Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. We could participate in a number of free Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs), including over a dozen on Chinese History from Harvard University.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JUNE 7, 2020

In today's post we want to bring your attention to this excellent educational resource that, we believe, should definitely make it into your digital teaching toolkit. Open Culture, for those of you.read more.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

Perhaps to another nonprofit, the National Skills Coalition, which published its own report this week focused explicitly on establishing a definition of what counts as a quality non-degree credential.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 5, 2021

Not all asynchronous learning is the same and new trends emerge as new technology emerges–and more importantly, our collective definitions and vision for what learning is and might be change with them. If these distinctions confuse you, maybe stick with the above definition for now. As always, there are always exceptions.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 12, 2020

The definition of asynchronous learning helps us understand the need for asynchronous access to this content, especially when this access is not through a dated university learning management system, but something more authentic to the student, maybe even accessed on their own mobile devices. Open Curriculum.

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The PL2C Blog

AUGUST 24, 2014

In the spring of 2014, a team from the Friday Institute for Educational Innovation launched to first rendition of a Massive Open Online Course for Educators (MOOC-Ed), titled Coaching Digital Learning | Cultivating a Culture of Change (CDL). 73% of the MOOC-Ed participants indicated the Twitter Chats as Valuable or higher.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

One area that needs a fresh definition to fit the times, he argues, is what it means for higher education to be equitable. Our current definition of equity is that we offer all students the same resources,” he says.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

MARCH 12, 2015

March, 2015 MOOCs (Massive Ope Online Courses) are definitely a game changer in today''s education. The emergence and popularization of MOOCs is due primarily to the widespread of internet connection.read more'

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 18, 2016

I mean, if Harvard can teach its most popular MOOC in VR , then there has to be a way for LMS vendors to support these type of classes in their products as well. That would definitely make a boring task like running reports a lot more fun. Seems complicated right? Not necessarily.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2018

Nicola Soares: It definitely depends on the industry. And I definitely agree with the point that there’s a faster rate of adoption [for microcredentials by] workers who are already in the job market. From an employer's perspective in terms of having it funded by employers, we definitely see that in more-traditional employment settings.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

Today’s online courses are evolved cousins of the early MOOC, or massive open online course. We definitely know that we have to make these courses shorter,” agrees Rene Kizilcec, director of the Future of Learning Lab at Cornell University, who’s studied online student behavior closely. “We The year of the MOOC may be long over.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

Even MOOCs have a professor, even if it might be one for 100,000 people. You were sitting at the computer, and were you looking at MOOCs from other colleges, or were you tapping the person next to you to ask a question? Yes, we have 1,024 working stations for students, so we definitely have room to grow. How did you learn?

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. MOOC providers will keep on refining them. Introduction.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2018

When I joined Ashford, the MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) had just started and it was quite an interesting movement. They are definitely more prepared for a real-life work setting. Later, I found a way and connections which guided me to my current profession. Ashford was one of the leading schools in that area.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2018

As Dr. Straight put it, to “instill a deep love for and definition of "humanity" and the difference between people and constructs.”. A6: Well, this could really go two ways: 1) instill a deep love for (and definition of) "humanity" and the difference between people and constructs, or 2) embrace the blurring and focus on transhumanism.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

The field is so new that there are no definitive ways to do it “right” and lots of approaches are worth learning from. Check out the list of global MOOC platforms curated by Class Central, but realize there are entirely different ecosystems of platforms that specialize in corporate training or adaptive learning.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

FEBRUARY 16, 2013

Yes, this class was definitely more challenging than the first ! Libraries" is definitely an often-searched topic! Here''s Dan Russell''s reflection about the class: Teaching the Advanced Power Searching with Google MOOC. Dan writes that only 10% completed the course, which he notes is a usual percentage for MOOCs.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

EdSurge: MOOCs, MOOCs, MOOCs! Young: Long live MOOCs! The hype was definitely overblown (I’m looking at you Thomas Friedman). But as it turns out, massive online classes are still with us—my wife and I are slowly making our way through a philosophy MOOC from the University of Copenhagen.

