Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

One is to set clearly what your guiding principles are, principles like high quality, maximum equity, flexibility, community, and being super prescriptive about the broad policy decisions that need to be made. I remember I used to go around, and I would give a presentation about the importance of online learning.

Education 137

Education Policies Course Trends 137

Perry Hewitt

JULY 3, 2015

What does the White House’s new photography policy tell us about the opportunity for brand building? The first few years of widespread access to MOOCs have created a data trove for researchers. The first one: MOOC students are diverse, but trend toward autodidacts.

MOOC 60

MOOC Trends Facebook Data 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

AllLearn wasn't the only online education failure of the early 2000s, of course. Columbia University invested $30 million into its own online learning initiative, Fathom, that opened in 2000 and closed in 2003. There, you can learn that this initiative was headed by one Michael M. Unfathomable. Impenetrable. Unknowable.

Blackboard 96

Blackboard Coursera LMS ProctorU 96

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2017

Kim, Researcch Scientist in the Learning Systems Lab, MIT What is your mission? Kim: Transform teaching & learning at MIT around the globe through the use of digital technology. MOOCs, technology infusion projects, online masters or pathways to credit, research. Unported License.

Coursera 45

Coursera MOOC Flipped Classroom Assessment 45

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

. “Our goal with this study was to find out, ‘Are [educators] taking online professional learning courses?’ ’ and if so, who’s taking them, what are they taking, and why,” according to Nycole Stawinoga, the education policy and program manager for ETIN. Online community: 60 percent.

Course 53

Course Study Survey Digital Badges 53

Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2020

Is there a worry that learning isn't happening to its full capacity, or not for everybody? Wicked problem” is a technical term initially proposed in the context of public policy in the late 1970s. Goel: Education is a wicked problem. Goel: There is another tension. I don't think we're there yet.

Education 137

Education Learning Facebook Accessibility 137

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

She is currently working on her upcoming book Libraries Supporting Online Learning: Digital Literacy, Open Access and Local Connectivity from ABC-CLIO. Her research interests include online instructional design, discovery and digital literacy. Spring Summit, The Emerging Future: Technology and Learning.

Libraries 31

Libraries Conference Elsevier Technology 31

eSchool News

DECEMBER 8, 2016

Joi Ito (Director of the MIT Media Lab) makes a useful distinction between education and learning: “Education is what people do to you and learning is what you do for yourself.”

Competency Based Learning 40

Competency Based Learning MOOC Outcomes Analysis 40

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Notes from the Discussion We no longer have to go to school if we want to learn. edX - www.edex.org - MOOC site, courses are all free, people who teach the courses are from Harvard, MIT, Berkeley, University of Texas, etc. Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Click here to see all of them.) Unported License.

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

Foundations of Teaching for Learning 3: Learners and Learning. 1368.3x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. K-12 Blended & Online Learning. American Education Reform: History, Policy, Practice. 1368.4x: Saving Schools: History, Politics, and Policy in U.S. Supporting eLearners.

Coursera 40

Coursera Course Moodle Common Core 40

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

This year NMC and CoSN have also put together a digital toolkit to help educators and policy leaders start conversations about these trends in their community, with the hope that some of the changes they see happening in pockets around the world will become more broadly accepted.

Trends 28

Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2017

Yet like any confessional, Brown also offered ways to repent from what he called “the seven deadly sins of online learning.” But they aren’t always meaningful, and can limit innovation by pigeonholing people to old ideas and ways of thinking about online learning. “In I am a very big sinner.”

Online Learning 133

Online Learning MOOC Learning Outcomes 133

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. How is Google influencing policy? ” But what did Facebook do?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

National Review - The Modern University Is Failing Students in Every Respect As testing begins, parental opposition to Common Core ramps up - The Hechinger Report 5 Signs You Should Drop Out Of College - UnCollege Katy, Texas, School Board Votes to Eliminate High-Stakes Tests - Diane Ravitch''s blog Why the conventional wisdom on schooling is all wrong (..)

Conference 28

Conference Libraries Facebook Twitter 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 6, 2014

. - David Stern, Library Director Libraries: A Destination of Learning - Brigitta Goerres Executive Director of Curriculum 4:00pm Channeling Energies in Library Digital Storytelling - Rebecca Morris, Assistant Professor of Library and Information Studies DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER: Susan Hildreth on "Libraries as Community Learning Partners - STEM, Maker (..)

Libraries 64

Libraries Conference eBook Mobility 64

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.

