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homeschooling and independent learning conference, the super-exciting STEMx conference in September, the " future of libraries " (Library 2.013) conference in October, GlobalEdCon 2013, and more! LIBRARY 2.013 - THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES CONFERENCE October 18 - 19, 2013 [link] Our third annual Library 2.0
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And yet, with the advent of mobile technology, learning can now take place any where, and at any time. Photo from VCU Libraries A growing divide? digital age education flipped classroom learning mobile technology MOOC pedagogy Technology' Unported License. Posted by Steve Wheeler from Learning with e''s.
Are you designing for mobile? Standford MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - 180,00 enrolled; 6,000 have completed mobiMOOC - Course where participants self-organize based on their interests in mobile learning. School as node with 24/7 connections. mySchool app? Ex: Google Apps accounts).
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The LearningRevolution.com project has over 200 partner organizations and bridges schools, libraries, museums, and the work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Mobile users will be able to connect to sessions by going to LearningRevolution.com on your mobile device. The schedule is below. Tuttle, Ed.
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” Via PBS Newshour : “GOP reinstates usage of ‘ illegal alien ’ in Library of Congress ’ records.” “The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports.
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Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ’” “ Library of Congress wracked by DNS attack,” FCW reports. The company, which helps universities build mobile apps, has raised $17.4 Listen Current was founded by former public radio journalist Monica Brady-Myerov. million total.
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