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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

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Much like how social media giants Facebook and Twitter are utilizing our digital footprints to better understand consumer behavior, teachers are also turning to data analytics to learn more about their students. With more educational institutions adopting virtual learning management systems (such as Moodle, Edmodo, etc.),

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Student Get to Know You Image Stickers Activity

Teacher Reboot Camp

Throughout the past 8 years, I have designed several online courses and MOOCs. I noticed this activity has become super popular in many online course; therefore, for The Goal-Minded Teacher MOOC ( #EduGoalsMOOC ), I decided to try another activity in case I had participants who had taken my previous courses.

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Why Is Teaching So Prone to Fads?

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A few years ago, MOOCs graced the covers of newspapers as a way to bring college to the masses on the cheap. It was called PSI, or Personalized System of Instruction. It was low-tech, but it foreshadowed some of the adaptive learning systems of today. At some point, gamification was going to be the answer.

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The Case For Shutting Schools Down Instead of Moving Classes Online

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That case was made on Twitter this week by Justin Reich, an assistant professor at MIT and the director of the Teaching Systems Lab there. But over the last 10 years we’ve deployed online learning at a massive scale in K-12 schools, colleges, through large-scale MOOCs, etc. He made his argument in a 20-tweet thread.

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Facebook Seems to Be Adding Video-Course Features. For Edtech, That Raises Old Fears.

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version of the platform and shared a screenshot on Twitter. That puts Meta in a different space than companies that offer massive open online courses, or MOOCs—which tend to focus more on upskilling and that offer certificates intended for professional advancement, experts say.

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Massive Study of Online Teaching Ends With Surprising — and ‘Deflating’ — Result

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The MIT scholar outlined his recent research misadventures and his recommendations in a Twitter thread this week. New study in @PNASNews on MOOC persistence- 2.5 years, 3 institutions ( @harvard , @mit , @stanford ), 250 courses, over *250,000* participants.

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How a Parody Twitter Account Helps Decode the Hulking Educause Conference (And What to Expect This Year)

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EDUCAUSE_HULK , the long-running parody Twitter character who captures the spirit of the event with simple pronouncements in all-caps. It’s trying to serve all kinds of tech leaders. So who else to turn to for advice about what to look for at this year’s event than. What’s his suggestion? EDUCAUSE HULK. EDU16 PRO TIP! MAKE SCHEDULE NOW!