Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

We’d also have access to historical documents from the British Museum – such as notes from an English merchant in Syria in 1739 – and to the prisoner of war archives from the Red Cross. And, if I was stuck for an idea for class, I could access the Social Studies lesson plans at Educade or the 400+ lesson plans at the EDSITEment!

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Study Libraries Wiki MOOC 191

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

A passenger in first class can be flying free on points, while a traveler jammed into coach might be charged a premium for a last-minute booking. It wasn’t until providers of so-called MOOCs—massive open online courses—entered into online partnership with high-ranking colleges about a decade ago that serious discounting took off.

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MOOC Coursera Study Survey 212

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

the fact that not everyone can access digital technology. Called GreenLight , the ledger gives students access to their credential materials, such as transcripts and recommendation letters, and allows them to apply to multiple colleges and scholarship programs at once, making the process easier and more efficient.

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Mobility MOOC Libraries Report 180

Edsurge

MARCH 16, 2021

A few years ago, MOOCs graced the covers of newspapers as a way to bring college to the masses on the cheap. Our guest, Jonathan Zimmerman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania, who researched PSI for a book on the history of college teaching, has a few insights. At some point, gamification was going to be the answer.

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Gamification MOOC Adaptive Learning System 177

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

I find it much more engaging than reading a book,” says Engers, a 29-year-old data scientist, when asked why he does it. Coursera was a pioneer in offering MOOCs, or massive open online courses, in partnership with hundreds of top colleges. And I do enjoy giving back and trying to contribute to a community and help future students.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

Five years ago, I published a book on the future of university credentials, making some predictions about what seemed likely to come next in the market for degrees and emerging forms of alternative college credentials. In my book I might have been a bit overly optimistic about the resistance of traditional higher ed, however.

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MOOC Coursera Trends Survey 206

Edsurge

MAY 24, 2018

There, students enrolled in the online or in-person course can access a discussion board about the course to ask questions or see how others got through a certain challenge. The MOOC is an extension of the on-campus course—it was really just making our on-campus experience public and open for anyone to follow,” says Barba.

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Video MOOC Flipped Classroom Learning 153

ProfHacker

APRIL 4, 2017

The concept of “Open,” particularly when it comes to Open Access, is something that we’ve written a lot about here at Profhacker. What I really like about this book is that it takes a really broad approach to open, including Open Pedagogy, Open Teaching, Open Access, and Open Data.

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Accessibility Resources OER MOOC 76

Edsurge

JUNE 1, 2017

Cottom, who recently wrote the book “Lower Ed: The Troubling Rise of For-Profit Colleges in the New Economy,” is talking about what can happen when traditional non-profit universities partner with for-profit companies and institutions, such as Purdue’s recent decision to acquire Kaplan University. Then yep, we’re on board.”

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Data Kaplan MOOC Trends 133

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Coursera to Charge Fees for Previously Free Courses Once hailed as a portal for free learning materials, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, Coursera announced this year plans to charge if learners want to submit assignments to be graded for certain courses.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 29, 2019

He made the move to his new phase of scholarly life during a rush of enthusiasm for so-called MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, that big-name colleges were starting to offer low-cost higher education to a wider audience. That means that the students then get to access that content asynchronously on their time.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

That’s the view of Arthur Levine, in a new book called “ The Great Upheaval: Higher Education’s Past, Present, and Uncertain Future ,” which he co-wrote with Scott Van Pelt, a lecturer and associate director of the Communication Program for the University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School. And what we'll see is a growing focus on outcomes.”

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Coursera Outcomes Trends Industry 178

Edsurge

APRIL 16, 2019

To help understand this shifting landscape, EdSurge sat down this week with Sean Gallagher, who has written a book on the future of university credentials, and runs a center at Northeastern University that tracks this area. And that might make it difficult for smaller colleges to compete.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2018

Debates about how to expand access to higher education often assume a one-size-fits-all model of what college should be. The book is called “ A New U: Faster + Cheaper Alternatives to College ,” and it is written by a venture capitalist making bets on which alternatives he thinks have the most promise. Yeah, absolutely.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. If blended learning activities are to continue beyond the classroom, consideration needs to be given as to whether pupils are going to have access to technology at home.

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Blended Learning Learning Khan Academy MOOC 165

The Principal of Change

MAY 16, 2019

The idea that technology gets rid of the “basics” is ridiculous; it is more about going beyond those basics and doing more than you could without access to endless information. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon!

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The Principal of Change

MAY 15, 2018

What do you think when you hear the word “access” when it comes to education and our students? At first, when you hear the term “access,” many people think about things like access to technology and the Internet. What about access to high-quality learning opportunities in every classroom?

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Accessibility MOOC Libraries Technology 42

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 27, 2015

Last week we looked at the first four qualities that Tom Whitby and I layout in our book The Relevant Educator and believe all Relevant, Connected educators posses. By plugging in Relevant, Connected Educators are using webinars, on-demand learning, MOOC''s, hashtags and other digital resources to learn and improve their practice.

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Education MOOC Professional Learning Assessment 80

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

Educational publishers, who till now had a steady stream of income compared to non-educational book publishers, due to the recurring need for textbooks every year by students, are now gradually shifting towards digital publishing. It offers unlimited access to digital textbooks and course materials for $119.99 a semester.

