Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

The MOOC landscape has grown to include 9,400 courses, more than 500 MOOC-based credentials, and more than a dozen graduate degrees. The total number of MOOCs available to register for at any point of time is larger than ever, thanks to tweaks in the scheduling policy by MOOC providers. edX: 14 million users. XuetangX: 9.3

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2018

The online degree market has been one of the fastest-growing and most resilient segments of American higher education over the last two decades. Today, more than three million students pursue higher education fully online, representing a $20-billion market. According to U.S.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

To start off, it’s worth thinking back to 2016. Education policy leaders at the federal level and beyond were exploring the growing role of competency-based education and non-traditional providers —and calls were growing for stronger connections between universities and the world of employment.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Cheating on Chegg?

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

Graduate education has been a bright spot in U.S. higher education, as getting a graduate degree has become far more common in recent decades, particularly for the millennial generation. About 37 percent of all graduate education in the U.S. At Ivy League schools, online education offerings were virtually non-existent. (The

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. I don’t follow higher education very closely, so this is all from 20 feet away. Six Common Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education. Competency-Based Education, at least in terms of the learning process (as opposed to content), should be more student-centered and efficient.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

2016 is now well underway, but few could say how it will end or what major changes we’ll see as the year unfurls. In 2016, I believe we will see more learners creating, making, programming, coding, producing, innovating, inventing, designing, problem solving and publishing. Savas Savides (Publisher & Former Educator, Greece).

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

We and our partners are committed to bringing the voices and experiences of Opportunity Youth learners (low-income young people of promise, ages 16 to 24) and educators to the conversation about learning differences. In 2016, we had our first participant from a YouthBuild International program in Mexico City.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 12, 2017

What does innovation mean for education, and should every educator be an innovator? Not only is this a great way to dig deeper into the content of the book, it is an amazing opportunity to create your own learning, while networking with passionate educators around the world. January 9, 2016 What is innovative leadership?

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2021

With an investment fund, a conference and a constellation of advisory services, GSV may be the closest thing to an omnipresent brand in education investing. We think those markets have a lot of raw talent of entrepreneurs, and a rising middle class that makes for a strong underpinning” for education and economic growth.

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TeacherCast

JANUARY 1, 2016

The infusion of innovative learning systems and computerization into educational settings promises to create significant change in the near future. One current trend appears likely to continue during 2016: an increasing number of classrooms will rely on computers and the Internet to assist in the delivery of education materials.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2016

These are my observations about what’s happened in education technology (and education more broadly) over the course of the past 12 months. Education Technology and the Year of Wishful Thinking. The Politics of Education Technology. The Business of Education Technology. Who’s Funding MOOCs in 2016?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Meanwhile, the education dialogue has shifted to a focus on employment-related themes such as competencies and skills. employers spent nearly $71 billion on training in 2016—a figure that was flat compared to 2015. Corporate learning and development, often referred to as L&D, is radically different than just a few years ago.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

In 2016, Strava users uploaded 304 million activities , logged 6.8 They were incredibly hardworking people, but the ones creating the most significant social impact in the world were also often too busy to finish a MOOC. Using GPS data, a runner can track her route and pace, and then share the activity with friends.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The edtech entrepreneurs, educators, investors and other education professionals that share their opinions and practices through storytelling on our site are invaluable to this industry, and we celebrate them. Today, we’d like to call out nine of our contributors in particular, who’ve written the most popular articles of 2016.

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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 company also still works with about a dozen universities that use NovoEd to deliver online continuing-education programs.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. The field has deep roots in distance education, human computer interaction, and visual design. But they can also be creating learning apps, museum exhibits, or the latest educational toy. alone, there are 13,000 instructional designers. Surely a lot has changed!

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 30, 2017

“Innovation” is one of the most used words in education right now. Here are some misconceptions about the word that we need to dispell to protect “innovation” in education from becoming a buzzword. That being said, there are many ways that educators are innovative without using technology.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

In 2017, Stephen DeRue, dean of University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, wrote a Forbes column arguing that, in order to make higher education more affordable, we needed to move towards an “iTunes model for education.” “In

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

“The fastest growing population in higher education is adult learners, now comprising nearly half of the total learner population. Baker is also the new president of UPCEA, the association for professional, continuing, and online education. Online faculty members, too, are not drawn from the same pool as those on campus.