Libraries 51

Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Promoting Innovation and Creativity During the School Day - Philip McIntosh, Math and Science Teacher STEM Can Lead the Way: Rethinking Teacher Preparation and Policy - Marcella Klein Williams Ed.D.,

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Edsurge

MAY 30, 2019

He’s the guy who coined the term MOOC, short for Massive Open Online Course, which then was a reference to multiplayer video games. As a result of that, universities have been slow to catch on to things like online learning as a broad structure. The other day I was scrolling through Twitter when a message caught my eye.

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MOOC Course Meeting Company 154

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Beyond the MOOC. School and “Skills” MOOCS, Outsourcing, and Online Education. MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs. Learning to Code. Online Learning. Mobile Learning. Social Learning, Social Networks. The Collapse of For-Profit Higher Education (Or Not). The Compulsion for Data.

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Lawyers and Title IX practitioners have identified potential conflicts between the Trump administration ’s new proposed regulations on the gender discrimination law and state policy.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Business of Financial Aid.

MOOC 78

MOOC Education Elsevier Report 78

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

It describes a meeting of MOOC evangelists, several university leaders, and the press at the Carnegie Corporation’s offices. [T]he If you sympathize with this Revolution, or with MOOCs, this is a moving affirmation. The MOOC movement (or moment) is one tool for accomplishing this. The epilogue is quite simple.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Facebook Survey 40

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 29, 2017

Many participants explored how to implement open policies, often in legalistic detail, and also considered the benefits. MOOCs… ah, this is fascinating. Once more I saw how the MOOC hype crash is limited to the United States. Presenter after presenter showed MOOC projects under way.

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology Education Secondary 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” The Fordham Institute’s Michael Petrelli has declared “ The End of Educational Policy.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Elsewhere in Facebook-land… Via The New York Post : “ Brooklyn students hold walkout in protest of Facebook-designed online program.”

Education 53

Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

Here’s what Manuela Ekowo, policy analyst with the Education Policy program at New America, had to say. radio and televisions in the early 20th century and online learning and MOOCs via the Internet in the early 21st century.) 2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. education technology agenda.

EdTech 60

EdTech Student Data Privacy MOOC Policies 60

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

They noted the menu of research reports, graphics and videos, and the “About” page describing the site as a project of a “nonprofit research organization” called the Employment Policies Institute.

Social Media 40

Social Media Learning Facebook Analysis 40

Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The Diplomat : “ Online Learning in North Korea.” ECS Learning Systems has acquired PREPWORKS. .” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ” Meanwhile on Campus… (From last Friday.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Robotics Schoology 47

Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). From the edX blog : “Fully Online, Top-Ranked Master’s Degrees Now Available on edX.” ” Via Edsurge : “5 Ways MOOC -Based Degrees Are Different From Other Online Degrees.” of Washington.”

Education 55

Education MOOC Company OER 55

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

” “Make MOOCs great again.” “ Higher Education Policy Under Trump ” by Sara Goldrick-Rab. ” Some of New Markets Venture Partner’s investments include BetterLesson, Credly, Civitas Learning, and Mashable. The Chinese online learning company has raised $40.14 million total.

Education 54

Education Common Core Company Facebook 54

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? ” “How do children of color learn to draw themselves?” ” The virtual charter school in question: ECOT. ” asks WBRC. ”). .”

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” ” Via The 74 : “ Trump Towers Over Education: How His Candidacy Is Already Affecting Federal Policy.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Try learning styles, maybe. Priorities.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

Inside Higher Ed has a story on Pence’s higher ed policies. Here’s an old article from Chalkbeat on Pence’s K–12 policies. million settlement against the country’s largest operator of online charter schools. .” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Bloomberg reports that “ Trump Administration Tapping Tech CEOs for STEM Policy Approach.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?” ” asks Edsurge.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s First Ivy League Degree: An Online Master’s From the University of Pennsylvania.” There’s more MOOC news from Edsurge in the “job training” section below.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And certainly the expectation of many ed-tech products (and increasingly school policy) is that parents will do just this — participate in the incessant monitoring of student data. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Via The New York Times : “ Trump Finds Unlikely Culprit in School Shootings: Obama Discipline Policies.” ” Via The Wall Street Journal : “ Visas Issued to Foreign Students Fall, Partly Due to Trump Immigration Policy.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “A Corporate Learning Revolution” – a Coursera webinar. Are MOOCs webinars? Are webinars now MOOCs?). ” Also via Class Central : “ MéxicoX : Meet the MOOC Platform Funded by the Mexican Government.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

Via ProPublica : “Another Unrealistic Trump Policy Proposal: Homeschool Vouchers.” ” Libertarian (and longshot) presidential hopeful Gary Johnson says his education policy proposals would involve scrapping the Department of Education. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40