Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

More than 70 efforts are underway around the world to use blockchain technology in education, and most set their sights on better connecting people with job opportunities, according to a new report published by the American Council on Education. Department of Education. These include: the costs of setting up ledger systems.

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Mobility MOOC Libraries Report 150

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

A national working group that I was recently a part of—led by non-profit Opportunity America—recently produced a report that aptly characterized the community college as “ the indispensable institution.” Local and highly affordable, community colleges are engines of economic opportunity.

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Digital Badges MOOC Trends Industry 210

EdTechnocation.com

MARCH 19, 2014

Last week, the MOOC-Ed, Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change , began. These Tech Leaders are also responsible for reporting back to their grade levels, for testing out new technologies in the classroom, and for provided help and professional development for the staff. Digital edtech Learning mooc MOOC-Ed'

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Doug Levin

MAY 12, 2015

and I am merely a fan – not a fanboy – of open educational resources (OER).** After all, I’ve advocated for federal support for the development, use, and adaptation of OER (see, e.g. , the May 5 Education Week story by Sean Cavanagh, “ ‘Open Educational Resources’ Promoted in U.S. I beg to disagree.

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The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 24, 2015

Instructional Technology Coaches Shape Their Future During a MOOC-Ed. Based on context and role, participants used the ITCAP template to create their personal coaching vision and goals, along with specific activities and steps extrapolated from the weekly MOOC-Ed content and their experiences. By: Lisa Hervey.

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MOOC Digital Learning Course Technology 40

Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2018

A report titled “Making Digital Learning Work” by Arizona State University found that online courses saved institutions up to 50 percent on average credit hour costs, but the study only looked at large-scale efforts. So the resources go elsewhere, to situations where more personalized interaction is necessary.

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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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MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 89

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

Early reports indicate that many blue-chip companies have begun to freeze or rescind hiring offers to graduating students. MOOC catalog site Class Central has reported a 900 percent spike in traffic , and course enrollment has surged at Coursera. In addition, internships are being canceled.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

In a report, the agency cited constrained revenue growth in tuition and uncertainty in federal policy. One early version of this new kind of partnership was used to build and deliver Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) through alliances like Coursera and edX. But the prospects for 2018 are not looking so great.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2015

MOOC uses new AP Physics curriculum, could aid both students and teachers. “The effective application of technology has enormous significance for the future of higher education, and it is important for Rice to push the boundaries of what is possible with a MOOC,” Levander said. “This isn’t a typical MOOC.

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Edsurge

MAY 21, 2021

“They want to serve in their own locales, but their markets need to go farther,” says Holly Zanville, a research professor and co-director of the Program on Skills, Credentials, and Workforce Policy at George Washington University who recently published a commissioned report about Unmudl.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. Over the last few years, we’ve traded resources, articles and work samples as we try to build our own starter kit for this fast-moving field. alone, there are 13,000 instructional designers. Yet, when I graduated from college in 2008, I didn’t know this field existed.

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Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 141

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Harvard reportedly spends $75,000-$150,000 building each new MOOC, most of which goes towards video production costs. Meanwhile, on the other side of the spectrum, resourceful teachers and nonprofits like Khan Academy are still creating low-budget screencasts. These efforts are not cheap. Cognotion has raised $4.4

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

Usman Khaliq was an engineering student in northeastern Pakistan when he took his first MOOC. complete multiple MOOCs. complete multiple MOOCs. MOOCs were a vetting mechanism for Usman, allowing both his talent and grit to rise to attention and connecting him to an opportunity halfway around the world.

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MOOC Course Coursera Online Learning 104

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Charisse Taylor , senior director of policy and implementation at NYC Department of Education, will share resources, templates and other activities aimed at helping educators create new CS programs that are “diverse by design.” Seed Stage Funding 101 : Funding an idea—no matter how great—is rarely an easy undertaking. Higher Ed 9:30 a.m.

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

For instance, one recent survey reported that 75% of the responding K-12 educators in the United States assessed their student’s access to technology in the classroom as “good” or “great” Roughly four out of five teachers planned to utilize these types of resources more extensively during the 2016 academic year.

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Technology LMS Classroom Trends 68

EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

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. High school library prediction - Librarians will become resources to help students find online courses. I have a resource for you.

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MOOC Khan Academy BYOD Libraries 75

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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MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Investors and Entrepreneurs—From the 'Innovate' Newsletter This year was a busy one for the edtech industry from the standpoint of our AT&T State of Edtech report, which delved into funding deals and product development. She’s put together a guide on the ins and outs of CT, as well as several rich resources anyone can use.

