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What is the role of the teacher in the online classroom? Connectivism might provide an answer

Neo LMS

By learning together in a learning community, students have the opportunity to extend and deepen their learning experience, test out new ideas by sharing them with a supportive group, and receive critical and constructive feedback.” ( Palloff & Pratt 2005 ).

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As Colleges Move Away From the SAT, Will Admissions Algorithms Step In?

Edsurge

They use games, web tracking and machine learning systems to capture and process more and more student data, then convert qualitative inputs into quantitative outcomes. The pitch: Use deeper technology to make admissions more deeply human. “I But good high school grades don’t always predict timely college completion.

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Dave’s keynotes in the last couple of years have centred around how coming to know is a messy, imprecise process at once intensely individual and necessarily embedded in a community - Rhizomatic Learning. I developed their MA in Lifelong Learning programme. The research entails the use of qualitative measures and data mining.

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The Future of Education and VR

Veative

As Michael Heim posits in his 1993 book, The Metaphysics of Virtual Reality , VR has signaled an ontological shift in how human beings interact with and utilize technology. In their book The Future of Innovation and Technology in Education , Visvizi et al. While VR provides a complete learning environment, the backbone of AI is data.

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Ed-Tech in a Time of Trump

Hack Education

Or rather I’ve never believed the hype that we should put all our faith in, rest all our hope on technology. I’ve had a sinking feeling in my stomach about the future of education technology long before Americans – 26% of them, at least – selected Donald Trump as our next President.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

. “ Uber-U is Already Here ” – “powered by Blockchain Technology.” ” The story above is just one recent example of technology entrepreneurs making claims that do not “add up.” “ Blackboard Partners with Fishtree for Personalized Learning,” says Campus Technology.