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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 18, 2014

In the final unit of the Coaching Digital Learning MOOC-Ed , we learned about the importance of and practiced evaluating EdTech tools and resources, such as iPad Apps and websites with the use of rubrics and evaluation tools. Coach Digital edtech evaluation ipad Learning MOOC-Ed rubric' Does it fit a need in the class?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

MOOC companies typically account for the bump in the “Post-Secondary” category, but aside from Coursera’s $64 million Series D round, few other companies focused in higher education scored a large deal. In these cases their deals are placed in the “All other” category.) Source: EdSurge.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

That’s definitely a barrier.” Folks in the crypto space are questioning whether industries can be reimagined to operate in ways that are “less extractive, and more community-owned,” Allen says. That includes higher education. and between the U.S. and other nations. Web3 is a developed-world, first-world conversation,” Saraf says. “In

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2017

What critics say: Students are definitely taking a leap of faith that the upstart will be viewed favorably by employers. Where it stands: The school opened three years ago, and there are 158 students in the class now finishing its freshman year. The plan is to eventually scale up.

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Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

What do you think the whole MOOC thing George Siemens and I and others was about? Needless to say, these students are not roaming autodidacts who, left to their own (digital) devices, will thrive and succeed as “free range learners” in a world of MOOCs. We are focused on the advantages of OER-enabled pedagogy.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

OCTOBER 20, 2015

The following infographic/cheat sheet from @goboundless outlines some of the larger scale (eLearning) or controversial (MOOC) movements, as well as those on the rise (1:1, personalized learning), and providing working definitions for each. Massive Online Open Courses (MOOC). Gamification. Virtual Classrooms. 1:1 Technology.

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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. Learning Circles introduced her to MOOCs for the first time, and she appreciated the feedback from her peers and facilitators in a small group setting.

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Mark Smithers

DECEMBER 2, 2013

No doubt much of Kennedy’s thinking is informed by the University of Melbourne’s Coursera MOOCs that have very large numbers of students and, consequently, very little teacher to student interaction. The problem occurs with the definition of teachers and students. This is, obviously, a common trait of all large scale xMOOCS.

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The Principal of Change

APRIL 30, 2017

It is definitely convenient, but does this lead to better learning in the classroom? September 19, 2016 3 More Critical Questions For the Innovative Educator April 21, 2017 Focus on the “Learner” September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! My answer is that it could actually lead to worse learning, faster.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2017

It’s not even a definitional debate, like whether a MOOC can be considered truly “open” if the content isn’t released under a Creative Commons license or if students have to pay to receive a certificate.

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The Principal of Change

JUNE 8, 2018

” The easiest way I can put this is that if a student is engaged, they are not necessarily empowered, but if they are empowered, they are definitely engaged. It is not “engagement vs. empowerment.” If we really want to move ahead in education, teachers and students will need more ownership over their learning.

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ProfHacker

APRIL 24, 2015

Jonathan Rees has described the offering of MOOCs for credit as “weaponized” education technology,” and I’m not sure he’s wrong. And I find MOOCs pretty interesting!) You should definitely download it, and we’ll all have a real good time together. (Ok, And it’s great!

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Harvard reportedly spends $75,000-$150,000 building each new MOOC, most of which goes towards video production costs. You’re much more likely to recall and share a colorful story than a dry definition. But, in combination, they can represent a needed improvement over the standard lecture-based videos that prevail in most MOOCs.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 10, 2013

Like MOOCs, only more intimate. :) Because the events are virtual and we don''t have the traditional time/space/travel constraints of a physical event, we''ve boldly gone past the traditional conference model of "vetting and selecting" presenters to inclusion and audience choice. There some definite excitement building.

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Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

Many of these companies were launched circa 2013 — that is, in the tailwinds of "the Year of the MOOC," with the belief that an increasing number of students would be learning online and that professors would demand some sort of mechanism to verify their identity and their integrity.

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The Principal of Change

FEBRUARY 19, 2017

This would be far more interesting to mark, but definitely takes more time than marking a content-based, straightforward response which may be why it isn’t as common a practice as it could be. And it has to be an application of that knowledge rather than a regurgitation of it.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

He’s never been a fan of digital textbooks or MOOCs.) There’s a lot of creativity around targeted vocational programs that deliver a definite salary uplift and expand people’s life options,” he says. Yet for Greenfield, that doesn’t mean taking unnecessary risks. Our model isn’t premised on us investing in unicorns.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. MOOC providers will keep on refining them. Introduction.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2018

Is his definition of access the most practical way to achieve broader higher-education participation? Sure, but the hype around MOOCs, or massive open online courses, said that people would start finding a cheap online replacement for college and that hasn’t happened. Or is it giving up on a segment of students?

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