobile learning? CET) May 6: MOOCs and online learning: How will they shape the future of education? Unported License.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 3, 2016

I would establish a new Twitter chat, where everyone, members and non-members of EDEN could come together periodically and virtually, to discuss the burning issues of the day. Twitter was therefore an ideal medium for the membership to use to communicate their ideas and debate topics of interest. And then it dawned on me.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Beyond coursework, students swim in a flux of data, buffeted by phone calls, text messages, Facebook updates, Twitter tweets, news crawls, and other sources. Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

Mobile learning. It is therefore important that eLearning content is mobile supported. Mobile learning is a key trend, which means it's important that elearning be mobile supported.” “Mobile learning is a key trend, which means it's important that elearning be mobile supported.” GoConqr Click To Tweet.

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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.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. On Twitter several people, on site and out of country, praised open as a business model.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 24, 2014

The illustrious history of teaching students at a distance has embraced each new technology as it appeared, from printed text, through telephone, radio and television, CDs and videos cassettes, to modern day, digital age technologies such as mobile phones, the internet and direct satellite broadcasting. We can look back and take stock.

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Educator Innovator

OCTOBER 7, 2015

isn’t simply limited to YouTube either (though it does work seamlessly there); Khan, Vimeo, and several MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platforms work as well. Or reach out to us on Twitter to share your story: @NatalieFranzi and @SteveFigurelli. Follow her on Twitter: @NatalieFranzi. Follow him on Twitter: @SteveFigurelli.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Please share in the comments or via Twitter. ”. For context, we need to go a little father back, to the piece last week on Wired– The Techies Who Are Hacking Education by Homeschooling Their Kids –that is getting a lot of run on twitter recently. So self-guided inquiry-based and mobile learning. –homeschool?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

link] Digital Wish : Two new videos - The Importance of Technology in American Schools and The Need for a Shift to Mobile. [link] Moebius Noodles : New open online course for parents + teachers: Multiplication inspired by algebra and calculus, starting April. Check them out! One Week Calendar All events are listed in US-Eastern Standard Time.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses. Or Is There?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

10 Ways to Easily Integrate Global Collaborations in Your Daily Curriculum - Rhett Oldham A Joined Up Approach to Education and Learning - Christine Farrell A World of #CollaborativePD: Build Your Global PLN Twitter Chat - Dr. Jennifer Williams, Brad Spirrison Amplifying Student Voices Globally Via the Our Global Classroom What If Grid.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

But as successive refinements improve them to the point that they start to steal customers, they may end up reshaping entire industries: classified ads (Craigslist), long distance calls (Skype), record stores (iTunes), research libraries (Google), local stores (eBay), taxis (Uber) and newspapers (Twitter).” MOOCs, nanodegrees, etc.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Carmona, Lead Contract English Instructor Student-Generated Apps for Mobile Devices – can they enhance higher levels of understanding?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Follow us on Twitter #liveclass20. Following recent conversations about the assessment capacity of MOOCs, this is a great topic! This session guides participants through three phases of 1-to-1 planning: Envision, Communicate, and Implement. Learn more here. Details to join the webinar here. Thanks, Ted!

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Mobile Learning. The Collapse of For-Profit Higher Education (Or Not). The Compulsion for Data. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. Indie Ed-Tech. The Business of Ed-Tech. Data vs Privacy.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. News on Twitter : Students consider tweets and determine which is the most trustworthy. Claims on YouTube: Students watch a short video and explain why they might not trust a video that makes a contentious claim. .

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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. Follow her on Twitter at @TeachitRalph. By Stephen Downes, National Research Council.

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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. .” The Business of Financial Aid.

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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. Despite this promising beginning, the role of mobile devices in the classroom and in education overall is still rather limited.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 13, 2017

As one Twitter observer noted about a session I co-paneled: @ BryanAlexander and @ ColbertVicky debate with delegates coming from Botswana, Kazajistan, Portuagal, Singapur, Canada, Qatar… And the magnificent Vicky Colbert is from Columbia, where she’s busy revolutionizing teaching poor rural kids.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

” Inside Higher Ed takes a closer look at a game called Givling , a mobile trivia app “that promises winners a payout of up to $50,000 on their student loan debt.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). .” That’s the CFPB ’s Seth Frotman. SDG Academy has joined edX.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. ” “Live instruction” is not teachers; it is content delivery via a mobile device. But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It is the instructional designer and tenured professor’s signal — “to the barricades!” — and everyone snipes at the other side from the Twitter trenches for a week, until there’s an unspoken truce that lasts until the next “ban laptops” op-ed gets published. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

” Apparently the FAFSA will soon be available on mobile devices. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” These headlines just kill me. ” More MOOC data in the “research” section below. ” Disclosure: the Mooch now follows me on Twitter. ” Really. .”

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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. . “ Betsy DeVos ’s For-Profit Strategy Is Risky – for Betsy DeVos,” says an op-ed in The Chronicle of Higher Education. ” Contests and Awards. Not hilarious.)

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Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Motherboard : “ Twitter Is Banning Anyone Whose Date of Birth Says They Joined Before They Were 13.” ” “Global Demand for Mobile Computing Devices in K–12 Grows, Powered by U.S. Education Department show.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). 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 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The LA Times asks , “ In this digital self-help age, just how effective are MasterClass ’s A-list celebrity workshops?” Via KQED’s Mindshift : “ MIT’s Scratch Program Is Evolving For Greater, More Mobile Creativity.”

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