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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

Edsurge

Among the software slated to be released under an open-source license is the university’s pioneering adaptive-learning project, the Open Learning Initiative , as well as a learning analytics platform LearnSphere. Previous projects similar to what Carnegie Mellon is attempting have struggled to take off.

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Date : Wednesday, September 26th, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Log in at [link].

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Behaviorism, Surveillance, and (School) Work

Hack Education

In ed-tech circles, we call this "learning analytics," but it's less about learning than it is about productivity.). The learning management system, as the name suggests, is as much a piece of enterprise software as it is educational software. Real world examples, not hypotheticals here.

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Learning to learn data science, part 1: Beginner’s mind

Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

in mathematics and 25 years' experience as a professor, including some background in Python, when I decided to get serious about learning R and data science (and learning analytics in particular) and attended the LASER Institute at NC State this year, I was starting from zero. Although I have a Ph.D.

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How to Choose the Best Educational Software for Your Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

Gone are the days when a blackboard/whiteboard and textbooks were the only student resources available to learners. Today, students are blessed with interactive platforms, personalized education, online learning, and educational software that have been designed to enhance the learning experience.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Indeed, while there are handful who work arduously to undermine its privileged position in education technology – god bless them – to many more , it is simply impossible to imagine a future of teaching and learning without the LMS. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via Education Week : “ Teach For America Ends Pre-Training Pilot Focused on Cultural Competency.” “ Blackboard Partners with Fishtree for Personalized Learning,” says Campus Technology. ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.].