Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

A recent visit to my old high school library left me disappointed. Yet thinking back to my stroll through the library, this is not what some of even the most popular edtech tools encourage. Gone were the days of handwritten flashcards and ten-pound textbooks. But the technology itself was not my concern.

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OCTOBER 6, 2014

This is a GREAT week for library learning and conversations! Then our fourth annual (and free) Future of Libraries conference, Library 2.014, starts on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:00am US-Eastern Time with the opening keynote by conference co-chair Dr. Sandra Hirsh from the School of Information at San José State University.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

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? A lot of media, telecom, eCommerce, software companies use this model, where customers pay for the service or product for a specific time period.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2018

Rogers Elementary School here set a three-alarm fire in the library. Smart tools like lesson software that adjusts to students’ responses (and automatically provides more practice when they stumble) can enable increasingly specific levels of independence. Photo: Laura Pappano for The Hechinger Report. But it left an impression. “My

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DECEMBER 10, 2013

We are excited to announce that the keynote sessions from the following conferences can now be watched on YouTube: School Leadership Summit 2013 , Homeschool Conference 2013 , STEMxCon 2013 , Library 2.012 and 2.013 , and the Global Education Conference 2012 and 2013. Tentative dates for Library 2.014.

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OCTOBER 22, 2019

Our third Library 2.019 mini-conference, "Emerging Technology," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, October 30th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). We invite all library professionals, employers, LIS students, and educators to register now to participate in this event.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 20, 2011

link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Mon 22 Aug 09:00PM New York / Tue 23 Aug 01:00AM GMT / Tue 23 Aug 11:00AM Sydney Coach Carole. link] THE "MENDELEY": A FREE REFERENCES MANAGEMENT SOFTWARE ( Host Your Own Webinar Series ) Thu 25 Aug 04:30PM New York / Thu 25 Aug 08:30PM GMT / Fri 26 Aug 06:30AM Sydney Hery The.

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Perry Hewitt

APRIL 15, 2018

Organizations as diverse as Fidelity Investments and the New York Public Library are also adopting this tactic. Media interest in formalized online learning, or “peak MOOC,” occurred in about 2012, and with it the mandate that everyone must learn to code. Sometimes these initiatives come with credit hours or other academic benefit.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 18, 2014

These events will bridge the conversations about learning that are taking place in schools, libraries, museums, work places, and home learning worlds. Many schools, libraries, musuems, and federal parks were closed yesterday to celebrate Washington''s birthday. The impact of MOOCs depends on their ability to assess learning.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 11, 2014

The Learning Revolution Project highlights virtual and physical events that we hold and from our over 200 partners, and provides valuable links to learning conversations taking place in the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Nominate your favorite keynote speakers for Library 2.014.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 22, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. Partner Announcements Amazing People Institute : Amazing People Library launch a digital story collection unlike any other.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I hoped to move on from there to what I called “approaches”, ways of using tech that didn’t depend on a specific platform – i.e., gaming and gamification, blended learning, distance learning, MOOCs, mobile, and digital literacy. But participants were very, very engaged from the start. Online learning is on the rise.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) It may be the hardware or the operating system (OS), even a web browser or other underlying software, as long as the program code is executed in it. It’s now an LMS too.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Scholarly Kitchen weighs in on layoffs at DPLA , the Digital Public Library of America. ” Any piece of education software or curriculum that puts “fun” in its name is not. More robot news up in the MOOC section above.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

They can be something everybody uses; that’s how 2012 became the year of the MOOC, and why virtual reality will no doubt be widely cited as the trend of 2016. MOOCs continued to increase in number and attendance. By Stephen Downes, National Research Council. Now there are different ways things can be a ‘trend of the year’.

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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. ” There is no mention here about mind-reading robo tutors in the sky , but there are some questionable claims about what the software can do. Doane University has joined edX. Paying taxes.