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OER Education MOOC Adaptive Learning 16

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

It’s a key claim in his new book, “ Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education ,” due out next month, and it’s one that might unsettle college administrators accustomed to directly overseeing more campus services in-house. Or watch a video version. What do you mean by that?

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Linways Technologies

APRIL 28, 2020

The students have access to the internet, and all the information available. MOOCs, rubrics, open-ended questions, open-book examinations, etc. His opening statement itself was very thought-provoking; we cannot continue blaming the system because it’s only counterproductive. “We

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2017

In reality, highest scores aren’t necessary for college access. Most graduating seniors attend the “other 87 percent ” of colleges — trade schools, public and private two-year and four-year colleges, large and small colleges, for-profit colleges, and colleges with massive open online courses (MOOCs) and blended learning.

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MOOC Blended Learning Policies Report 101

Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 14, 2017

Image from Carpe Diem I was sent a pre-publication copy of Cathy Davidson's new book The New Education recently, to review. The strapline for Davidson's latest book is ' how to revolutionize the university to prepare students for a world in flux. Yes, more students than ever are enrolled on MOOCs (p. Unported License.

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EdTechnocation.com

MARCH 19, 2014

Last week, the MOOC-Ed, Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change , began. And this is all ok, because as long as they are making progress, it''s a #EduWin in my book! Students have access to these technologies in their personal lives already. You can still register for the MOOC-Ed and participate!

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

I can sign in to access my web history. I''m thrilled to say I completed this challenge, and learned all about the Norway Book Boat, a Floating Library. Here''s Dan Russell''s reflection about the class: Teaching the Advanced Power Searching with Google MOOC. Google Google Scholar Google Trends MOOC research search'

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Google MOOC Trends Libraries 54

The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 6, 2018

I am truly excited to announce that the second book from IMpress , a subsidiary of Dave Burgess Consulting , “Learner-Centred Innovation”, is now available on Amazon. This book is by one of my favorite writers and someone I look to as a thought leader in education, Katie Martin. Katie provides both in this book.

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MOOC Examples System Education 39

Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 2, 2015

Our online book club begins! This week we’re discussing the first chapter of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ). Emails from far-flung and variously challenged students happy with MOOCs appear.

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Khan Academy MOOC Education Coursera 40

Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

In his book Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us , Pink argues that the strongest urges to do anything significant come from within. autonomy e-reader education flipped classroom Games console intrinsic learning MOOC motivation smart mobile student choice Technology' Autonomy is often misconstrued. Unported License.

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Flipped Classroom MOOC Trends Social Media 62

Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

First, I included danah boyd’s new book It’s Complicated: The Social Lives of Networked Teens now that (a) I have read it and (b) it’s available for purchase and download (for free!). Maybe we can do that by trying to list some of the big ideas and an accessible entry point or summary of each idea.

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Technology MOOC Industry Social Media 71

Learning with 'e's

MAY 7, 2013

I have co-authored several books with colleagues whom I have never met, where social media tools were used to co-create the content across the distance. This study, published in open access online journal First Monday is intriguingly titled: Mapping the Global Twitter Heartbeat: The Geography of Twitter. The stories go on and on.

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Twitter Social Media Facebook MOOC 67

Hack Education

MAY 6, 2020

Although we have made incredible strides in expanding access to education over the course of the past century, that access has always been unevenly distributed as are the conflicts and crises that undermine education systems and educational justice everywhere. Don't worry, I'll be back to talk more about that when the book comes out.

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Education Report Khan Academy Examples 142

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

He’s co-authored popular books, including Brain Briefs Answers to the Most and Least Pressing Questions About Your Mind. In the most recent book that you co-authored, Brain Briefs: Answers to the Most (and Least) Pressing Questions about Your Mind, one of the chapters is titled "Do Schools Teach the Way Students Learn?"

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Training Flipped Classroom Study Trends 139

Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Continuing with our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ): this week we’re discussing chapter 2, “Shifting Landscape.” DeMillo carries on with several themes. Kindle location 1093).

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MOOC Coursera Education Dropout 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2013

The Library 2.013 Worldwide Virtual Conference presentations will cover eight subject strands, addressing a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, and more! If you missed any of the presentations, you can still access recordings of the presentations.

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Libraries Conference MOOC Mobility 56

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 30, 2016

Continuing with our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ): this week we’re discussing the last full chapter, “A Social Contract.” and Coursera’s Mission (yes, capitalized there).

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MOOC Education Coursera Accessibility 40

MindShift

APRIL 25, 2016

Some studies found that about five percent of those enrolled in massive open online courses (known as MOOCs) completed the course. Librarians at Chicago Public Library (CPL) partnered with the nonprofit Peer 2 Peer University (P2PU) to make online education more accessible through this program. .

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MOOC Libraries Online Learning Learning 28

RafranzDavis.com

MAY 22, 2016

I took courses online and I mean that I took everything from CS50 (an amazing MOOC taught by a Harvard Professor) to courses on web design, CSS and Python from Code Academy and General Assembly’s Dash platform. I bought books. Like Microsoft’s Garage, every kid should have access to design, build and code.

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Microsoft MOOC Robotics Course 64