Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

This spyware extracts an incredible amount of information from students, including their biometric data, audio, and video, and then runs it through proprietary algorithms designed to identify suspicious behavior that might signal cheating. For a long time, arguably Blackboard was one of the major ed-tech villains. But guess who's back?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 15, 2011

Below are this week''s public, free, and interactive Webinars through LearnCentral.org , the social learning network for education that I work on for Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 15 Aug 09:00PM New York / Tue 16 Aug 01:00AM GMT / Tue 16 Aug 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

Updates Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings Conversations Submit a Video or Quote Updates Kicking off OZeLive 2014 - Ed Tech Down Under. Virtual exchange is more than a video conference call; it is a rich learning opportunity. The impact of MOOCs depends on their ability to assess learning. Get creative!

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Conference Video Blended Learning MOOC 48

Bryan Alexander

MAY 27, 2016

In this post I’ll share my notes along with the complete video recording. Curt began by describing the use of MOOCs for faculty and staff development, with examples such as a University of London effort. In fact, open MOOCs can work for any population, esp. Bonk mentions more MOOC research he did, available at this site.

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Trends MOOC Coursera Education 42

Learning with 'e's

MARCH 20, 2014

What are your views on MOOCs? I have theorized (see my Interaction Equivalency Theory) that we can effectively substitute student-content interaction for student-teacher interaction and that is what is being done in many xMOOCs as video replaces real time lectures and tutorials. The trouble is, it is expensive and doesn’t scale well.

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E-rate Conference Social Media Study 73

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 26, 2014

Updates Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings Conversations Submit a Video or Quote Kudos Updates GlobalEdCon Celebration and Meetup Reminder. Join via Blackboard Collaborate here. Following recent conversations about the assessment capacity of MOOCs, this is a great topic! Click here to register. Thanks, Ted!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Updates Partner Spotlight Partner Announcements Calendar of Events Deadlines Highlighted Recordings NMC Navigator Top Ten Conversations Submit a Video or Quote Kudos Updates School Leadership Summit Dates Expanded! link] Digital Wish : Two new videos - The Importance of Technology in American Schools and The Need for a Shift to Mobile.

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Fractus Learning

JULY 12, 2016

Blackboard? Maybe you want to have a robust resource library function that allows you to host videos as well as PDFs. Maybe you plan to host webinars, so you need some kind of video conferencing capability. As a Learning Design consultant , I help organizations and individuals get started with online learning all the time.

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

Take BlackBoard (the name says it all) or any other LMS which simply replicates the structure and format of traditional courses but in an online environment. 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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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

Take BlackBoard (the name says it all) or any other LMS which simply replicates the structure and format of traditional courses but in an online environment. 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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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

What’s more, for each of these choices, there are additional decisions about which media to use (video, audio, hands-on), whether to give concrete examples, and more. By recording video so that students can review the key feedback and apply it as they practice, the teacher said that his students are now learning faster.

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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.”) The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Video Games Are a Waste of Time? “The Moodle / Blackboard Breakup: The Long and the Short of It” by e-Literate’s Michael Feldstein. “Life Is Complicated: Distance Learning Helps,” says The New York Times.

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 55

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. Via Class Central : “Analysis of 450 MOOC -Based Microcredentials Reveals Many Options But Little Consistency.” “ Is Blackboard dying? Because of course. ” Testing.

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “After one of its students was seen on video punching a woman at a protest in Berkeley , Calif., Where Are They Now?”

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Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via The MIT Technology Review : “ Bill Gates and Masayoshi Son are backing a plan to have video cameras watch every inch of Earth from space.” ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. And some follow-up from Tressie McMillan Cottom.).

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Education Pearson Edmentum lynda.com 43

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “Free MOOCs Face the Music,” writes Inside Higher Ed on edX ’s decision to start charging fees. More “MOOC” news under the job training section below. million for its MOOC platform. Then It Wasn’t.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ MOOCs no longer massive, still attract millions,” Class Central’s Dhawal Shah claims in a VentureBeat op-ed. ” The claims are based on Blackboard data, published on the LMS company’s blog. 2006, Tuition and Fees Up 63%.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). And I’m not sure if Udacity now better fits here in this for-profit higher ed section, but there’s news about it in the MOOC section above. Via The New York Times : “Video Shows Baltimore Teacher Using Racial Slur in Class.” Lee Partners.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

The Rebranding of MOOCs. Remember 2012 , “ The Year of the MOOC? Remember in 2012 when the media wrote about MOOCs with such frenzy, parroting all these marketing claims and more and predicting that MOOCs were poised to “ end the era of expensive higher education ”? MOOCs are not particularly "open."

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The LA Times asks , “ In this digital self-help age, just how effective are MasterClass ’s A-list celebrity workshops?” . “Troubled Colleges Rebrand Under Faux-Latin Names,” Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy reports. Sounds Familiar.”

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Education LMS Robotics Coursera 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.” ” There’s more MOOC news in the certification section below. I’m also putting some MOOC news in the job training section.

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Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). E-Literate claimed this week that “ Canvas Surpasses Blackboard Learn in US Market Share” – with some additional analysis about “What’s Important about the Blackboard Market Share News.” ” Markets responded.

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Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. Happy 20th anniversary to Blackboard. The Business of Job Training.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

It was probably Sal Khan’s 2011 TED Talk “Let’s Use Video to Reinvent Education” and the flurry of media he received over the course of the following year or so that introduced the idea of the “flipped classroom” to most people. Why are video-taped lectures so “revolutionary” if lectures themselves are supposedly not? (As

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. “ Blackboard Partners with Fishtree for Personalized Learning,” says Campus Technology. But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?”

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 53

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news from Edsurge in the “job training” section below. There’s more MOOC news from Edsurge in the “job training” section below. ” ( Not mentioned : Penn was one of the very first investors in Coursera.).

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Education MOOC Coursera E-rate 43

Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The Future of MOOCs Might Not Be Free ,” suggests Education Week’s Market Brief with an observation that many of us made back in 2012. “No, Blackboard Report Did Not Conclude That Online Classes Are ’A Poorer Experience,” says Phil Hill.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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