Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

The MIT scholar outlined his recent research misadventures and his recommendations in a Twitter thread this week. New study in @PNASNews on MOOC persistence- 2.5 years, 3 institutions ( @harvard , @mit , @stanford ), 250 courses, over *250,000* participants.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Looking for a job can be daunting, particularly if you are pivoting to a new role or switching industries, like those folks coming into the edtech space. Over the years of running the EdSurge edtech jobs board, we’ve collected some helpful tips and resources for finding your dream edtech job.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

If you care about equity in edtech, this report is a must-read, especially if you are interested in evidence-based research and practical solutions. If you don’t care about equity in edtech. then that’s really sad, because it’s really difficult to work in edtech and not notice equity issues.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Every year in March the edtech world descends on Austin for SXSW EDU, a conference that’s become as much about classroom practice and implementation as entrepreneurship and tech innovation. Can Evidence Even Keep Up with Edtech? The Evolution of MOOCs: Six Years Later : Are MOOCs still around? Higher Ed 11:00 a.m.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2016

It’s time once again for The Hulk of edtech conferences— Educause , which kicks off fully on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif. EDUCAUSE_HULK , the long-running parody Twitter character who captures the spirit of the event with simple pronouncements in all-caps. It’s big, expecting some 7,000 attendees. What’s his suggestion? EDUCAUSE HULK.

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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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EdTechnocation.com

APRIL 2, 2014

Here is my Unit 2 reflection for the MOOC-Ed, Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change. For example, I enjoy using Twitter for the educational Twitter chats. I even moderate a Twitter chat from educators in Hawaii, #edchatHI ! Digital edtech Learning mooc MOOC-Ed' Digital edtech Learning mooc MOOC-Ed'

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ProfHacker

MARCH 26, 2015

I’ve learned from years of trying that nobody “gets” Twitter when you talk to them about it, and that part of the power of it is in the capacity to make global connections to knowledgeable others. Here are some guidelines if you’re a Twitter fan and want to do the same. Please share in comments!

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TeacherCast

JUNE 20, 2015

Twitter: @TechEdShow ([link]. Kurt is also part of EdTech Sages , LLC, an educational technology training and consulting group. Mapping with google mooc https://mapping.withgoogle.com/. Kurt is also part of EdTech Sages ([link] LLC, an educational technology training and consulting group. TechEducatorPodcast.com.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Technology and the classroom – major trends and challenges.

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MindShift

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

Bold claims have been made in the past decade about personalized learning, automated assessments and massive open online courses (MOOCs). He jokingly sums up the learning outcomes of MOOCs with a simplified observation he calls Reich’s Law: . Have Mostly the Same Pedagogy .

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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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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Our Twitter hashtag is #stemx13, and we have some resources for publicizing at [link]. Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? MP3 and MP4 versions will be available as well as the full Blackboard Collaborate recordings, although they take some days to process.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

It''s a mishmash of edtech, 80s pop culture, animated GIFs, retro toys, ds106 art, and all things cinema. I think that''s what I love most about the edtech space, the ability to try and make sense of the cultural moment we are living through by way of analogy and metaphor. You can see it for yourself at Twitter hashtag #ds106.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2017

MOOCs, technology infusion projects, online masters or pathways to credit, research. Palmer: Make sure all initiatives map to the cornerstone plan at their institution. Kim: Transform teaching & learning at MIT around the globe through the use of digital technology. Owens: Impact tech enhanced education on campus and beyond.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If you are organizing a course, MOOC, or co-learning community, daily connects are one of the most powerful and yet simple tools at your disposal. New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Kevin Hodgson about connected learning and how educators enact its principles with technology.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

But as successive refinements improve them to the point that they start to steal customers, they may end up reshaping entire industries: classified ads (Craigslist), long distance calls (Skype), record stores (iTunes), research libraries (Google), local stores (eBay), taxis (Uber) and newspapers (Twitter).” MOOCs, nanodegrees, etc.

