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To Better Serve Adult Learners, Eliminate the Barriers Between Work and Learning

Edsurge

Working adults are self-directed, bring experience into the classroom and prefer learning that is practical and problem-centered. Recently, Coursera announced a modular MOOC-based bachelor’s degree with the University of North Texas, and edX is experimenting with “ MicroBachelors ” programs as pathways to degrees.

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The Microlearning Moment in Workplace Learning

Edsurge

Just as formal education systems made a dramatic shift to digital since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, on-the-job training is changing as well. The same forces that transformed classrooms have accelerated the adoption of more digital learning in workplace training—advancing a trend that was already underway.

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Millennials: The Straw That Will Stir Higher Education’s Next Disruption

EdNews Daily

Oberlin College, for example, with its motto of “Learning and Labor,” requires students during each month-long “ winter term ” to pursue growth opportunities outside the traditional classroom, such as internships, research, or other projects. One example of this is the newest trend of “ digital badges.”

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

University of Houston System via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. University of Oregon via Coursera. Performance Assessment in the Virtual Classroom. University of California, Irvine via Coursera. University of Michigan via Coursera.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via the Dallas Morning News : “Professors who ban guns in their classrooms will be punished, UT lawyer says.” Via the Coursera blog : “Coming soon to all courses: Flexible session-based schedules.” Education in the Courts. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” ECOT is the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow, an online charter school company. ” From the press release : “ Concentric Sky Announces BadgeRank – a New Search Engine for Digital Badges.” Meanwhile on Campus… Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ U. ” Testing.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” That’s the headline describing a conversation between Recode and Coursera ’s Daphne Koller. Also via NPR : “From YouTube Pioneer Sal Khan , A School With Real Classrooms.” Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge. ” Try learning styles, maybe.

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