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Hack Education

JULY 8, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Libraries remain relevant, and The New York Times is on it. ” Via Science Alert : “A bug in fMRI software could invalidate 15 years of brain research.” There’s more on legal cases in the sports section below. A trend , perhaps, to watch.).

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Andrew Ng , Co-Founder of Coursera , Returns to MOOC Teaching With New AI Course.” Wired argues that “ Jeff Bezos Should Put His Billions Into Libraries.”

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Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). From the press release : “ Sabio , a Los Angeles-based software engineering program, works with highly motivated and smart individuals wanting to transition to software engineering professions, has been approved by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

’” Online Education, Beyond “MOOCs” Via Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill : “The Remarkable Transformation at UF Online.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Libraries promise to destroy user data to avoid threat of government surveillance.” ” Meanwhile, edX ads appear on Breitbart.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “A judge will allow Ohio ’s education department to review attendance records that could force Ohio’s largest online charter to return millions of its funding,” says the AP. .” ” Via Slate : “ Wrongful Arrest by Software.”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 30, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC hype deja vu.). Also by Michael Feldstein : “Why Ed-Tech Software Patents Could Harm Innovation.” ” Via InfoDocket : “New Reports: Trends on Use of Public Libraries , Reading Habits , and Bookstores in U.S.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

If you want a job as a software developer in the technology industry, you’ll need a college degree. million ads for software-developer jobs nationwide. million ads for software-developer jobs nationwide. ” MOOCs for credit. .” ” MOOCs for credit. Preferably from Stanford.) Take your pick.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“ New York City libraries have announced they plan to forgive the late fees of all children aged 17 and under in a one-time amnesty event,” The AP reports. Apple Co-Founder Steve Wozniak Launches Online School to Teach Software Development.” Once upon a time, Coursera updates went in the MOOC section.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” " It’s lovely to see the big innovation from the MOOC startups in 2017 involves the learning management system. ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom."

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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. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ 14 projects win 2016 Knight News Challenge on Libraries.” “Is Estonia the new Finland ?”

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Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Lots of MOOC PR appeared in the news this week. ” “What if MOOCs Revolutionize Education After All?” “Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” And more on MOOCs in the credentialing section below as well.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” The New York Times looks at “ anti-tax fervor ” in southern Oregon , which will result in the one public library in Roseburg closing its doors. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “Why Haven’t MOOCs Eliminated Any Professors?” What could go wrong?).

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” 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 ?” ” But if you look closer, it’s not a MOOC; it’s just an online class at MIT.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ MOOCs : A Postmortem” by Jonathan Rees. Meanwhile, Campus Technology offers “7 Tips for Listing MOOCs on Your Résumé.” ” Story says “could be.” ” Tech PR gonna PR. Via the FTC ’s website : “ VIZIO , Inc.,

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Hack Education

MARCH 3, 2017

” (Did you know he recorded his first mixtape at the Chicago Public Library’s YOUmedia studio ?). Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Inside Higher Ed on online education at Simmons College. More on MOOC and online education research in the research section below. million total. partners. .”

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “That Hilarious Tweet About an Instructor’s Big Mistake? “This Machine Learning-Powered Software Teaches Kids To Be Better Writers,” Fast Company claims. Almost Certainly Fake.” No, actually.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Remember when Twitter announced that it was donating its archive to the Library of Congress ? MOOCs, CAI, and now this. ” Via JSTOR : “The Bloody Results of Mexico ’s High-Stakes School Testing.” ” asks The Hechinger Report.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. They haven’t.).

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” From the press release : “ MOOCs and books initiative launched by Springer and Federica Weblearning.” The NMC Horizon Report 2017 – the Library Edition.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via Bklyner.com : “ Brooklyn Public Library and Bard College to Offer Free College Degree Programs in 2018.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” ” The Business of Student Loans. ” 90.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The company: RIB Software SE. ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches a digital literacy library aimed at educators.” Class Central writes that “ Y Combinator’s Startup School MOOC To Give Out $10,000 to 100 Companies.”

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