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Chromebook Industry EdTech MOOC 60

The Principal of Change

JANUARY 12, 2017

This is why terms like “stewardship of resources” are coming in lots of district and school priority lists to ensure that we are allocating funds to ensure students are giving every opportunity to succeed. July 24, 2016 11 Books To Further an #InnovatorsMindset September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Via The Hechinger Report : “Most immigrants outpace Americans when it comes to education – with one big exception.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Research, “Research,” and Reports. ” Spoiler alert: Latinos. Education in the Courts.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

A substantial part of the nation’s resources are being devoted to higher education,” Simon said. Newkirk concedes they are not the first to use these techniques, but the combination he and his colleagues have devised is getting results beyond what others have reported. The nation has a right to expect more than talented amateurism.”

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Education Learning Software Knewton 216

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 17, 2014

Academy 10:00am DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER: Beyond the University: New MOOC Audiences and Providers - Leonard Waks , Professor Emeritus Educational Leadership Electronic Portfolios as Spaces for Students to Engage with Learning - Gina Marandino - Educational Technology Specialist Hit Learners with Music!

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Conference Learning Mobility Social Media 75

Educator Innovator

JULY 3, 2018

In a landmark 2013 report , this group detailed an educational approach, called connected learning, that aims to leverage this ecology to advance academic achievement, equity, and civic engagement.

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Education Learning MOOC Laptops 33

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Friday, February 21st in Washington DC iEARN: Global Education Resource Fair , iEARN-USA will be participating in the Global Education Resource Fair in Washington, DC on February 21st, 2014 as part of the Teachers for Global Classrooms (TGC) program. Presidents'' Day resources. Classroom 2.0 Check out her post here.

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Conference Video Blended Learning MOOC 51

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 25, 2016

This example surfaces new questions about student data and privacy, such as: are administrators mandatory reporters? While a school keeps something on each student, those pupils are empowered with the artifacts made along the way of learning: projects, papers, reports, other materials produced, a transcript.

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Trends ePortfolio Data Education 40

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I also asked each person to specify their role concerning technology, and there were a lot of different roles: someone running a distance learning program, another in charge of a problem-based learning initiative, a prof looking for good examples of technology in liberal education, a provost to whom several tech departments reported, and more.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

I’ve updated this list adding two sets of resources. Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views. by reading the reports produced by the Pew Internet & American Life Project. Contemporary sources of information : I regularly keep up on technology ownership, access, and use in the U.S.

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Technology MOOC Industry Social Media 71

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

In fact, if we pull back from the immediate horrors of this moment, the move to online learning has actually been underway since around 2010, when universities and private entrepreneurs first began to experiment with Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Plus: printers, smart speakers and privacy (oh my!) — all in this Edtech Reports Recap. So declares the newest forward-looking publication from the higher-ed information technology association EDUCAUSE, “ 2021 EDUCAUSE Horizon Report: Information Security Edition.” But this Horizon Report represents a couple of firsts.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. So here is the consensus from the past twelve years of the Horizon Report for higher education. The quotation is from 2012. How do you do that?

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

Wednesday, April 29th at 4pm Common Sense Media Webinar: Helping Students Make Good Digital Decisions with Digital Compass , Join Common Sense Education for a webinar to celebrate the launch of their newest free education resource, Digital Compass. A strong push for unfettered play and free time for children will also be presented.

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Libraries Game-Based Learning lynda.com Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2015

Two Week Calendar Saturday, April 11th at 12pm CR20 LIVE: Discovery Education Network Virtual Field Trips and Free Resources with Kyle Schutt , Classroom 2.0 Please share this newsletter with your friends and colleagues! LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

At the time they were not alone in their efforts; Coursera, Udacity (both of which were also co-founded by Stanford professors) and edX had launched MOOC platforms a year earlier. The pair then started the company in January 2013. These online courses are easy to sign up for, yet few students actually stick through and finish them.

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Online Learning MOOC Coursera Blackboard 96

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2018

A report by the American Council on Education concludes: "The rapid price increases in recent years, especially in the public college sector, may have led many students—particularly low-income students—to think that college is out of reach financially.” John's College and president of the Santa Fe campus, in one report.

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Online Learning Coursera Learning Report 123

Edsurge

APRIL 6, 2017

An example he points to is the way his university approaches MOOCs. Our investment in MOOCs has nothing to do with branding or trying to generate a pipeline of students. MOOCs are a place to try things out and we are deliberately designing them to try new things and almost subversively to have an influence on regular curriculum.”

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Online Learning MOOC Learning Outcomes 138

EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 4, 2017

Suitable Timing: In today’s highly dynamic educational landscape, a multitude of strategies, tools, technology, and resources are shared by educators and for educators on a daily basis. For successful outcomes, plan teacher PD sessions avoiding holidays, weekends, extended school days and reporting/ assessment cycles.

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