Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

That is, we are less likely to use ed-tech to rethink assignments or assessments than we are to use ed-tech more closely scrutinize student behavior. Is it the vast corpus of data that the company has amassed — decades of essays and theses and Wikipedia entries that it uses to assess student work?

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

” Here DeMillo carries on his account of the MOOC story which he launched in chapter 1. This chapter takes us from 2012 through 2013, following the expansion of MOOCs across American research-1 institutions and the breakout of Coursera, edX, and Udacity. It’s not entirely a rosy account. Kindle location 1093).

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Back in 2012 – 2013] I was impressed (like many others I’m sure) with how Wiley was able to frame the cost-savings argument around open textbooks to build broader interest for OERs. What do you think the whole MOOC thing George Siemens and I and others was about? We are focused on the advantages of OER-enabled pedagogy.

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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

AUGUST 8, 2016

In 2013, he was heralded as “ the boy genius of Ulan Bator” by the New York Times. Students like Battushig who used free online courses to achieve world-class education motivated players like Coursera and the State Department to launch initiatives like Learning Hubs and MOOC camps from Vietnam to Bolivia.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

The end of the day today is the final deadline to get in a proposal to speak at next week''s free and online 2013 Global STEMx Education Conference (STEMxCon.com) , September 19 - 21. Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

The impact of MOOCs depends on their ability to assess learning. Nicholas Pringle thinks that MOOCs and other e-learning platforms need to step up their game in assessment to become true players in the education revolution. Preschoolers working together. Are quizzes and attendance enough? Weigh in here.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Thursday, February 27th at 11am Creating Connected Learners Through Virtual Exchange: Assessing the Impact of Virtual Exchange , Part of a month-long webinar series co-hosted by the Exchange 2.0 Following recent conversations about the assessment capacity of MOOCs, this is a great topic! For more information, click here.

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Mark Smithers

DECEMBER 2, 2013

I’m not attending ASCILITE 2013 but I am following the Twitter stream closely and occasionally comment into the stream. No doubt much of Kennedy’s thinking is informed by the University of Melbourne’s Coursera MOOCs that have very large numbers of students and, consequently, very little teacher to student interaction.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. Anonymous For a full list of the 2013 School Leadership Summit kudos, click here. In this webinar, we’ll cover all the valuable resources it offers to support game-based learning. Join here !

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 28, 2018

As an instructional designer who has been building MOOCs for the past five years, I’ve been asked this question more times than I count. MOOCs have been called abysmal , disappointing failures. The average completion rate for MOOCs (including the ones I design) hovers between 5-15 percent. This skepticism is not unwarranted.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Is it the vast corpus of data that the company has amassed — decades of essays and theses and Wikipedia entries that it uses to assess student work? I tweeted in response to the homework algorithm "hack" that if it's not worth a teacher reading the assignment/assessment, then it's not worth the student writing it.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

I became a Strava user in 2013, around the same time I became an online course designer. I realized that I was recording hours of deliberate practice (my early morning runs), formative assessments (the occasional speed workout on the track) and even a few summative assessments (races) on the app. billion kudos on the platform.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

Please join us for the third annual global conversation about the future of libraries: October 18-19, 2013, [link]. student 7:30am The university library website as a virtual study environment - Máté Tóth 8:00am Assessment in Action: Academic Libraries and Student Success - Kara Malenfant, Sr.

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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. The company has raised some $77.5

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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. 2013 – the apps on the phones too big for their pockets. The quotation is from 2012. 2007 – the phones in their pockets.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

These taxonomies can be used to plan units, lessons, assessments, and other teaching and learning processes. The process of designing a learning experience for an individual learner, including content, learning model, assessment forms, and mode of knowledge application. How To Create Learning Through Play (Heick 2013).

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). He was an instructor in one of several high-profile Coursera failures back in 2013. Here’s The Chronicle headline from then : “Professor Leaves a MOOC in Mid-Course in Dispute Over Teaching.”) Remember Richard McKenzie? ” Hackers, man.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2016

But the New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman certainly saw otherwise, as was clear in his statement : In 2013, my office sued Donald Trump for swindling thousands of innocent Americans out of millions of dollars through a scheme known as Trump University. The President-Elect refused to accept any wrongdoing.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Second Former Vanderbilt Athlete Is Found Guilty in 2013 Campus Rape.” million total.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

He has been the president of the student loan org Strada Education Network (formerly known as USA Funds) since 2013. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Are You Getting a Pay Bump For Student Completion? ” “Whatever Happened To MOOCs ?”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” Trump’s ideas seem to be a reprise of a proposal the NRA put forward back in 2013. ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via NPR : “Trump Backs Arming Teachers During Emotional White House Listening Session.” ” Of course. Faces New Setback in Battle Over GI Bill Funds.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Altius Education.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

ESSA gives more autonomy and flexibility to states than they had under NCLB through competency-based assessments, which could drive the development of personalized learning technologies. ESSA’s accountability processes also require new types of data collection and disaggregation, including of non-academic indicators of school quality.

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