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Storms over liberal education: notes on the 2016 AAC&U conference

Bryan Alexander

I helped start the conference with a half-day workshop on “How Technology Can Enhance Liberal Education: The State of the Art in 2016.” I had two measly slides for ePortfolios, the main thrust of which was “go to AAEEBL !”, But participants were very, very engaged from the start.

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Professors Aren’t Good at Sharing Their Classroom Practices. Teaching Portfolios Might Help.

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At the height of the buzz around MOOCs and flipped classrooms three years ago, Bridget Ford worried that administrators might try to replace her introductory history course with a batch of videos. It requires cultural change,” says Kathy Fernandes, senior director for learning design and technologies at the CSU office.

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The Free Learning 2.0 Conference: Great Keynotes and Sessions and YOU!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

8pm Eastern: Interview with Gordon Dryden on The New Learning Revolution Friday (August 24): Conference Sesions 9am Eastern: Keynote with Angela Meiers 11am Eastern: Keynote with Audrey Watters 1pm Eastern: Keynote with Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach 4pm Eastern: Keynote with Sugata Mitra ATTENDING: The conference is free to attend.

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Testing and the future of education: Anya Kamenetz on Future Trends Forum #6

Bryan Alexander

As Rodney Hargis tweeted , paraphrasing Spiderman, “[w]ith great data comes great responsibility” For a parallel I mentioned antiterrorism technologies, some of which also take data gathering to new heights (or depths). One example: eportfolios dropped in one case because doing them decently was seen as too onerous.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

School Psychology Doctoral Candidate and Intern, CEO STEMx: Stemulating Teaching with Emerging Technology Methodologies - Simulation vs. Virtual Learning Environments - Dr. Nicole Simon, Assistant Professor Engineering/Physics/Technology Dept.

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Week of August 29, 2011 - Live and Interactive Webinars in Blackboard Collaborate

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

link] The 2011 Worldwide Virtual Library Conference November 2 - 3, All Free, All Online in Blackboard Collaborate Submit to present or to be kept informed at [link] EPCOP MOOC WEBINAR ( Australia Series ) Wed 31 Aug 06:00AM New York / Wed 31 Aug 10:00AM GMT / Wed 31 Aug 08:00PM Sydney Coach Carole.

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2013 Global Education Conference Kicks Off Today - List of Sessions

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Advances in technology have fueled the growth of meeting virtually, giving people the ability to actively participate in team meetings no matter where they are in the world. Technology works miracles, borders and other restrictions tend to vanish, and what a great networking and resources this conference offers!