TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

And just as universities haven’t been ‘job training facilities,’ more immediately, neither has K-12. When we seek to train students, we have to ask ourselves what we’re training them for, and make sure we can live with the consequences.” The rub comes when universities seek to revise themselves. Free Tuition.

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Examples MOOC Education Competency Based Learning 143

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. As for MOOCs, in 2012, the elites in higher education discovered online learning, which many others felt they had already invented and improved over the previous 15 years. OER and open books. Digital badges.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 106

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

Andela, the New York-based company that trains programmers in developing countries, raised $100 million in a Series D round. Looking at the top 10 deals so far in 2019, companies focused on workforce training dominated investor interest. Revature, a technology skills-training company, sold to Investcorp for an undisclosed price.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

MOOCs are not the only ones that offer on-demand learning today. Competency-based education has become a hot trend in recent years, and it is no coincidence that one of the few direct assessment programs that the Department of Education has approved is at a continuing education school.

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Competency Based Learning Education Trends MOOC 133

Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

These days corporate learning and development programs are looking for “bite-sized training” and curating learning materials that already exist. He writes: “Higher-education institutions have a major opportunity to play a role in the new corporate L&D landscape beyond simply course delivery, assessment and credentialing.”

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

EdSurge talked with Rick Levin, CEO of Coursera (and former president of one of those big-name universities, Yale) about how the mega-courses known as MOOCs have changed in the five years since the start of their hype-filled debut. It has been five year since Coursera launched its first MOOCs. How’s that going?

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Linways Technologies

APRIL 22, 2020

Some of them are developing their own courses to train workers in the skills the company needs. Data-Driven Results As an institution, the way you treat education and manage it is different from MOOCs or short-term online courses. Tools For Testing And Assessment. It’s not an instructor-focused show.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2018

That's an interesting dynamic where so much of this is at this intersection of not just higher ed or post-secondary education world, but it's also what's happening in terms of employer training. There's a lot more competition and the boundaries between academic credit and noncredit training are blurring.

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Edsurge

APRIL 2, 2019

Warner: Students may have gotten good grades on the kinds of writing they've been asked to do, either in school or on a standardized assessment. You’re saying they’ve been trained to essentially act like a writer, and behave how they think a writer would? So to get a good grade, they’d have to nail a De Niro impression?

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Software Assessment MOOC Social Media 167

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2021

But leaders of a new platform called Unmudl say the time is right for community colleges to collaborate and make their workforce-training programs available more widely by marketing them through a shared website. All of the classes offer skills training explicitly linked to employment.

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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. It is more than just working with a computer on self-assessed activities. These need to be carefully selected and modified to ensure they are appropriate for pupils.

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Blended Learning Learning Khan Academy MOOC 162

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training. Navy, and the company’s first mission was to train sailors in information technology (IT) support, so they could fix any computer or network problem that a crew at sea might encounter. Simon argued that you would describe the process as “outrageous.” “If

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Education Learning Software Knewton 218

Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

Many schools and districts will contract with outside consultants and instructional coaches to offer support and training for their teachers. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC’s are usually free online courses offered by universities with no limit on enrollment. New Teacher Training. What do you think?

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Google Classroom Groups MOOC 78

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 27, 2016

Training for education software, digital applications, digital program, other digital product: 34 percent. Training for electronic/digital devices: 33 percent. Training for student assessments: 27 percent. Quizzes/assessments: 68 percent. Reading, English/Language Arts: 30 percent. Conference organizer: 13 percent.

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Course Study Survey Digital Badges 53

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 10, 2012

Special volunteer training is provided! They help to make sure that beginning presenters feel comfortable knowing someone is there in the virtual room to help, and they also provide encouragement to presenters and attendees. To receive more information about volunteering, please join the volunteer group HERE.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

We discuss their goals and what they are working on, and if they had an assessment we might talk about that,” she said. Overall, the rise of online learning — from MOOCs to Khan Academy — makes “blended” learning that combines computer and live instruction feel normal to students. They set new goals, including nonacademic ones.

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Personalized Learning Education Khan Academy Elementary 106

ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

This is the twenty-first century – we don’t need training in being in the 21st century, we are nearly two decades into it already. Fortunately, there is a vast amount of content already available, such as YouTube videos, MOOCs, multiple choice questions and web-based resources. We are teaching digital citizens in 2018.

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Flipped Classroom Classroom VLE Secondary 162

Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Assessing the Travel Ban : What New Data on Overseas Recruitment Does – and Doesn’t – Tell Us.” More on certifications in the MOOC section above. ” Education in the Courts.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

This will require a shift in the way teachers are trained too. Teachers will assume the role of facilitators, which will require a change in how they are trained.” We will see more and more educational MOOC platforms to replace classroom training, as they afford users universal access to knowledge. Contributors.

