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Could Remixing Old MOOCs Give New Life to Free Online Education?

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It’s common these days to hear that free online mega-courses, called MOOCs, failed to deliver on their promise of educating the masses. Now, one of the first professors to try out MOOCs says he has a way to reuse bits and pieces of the courses created during that craze in a way that might deliver on the initial promise.

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Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too

EdTech Magazine

In past MOOCs, authors engaged in Twitter chats, had guest speakers via YouTube, prompted educators to share their reflections through blogs and Facebook groups and challenged participants to create a weekly visual of their learning. Voice and choice can transform a makerspace from a STEM playground into a personalized passion project.

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8 EdTech Trends to Watch Out for This 2020

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This year, some of the most highly recommended virtual classrooms include Big Blue Button, which is for classes with a lot of file sharing (such as STEM), and Electa Live for institutions that prefer to give live lectures. They’re meant to be supplementary sessions to those who are already taking actual courses.

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The World Innovation Summit On Education-#WISE13

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MOOCs, STEM education, data gathering, and more. All the major sessions are livestreamed and you can add your thoughts, ideas and reflections too. WISE Polls: [link] The polls are simple. Pressing questions in education are raised here. The questions and responses will be shared and discusses at the summit.

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A Case For Flipping Learning—Without Videos

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The MOOC is an extension of the on-campus course—it was really just making our on-campus experience public and open for anyone to follow,” says Barba. STEM has always been lecture heavy,” she says, “and that's the big difference.” These days the professor considers herself an advocate of “the non-video school of MOOCs.”

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EdTech Acronyms Explained

EdTech4Beginners

MOOC – Massively Open Online Course (an online course which has video lectures, problem solving activities, texts and an online community of fellow learners). STEM – Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths. IOT – Internet of Things (Connecting devices to a network i.e. lights, phones, TVs). MLD – Mobile Learning Devices.

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Why Some Investors Say Edtech ‘Doom and Gloom’ is Overhyped

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A lot of edtech spending today stems from parents’ fear of learning loss. Just look at Fiveable, who’s helping students across the world create communities with virtual study rooms, or Aktiv Learning, who’s improving outcomes in STEM courses for university students. And how does this factor into your optimism for the edtech sector?

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