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12+ Missions Covering Various K12 Content for Meaningful Learning

Teacher Reboot Camp

Participants in my current free online course, The Goal-Minded Teacher MOOC ( #EduGoalsMOOC ), designed learning missions this past week to inspire their learners. Mission: Create an ebook for a classmate. Students are presented with a choice of digital missions with real world impact instead of typical homework or tasks.

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Can US Higher Education Publishers Leverage a Subscription Model

Kitaboo on EdTech

This change is the result of overpriced textbooks which drove students towards less expensive sources like eBooks, used textbooks, rental books etc. But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free?

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The Free, Amazing, Library 2.014 Online Events This Week

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

4:00pm Do you have what it takes to manage an eBook library?

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10Q: Shelly Sanchez Terrell

Learning with 'e's

Educators who join receive a free ebook and have access to several videos and podcasts to help them achieve their goals. It is basically a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). The 30 Goals Challenge - Over 7000 educators worldwide have participated in accomplishing goals to transform their classrooms and impact their students.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. Ebooks These are gone almost nowhere in education for years, despite the general ebook boom. Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population.

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DisruptEd

Reading By Example

While eBooks and online portfolios have gained a strong foothold in schools, MOOCs and BYOD continue to have their ups and downs in the K-12 environment. Matt Renwick : Is education ripe for disruption? It depends on which areas and who you ask. Why do some innovations make an impact on student learning and others do not?

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The 2017 Global Education Conference (Online) Starts Today! Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

We are grateful for companies and organizations who believe in the power of globally connected learning.