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Technology Trends Education Gamification 75

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

Since launching in 2012, Rethink has invested in 27 companies that serve a broad spectrum of learners and needs, ranging from elementary-grade grammar ( NoRedInk ) to college student success platforms ( Civitas Learning ) and career training for professionals ( General Assembly ). He’s never been a fan of digital textbooks or MOOCs.)

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 16, 2013

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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Libraries Conference MOOC E-rate 51

TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 26, 2015

And just as universities haven’t been “job training facilities,” more immediately, neither has K-12. When we seek to train students, we have to ask ourselves what we’re training them for, and make sure we can live with the consequences.” The rub comes when universities seek to revise themselves. Which is dumb.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 4, 2013

How do we assess quality with all of the online education providers that are out there? Small start ups and giant MOOCS. Important to get feedback from students through surveys to assess quality of teaching and content. Notes from panel discussion at SXSWedu. K-12 will follow by 2019.

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Udemy Education MOOC Survey 49

Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

And although Comprend.io’s co-founders Dan Nash and Sean Hookano-Briel initially targeted K-12 schools for the tool, it seems the corporate sector, which has increasingly turned to MOOCs to train employees, has taken a liking to it even more. million assessments, and is on track to hit 4 million in 2017.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

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. However, recent studies reveal significant challenges, including low completion rates and poorly trained teachers.

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Hack Education

MAY 6, 2020

" But the answers to that question are, of course, bound up in our beliefs and practices and expectations, in our assessments of what "preparedness" even means. Like a MOOC, but in the school gym. Television had promised to save money and reduce the need for trained personnel. It failed on both accounts.

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Education Report Khan Academy Examples 142

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery!

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 21, 2013

PROJECT: Student Visits-Exchanges-Collaborations PROJECT: MOOCs PROJECT: Google Helpouts PROJECT: Uniting Around One Social Cause PROJECT: International Co-Teaching A summary of today''s sessions is shown below in US-Eastern Standard Time (GMT/UTC-5).

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PLE Personal Learning Network Conference Social Media 63

Bryan Alexander

MARCH 25, 2016

Indeed, Anya stated they educators are “fumbling” on qualitative assessment so far. Anya offered an anecdote, that some district-level benchmark tests are starting to get cut back by using software-based assessments. A: What about calibrated peer review, matching grades to those of a trained assessor?

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Trends ePortfolio Data Education 40

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. Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

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. Just in time training and wonderful resources that I plan to infuse into our summer technology workshop schedule. Join here ! Engaging and Inspiring Leaders and Learners - Virtual Event.

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Conference Education Learning Common Core 52

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2019

The active shooter training was fantastic!" As an online educator she developed and offered a MOOC for the SJSU iSchool, and she coordinated two Library 2.0 As a subject, coaching is often picked up “on the job,” as opposed to more formal training programs or workshops. in Security Management, a B.S. in Psychology, and a B.A.

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Libraries Advocacy Social Media MOOC 28

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 9, 2015

Informal education or training is distinguished from such self-directed informal learning only by the presence of some form of institutionally-recognized instructor. These taxonomies can be used to plan units, lessons, assessments, and other teaching and learning processes. The basic terms of informal learning (e.g. Mastery Learning.

Technology 40

Technology Learning BYOD Digital Citizenship 40

Ask a Tech Teacher

AUGUST 6, 2020

The following are a few examples of learning resources that are available for ongoing education outside of high school and university: Certification Programs – Certification programs are typically training programs that are offered by tech companies or other organizations outside of traditional academia. How to Assess Digital Literacy.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JULY 28, 2017

Ask me about training your teachers, ShellyTerrell@gmail.com ! I actually did this for one of my Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). Start with this free Google Syllabus Template , then include links to resources, tools, and assessments related to the assignment. Get your copy of The 30 Goals for Teachers or Learning to Go.

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

We might just need to provide a bit of training. Sadly the credential has traditionally been based on a time served model coupled with a an assessment of knowledge and understanding. It was only when the large MOOCS arrived and shook up the university administrators that they collectively lifted their heads from the sand.

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E-rate Learning LMS Course 32

Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

We might just need to provide a bit of training. Sadly the credential has traditionally been based on a time served model coupled with a an assessment of knowledge and understanding. It was only when the large MOOCS arrived and shook up the university administrators that they collectively lifted their heads from the sand.

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E-rate Learning LMS Course 32