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Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?

Edsurge

And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company). For one thing, more robot teaching-tech behind the scenes. “We Of course, the money the company is raising is very real—nearly $520 million. But what does the change mean for colleges and the higher ed landscape?

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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

Edsurge

Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. Major employers are embracing libraries of video and MOOC courses, tuition-assistance programs for online courses, and bootcamps focused on tech skills (which have themselves moved online).

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The future includes good (human) teachers

The Hechinger Report

– China’s state-controlled news broadcasters have long been considered somewhat robotic in their daily recitation of pro-government propaganda, and a pair of new presenters will do little to dispel that view. We are now living in a world in which robots do many of the jobs we once thought the preserve of humans.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. We have face-to-face events, meet-ups, and even offer some learning opportunities via Google Hangouts. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC’s are usually free online courses offered by universities with no limit on enrollment.

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#DLNchat: How Could Artificial Intelligence Shape the Future of Higher Education?

Edsurge

Sometimes an artificial persona (call it AI, virtual assistant, robot like ASIMO, whatever) can, in its failed attempt to be human, be truly tragic. Join the Digital Learning Network to stay up to date on all events and the latest news for highered digital learning leaders! The result can be jarring.”

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Learning Revolution Newsletter - Week's Events - GlobalEd Waitlist - CoSN - Google Forms - Breaking Down Library Walls - Better Than College - OZeLive Kudos

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events from Web 2.0 These events bring together educators, learners, leaders, and others to rethink and reinvent education. We also would like to thank those who have supported our previous events and introduce ourselves to others who may share our vision.

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Creating a Purposeful Environment for #CSforAll

RafranzDavis.com

Weeks later, the second moment was being invited to the White House during #CSEdweek, to an event created to bridge educators with developers, creating platforms to help teachers teach and learn more computer science. In the months after both of those events, I decided to learn as much as possible about purposeful coding/making.