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The Principal of Change

AUGUST 2, 2018

What is the most crucial element to innovation in education? September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! That’s it. Take care of the people that you serve. Develop them. Feed their mind and soul. June 12, 2018 Being Innovative or Being Perceived as Innovative?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

In 2016, Credential Engine set out to tally all the badges , degrees, certificates, licenses and diplomas available to denote educational attainment. To help people make better decisions about which of the many education and workforce training programs to use, both reports call for the creation of better consumer information tools. “If

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The Principal of Change

OCTOBER 8, 2016

September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC June 28, 2013 The Prophets In Your Land December 17, 2015 3 Questions for the Visionary Leader November 19, 2015 “Systems Thinking” and “Systems Doing” March 29, 2016 Checklist or Art Form?

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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

At Coursera, we’ve seen registered users in China climb by more than 500 percent between 2013 and 2016, crossing the one million mark in 2015. The Chinese Ministry of Education is encouraging the growth of local MOOCs, with a policy that sets targets of 1,000 from Chinese universities by 2017 and 3,000 by 2020. billion by 2018.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 10, 2018

Relationships in every position in education are non-negotiable. Deeper will always be better than surface level learning, and I don’t know one educator who would fight that notion. April 21, 2017 Focus on the “Learner” September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! Don’t add.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

So goes the origin story of many education startups born this year, like ClassEDU, which raised $16 million to put some oomph in Zoom classrooms. It was started by one of the co-founders of Blackboard, now a household name in education technology. But they are not done with higher education yet. Child is disengaged.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 16, 2019

Learners will have to do that for themselves, and as Katie shares, educators are central to that work. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! IMMOOC February 6, 2018 Learner-Centred Innovation – New Book From @KatieMartinEDU November 27, 2016 “Telling will never be as effective as experiencing.”

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Over the past few years the education industry has been experiencing a shift away traditional learning environments. One of these practices is known as blended learning and the term that has been garnering some attention within the education industry as of late. But, what is blended learning?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2017

Philipp Schmidt began thinking about the potential for blockchain in higher education long before the technology became a buzzword. Microcredentials and badges have grown in popularity among both universities and other education providers, like Coursea, edX and other providers of MOOCs—and even coding bootcamps.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 21, 2017

As I was listening to the content, the conversation was a lot of “we” (as in educators) figuring out what “they” (as in students) need. Michael Fullan, researcher and former dean of the Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, made the statement, “Learning is the driver; technology is the accelerator.”.

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 30, 2018

Many educators are great at bringing “experts” into their classrooms. In education, the process is the product. . July 8, 2016 Curious about…? September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! But do the students know how the teacher made that happen?

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 9, 2017

When I hear this, the viewpoint of “teaching the curriculum” and “innovation in education” is that the curriculum is on one side of the spectrum, and innovation is on the opposite side. The “how” is where the artistry in education happens. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 13, 2018

And yet, time and again, I saw frustrated educators go above and beyond to create powerful learning opportunities for our students. ” We can do both in education if we think about how we can innovate inside the box. May 27, 2016 Accepting the Default?

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The Principal of Change

MARCH 25, 2017

I asked my wife, an amazing educator, if she ever taught her grade four students “keyboarding”, and she said “never” What she did share though was using chat programs to have conversations with topics, and that students learned that the old “hunt and peck” method would not be good enough; they had to adapt.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 28, 2016

George Couros (@gcouros) December 28, 2016. As educators, we should always be aware of what is going on in the world, and not be in a state of a perpetual “catch-up” I appreciated the author sharing these eight technologies and some insights into each: 1. MOOCs and other online learning options. XnFCPlER4r.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

Is education technology investing back on track? Are investors still eager to put their money in education startups? After a lull in 2016, venture activity for U.S.-based By contrast, in 2016, investors put $1 billion into 138 deals. By contrast, in 2016, investors put $1 billion into 138 deals. Source: EdSurge.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

Last week I participated in the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) 2016 conference. It was a powerful gathering of campus leaders and practitioners, organized around a common focus on liberal education. Consensus was: next steps, the future of tech and liberal education. Preconference workshop.

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