Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

What we’re already seeing, in terms of waivers of federal requirements for seat-time for international students and likewise with various forms of online study. At Duke we’ve been thinking about, like a lot of universities, a “robot-proof future,” and thinking about the sixty-year curriculum. We need to be thinking about that.

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Education Policies Course Trends 190

Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

” Some of these experimental sites included MOOCs and coding bootcamps. Via The Verge : “US denies visas to Afghanistan ’s all-girl robotics team.” Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill follows up on the Edsurge article with his own analysis : “ MOOCs Now Focused on Paid Certificates and OPM Market.”

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MOOC Education Robotics Company 59

Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. Or one for the Robotics Club, National Honor Society, Made with Code, Girls/Boys Scouts, etc. Book Study/Lit Circles. Certification Study Groups.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

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Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Educator Innovator

JUNE 27, 2014

Studies have shown that the gap between what high- and low-income families spend on education enrichment has tripled in the last 40 years. In Pittsburgh, kids might join the growing Maker Movement or pick up some engineering skills while making robots. The MOOC is nonsequential, so anyone can join at any time.

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MOOC Digital Badges Maker Movement Education 36

Educator Innovator

JUNE 27, 2014

Studies have shown that the gap between what high- and low-income families spend on education enrichment has tripled in the last 40 years. In Pittsburgh, kids might join the growing Maker Movement or pick up some engineering skills while making robots. The MOOC is nonsequential, so anyone can join at any time.

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MOOC Digital Badges Maker Movement Education 34

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Smith, Director of Programs Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) for STEM - Revolutionary or Evolutionary? Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Derek Barkalow, Ph.D. Torrey Trust, Ph.D.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

Ida is currently pursuing doctoral studies in Texas Wesleyan University’s Curriculum and Instruction program. Her research focuses on emerging technologies such as drones, robotics, driverless vehicles, artificial intelligence, augmented/virtual reality, and their use in libraries and education. She is the organizer of the Library 2.0

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Libraries Conference Elsevier Technology 29

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

I want to talk briefly about Folklore Studies here not so much to tout my academic qualifications to speak to you here today about monsters – quite the opposite really. Folklore Studies, for its part, did a bit of both. ” Robots are coming for our jobs. I want to touch on the monstrosity of academic disciplines.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 19, 2014

Do you have students or library users ages 9 - 17 that can answer the questions Do you have what it takes to put a robot on the Moon? Preparing my remarks allowed me to think about libraries and librarians, and their important roles in encouraging intellectual curiosity, independent study, and deep engagement.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Wonder Workshop (robotics) – $41 million. Robotics , with ~ $99 million in funding. Or one could look at ed-tech companies that laid off staff: the coding bootcamp Galvanize , the analytics company Civitas Learning , the learning management system Schoology , MOOC provider Coursera , the education giant Pearson , for example.

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Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 57

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. I don’t believe that robots will take, let alone need take, all our jobs. The quotation is from 2012.

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Inside Higher Ed : “Analysis of Georgia Tech ’s MOOC-inspired online master’s in computer science suggests that institutions can successfully deliver high-quality, low-cost degrees to students at scale.” ” “ Robot abuse ”?!

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Via Motherboard : “ New York City Passes Bill to Study Biases in Algorithms Used by the City.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Education in the Courts. .”

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Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “Almost all student loan fraud claims involve for-profit colleges , study finds.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The University of Iceland has joined edX. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

“The Year of the MOOC” – I was summoned to Palo Alto, California for a small gathering to discuss the future of teaching, learning, and technology. It’s the model of human learning by someone who claims expertise in machine learning, a field of study which has aspired to model if not surpass the human mind.

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Education Robotics MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

I first read an article by Seymour Papert in a Women’s Studies class in the mid 1990s – “ Epistemological Pluralism ,” which he co-wrote with Sherry Turkle. “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. ” ). Only “1.86

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 89

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” (Note: there’s a response to this article by Georgia Tech professor Ashok Goel, who builds teaching chat-bots, in the “robots” section below. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 45

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. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Via Education Week : “Congress Considering $95 Million for Study of Technology’s Effects on Children.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “Children are susceptible to peer pressure from robots,” says The Verge. (So

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Education Robotics Facebook Moodle 49

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The app in question is Quizlet , a digital flash card tool that allows students to share their study notes. Because students have never been able to share notes or study together until this moment in history. Not so fast, suggest investors.

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Education Company MOOC Report 50

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ TU Delft Students Can Earn Credit For MOOCs From Other Universities.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. And one for-profit story is in the Betteridge’s Law of Headlines section because of course. ” Shocking.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via The Hechinger Report : “Rival studies shed light on the merits of a Montessori education.” For-profit colleges bought and sold in the “business of education” section below.

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Education Kaplan E-rate Data 44

Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

While most of the headlines this week about Puerto Rico addressed the fact that a Harvard study found the death toll from Hurricane Maria hit almost 5000, Edsurge runs with a happy story about the island : “Months After a Devastating Hurricane, Puerto Rican Schools Turn to the Sun.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education Kaplan Robotics Schoology 47

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Yet, according to this study, nearly half of the donors have chosen to supply educational technology, far more than are building schools, providing basic books and materials or employing teachers. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free.

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Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Campus Technology : “BYU Researchers Aim to Stop Robots from Eating Tables with Wikipedia.”

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Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 49

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via the Hechinger Report : “Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code?” .” Via The Dallas Morning News : “As schools continue to get incorrect STAAR results, officials demand that vendor step up scrutiny.”

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Education Coursera Microsoft Company 50

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “No College Kid Needs a Water Park to Study,” says James Koch in a NYT op-ed , criticizing schools spending money on lavish amenities. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Highlights from our child mortality study published today in @Health_Affairs : 1.

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Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” If you can’t create revenue, raise venture capital. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The MOOC provider has now raised $210 million total. Dubious Study by xkcd. The New York Times profiles the teacherless coding bootcamp Holberton. powered teaching method.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The Post and Courier : “ South Carolina ’s online charter schools: A $350 million investment with disappointing returns.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Edsurge : “Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think.”

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This is the last Hack Education Weekly News of the year because next week I am publishing a very abbreviated review of 2018, and I won’t need to study in detail what happens each week anymore. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Oh.

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MOOC Education Elsevier Report 80

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ MOOCs May Still Be Reshaping Higher Education, Just Not In the Way That Was Initially Predicted.” There’s more MOOC news in the contests and competition section below. ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 61

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Just a few weeks after Daphne Koller ’s announcement she was leaving the MOOC startup she co-founded, Coursera unveiled “ Coursera for Business ” this week, marking its pivot from “democratizing higher ed” to “ training corporate employees.”

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 53

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “ Cyber Charters in at Least 5 States Face Closure.

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” ( The Atlantic and Vox also wrote up this study.). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “ Robots Won’t Replace Instructors , 2 Penn State Educators Argue. president to retire in wake of football death.”

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 55

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “As Bootcamps Look for Novel Ways for Students to Pay For Their Studies, Many Try ‘ Deferred Tuition ’ ” Do note how student financial aid startups are still raising venture capital (and how now, I guess, ed-tech publications cover these stories when before they insisted these weren’t ed-tech). .”

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Education ProctorU Company Report 53

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.” ” There’s more MOOC news in the certification section below. I’m also putting some MOOC news in the job training section.

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46