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Educator Innovator

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If you are organizing a course, MOOC, or co-learning community, daily connects are one of the most powerful and yet simple tools at your disposal. New media educator Howard Rheingold interviews educator Kevin Hodgson about connected learning and how educators enact its principles with technology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

10 Ways to Easily Integrate Global Collaborations in Your Daily Curriculum - Rhett Oldham A Joined Up Approach to Education and Learning - Christine Farrell A World of #CollaborativePD: Build Your Global PLN Twitter Chat - Dr. Jennifer Williams, Brad Spirrison Amplifying Student Voices Globally Via the Our Global Classroom What If Grid.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. But he’s still welcome on college campuses and Twitter. ” Via EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin : “The COPPA Rule, FERPA , and the Security of Student Data.” Will they make it happen?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Microcredentials, and controversial moves and pivots by edtech companies hoping to disrupt the higher education landscape. How a Flipped Syllabus, Twitter and YouTube Made This Professor Teacher of the Year How do you win Faculty Member of the Year 13 times in a row? So what were some of the most popular themes?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Even as technology can help students, there are plenty of instances where it can also lead to dead ends: Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) did not make it possible for anyone on the planet to get the equivalent of a Stanford University degree for free. So far, we’ve engaged in Twitter chats , webinars and in-person convenings.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. ” More on teen social media usage, this time from Buzzfeed : “‘Tweetdecking’ Is Taking Over Twitter. Doane University has joined edX.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Is The LMS A Distraction In EdTech Futurology? ” “ Twitter Is Funding Research Into Online Civility. . “Education Department’s decision to drop gainful-employment rule will mean lowest-performing programs keep $5.3 ”). .

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “We Shut Down Our Edtech Startup. That is, major social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter increasingly made it difficult for ThinkUp to work with their APIs. Here’s What We Learned” by Jawwad Siddiqui , founder of SharpScholar.

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via EdScoop : “Edtech and industry leaders say they’re stuck if they can’t scale.” ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. And some follow-up from Tressie McMillan Cottom.).

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 5, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the HR section below. ” Even more depressing, this look at behavioral modification to do corporations’ bidding offered by Edsurge : “What Do Edtech and IKEA Have in Common? Persuasive Design.” Not hilarious.)

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). It’s baaaaack: “Return of the MOOC ,” The City Journal tells us. There’s some (sorta) MOOC-related news in the venture funding section below. Because MOOCs on an airplane proved to be such an effective mode of instruction.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” These headlines just kill me. ” More MOOC data in the “research” section below. ” Disclosure: the Mooch now follows me on Twitter. ” Class Central surveyed its users : “ MOOC Users Highly Educated, Have Experienced Career Benefits.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Here’s a link to all the stories in Slate’s series on online credit recovery programs. “After the Hype, Do MOOC Ventures Like edX Still Matter?” The coding bootcamp Andela is expanding into Uganda , Techcrunch reports. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” (Probably worth checking out Sara Goldrick-Rab’s comments on Twitter about this one.). ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Here’s the headline from Inside Higher Ed : “For-Credit MOOC: Best of Both Worlds at MIT ?”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Microsoft -Branded MOOCs for K–12 Leaders.” Edsurge’s Jeffrey Young (formerly of The Chronicle of Higher Education) weighed in today: “ Why Rafter Failed and What It Means for Edtech.” Education in the Courts.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Pop star tells fans to send their Twitter passwords , but it might be illegal,” says Ars Technica. According to Edsurge’s calculations , “US Edtech Brings in $122M in June.” The University System of Maryland joins edX.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Via Edsurge : “How Proposed Title I Changes Impact School Funding and Edtech Vendors” – “ A Win for Edtech Vendors.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Something something Brexit something something MOOCs will save British higher ed. ” asks NPR.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Are You Getting a Pay Bump For Student Completion? ” “Whatever Happened To MOOCs ?” This Edtech Company Says It Uses AI. Virtual Schools Dish Out the Dough.” ” asks Stanford’s Larry Cuban. .”

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.”

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