Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

” OER is definitely rising, and this timeline might actually be precise (cf my post from yesterday ). “Short-Term Trends: (one to two years)” leads off with “Growing Focus on Measuring Learning.” Further along (4-5 years) are mixed reality and robotics.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 1, 2019

For instance, Kasey Bell generously shared her own resource-packed presentations on her Shake Up Learning Blog prior to the conference. I was honored to join several esteemed colleagues to present on the panel: Leading the Charge: Leveraging Librarian Leadership to Support the OER Journey. Here are our slides.

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Social Media Libraries Conference OER 105

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. From the press release : “IMS Global Learning Consortium Announces Open Badges 2.0 “ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students?

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

” OER is definitely rising, and this timeline might actually be precise (cf my post from yesterday ). “Short-Term Trends: (one to two years)” leads off with “Growing Focus on Measuring Learning.” Further along (4-5 years) are mixed reality and robotics.

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Report Trends Robotics OER 40

NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 17, 2019

Next time around, I’ll share my notes on OER.). It’s hard to imagine not fully realizing the potential for our mobile devices as learning tools. enhancing every-day learning experiences–media-rich annotations of historic places, libraries (shelves, books?), We are seeing movement way beyond hype.

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Trends Libraries OER Microsoft 42

Edsurge

AUGUST 18, 2016

Well, I’ve spotted some tools and strategies that have amazing potential to empower students and teachers to engage and learn more with the world beyond their school. Another student could find photographs of places or inventions he wants to study and then create augmented reality-triggered videos of himself explaining what he’s learned.

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Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

A quick round of introductions revealed some interesting trends: a growing number of liberal arts institutions are launched or growing online learning programs; many sought to find the distinct ways liberal arts institutions, and campuses pursuing liberal education, can use technology. Online learning is on the rise.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 15, 2015

It should be absolutely mandatory reading for every student in a graduate program on educational technology or learning sciences, period. Learning objects are meant to be aggregated into a wide range of larger instructional structures. They lack what Giant Robot Dinosaur calls a Minimum Viable Personality.

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Microsoft OER Resources Secondary 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

Often in online courses students disappear and drop,” says Barbara Illowsky, dean of basic skills and online educational resources (OER) and a professor of mathematics and statistics at De Anza College in Cupertino, California. I’m hoping this helps them to stay vested in the course as they’re working with their classmates.”

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MOOC Dropout Exercises OER 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Docente infantil y primaria Stories from the Earth: teaching about changing landscapes using 28 years of satellite observations - Peder Nelson, MS Creating equitable STEM learning opportunities for K-12 girls - Brenda Britsch, Co-Principal Investigator Maps, Math, and Media: Innovative Transdisciplinary Projects in Teacher Education - Melda N.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

A Principal's Reflections

JUNE 27, 2016

Awe is a driving force for learning that will not just benefit our students now, but also well into their future. However, traditional views and functions of school deprive many students from experiencing the joy and power of awe as a catalyst for meaningful learning. Applying this concept to education is both exciting and depressing.

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Learning OER Gamification Policies 254

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

” Via Wired UK : “ UK’s Nudge Unit tests machine learning to rate schools and GPs.” Via Education Week : “Two Districts Roll Back Summit Personalized Learning Program.” ” “ OER , Capability, and Opportunity” by David Wiley. .” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. .”

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OER Education Robotics LMS 44

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Looking ahead to 2018, here are three predictions: First, we will probably see more work on the many ways automation (AI, robotics, etc.) Second, expect more development of the effort to build a new virtual learning environment ecosystem to rethink the LMS, through a project called Next Generation Digital Learning Environment (NGDLE).

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Trends LMS Social Media Education 114

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“ Can a For-Profit, Venture-Backed Company Keep OER Free – and Be Financially Sustainable? ” (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.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

Two school districts in two states are scaling back their use of the Facebook -built Summit Public Schools ’ learning management system. Via Edsurge : “ Connecticut School District Suspends Use of Summit Learning Platform.” ” Via The Indiana Gazette : “Directors vote to scale back Summit Learning program.”

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Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

“Education recoded: policy mobilities in the international ‘ learning to code ’ agenda” by Ben Williamson, Annika Bergviken Rensfeldt, Catarina Player-Koro, and Neil Selwyn. ” Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Top Hat ’s OER Announcement: Doubling down on faculty engagement.”

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Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

” “ Learning to code will eventually be as useful as learning Ancient Greek,” Quartz claims. Via Education Week : “Why Neuroscience Should Drive Personalized Learning ” – because of “the propagation of myths and misinformation.” The business of OER.

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Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” The charter school, which is closing it doors, is the Merit Preparatory Charter School , run by “personalized learning” charter chain Matchbook Learning. Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” That is the Sophie B.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” DeVos visited my hometown of Casper, Wyoming to give this speech where she spoke at the Woods Learning Center. The accreditor: the Higher Learning Commission. Via The CBC : “Toronto man ‘angry’ after learning his $8,100 master’s degree that required no exams or academic work is fake.”

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Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” ” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. Can Electrical Stimulation Help Us Learn?” “Zap!

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. Via Udacity : “Introducing Siraj Raval’s Deep Learning Nanodegree Foundation Program !” Via eCampus News : “ Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Just like their parents, Chicago students will soon have to learn cursive.” ” (Juul is an e-cigarette that markets its product to teens and peddles social emotional learning content.). ” Via Cleveland.com : “National e-school figure to test new approach to online learning here in Ohio.”

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Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. ” She promises that every kid will learn to code (of course) by having the private sector train CS teachers. ” Rebrand.

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. “ Artificial Intelligence: Could emerging technologies ‘humanize’ teaching & learning? “ Personalized learning ” – it’s simply the best idea that money can buy (that isn’t already being paid for by Salesforce, I guess).

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” “How Can VR be Used for Learning?”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

“In the Era of Microcredentials , Institutions Look to Blockchain to Verify Learning,” says Edsurge. Tell me more about how the blockchain is going to “verify learning.” ” “Education is not where it’s all at in the learning market. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.”

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Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

“Learning styles” in the White House: President Trump doesn’t read his daily intelligence briefings, gets oral briefings on “select” issues instead, because reading isn’t “his style of learning,” the @washingtonpost reports [link] — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) February 9, 2018. .” ” Hooray. ” Testing.

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

“Life Is Complicated: Distance Learning Helps,” says The New York Times. ” Social emotional learning ! Via Getting Smart : “Extending Social Emotional Learning into the Home.” ” Stop acting like “ self-directed learning ” is a new thing. IXL Learning has acquired ABCya.

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “ Betsy DeVos Visits Bay Area Public School for a Lesson in Personalized Learning.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Techcrunch : “ Mattel releases biologically inspired foldable robot bugs.” ” Roy Moore has just been elected Alabama ’s new Senator. .”

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

6,263,439, titled ‘Verification system for non-traditional learning operations.’ ” “A Platform to Monitor Learning” is the headline IHE uses to describe Yellowdig , a new social platform where instructors can watch how students interact and share information. Happy third birthday , Reclaim Hosting !

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Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This Edsurge article – “ OER is Growing at Religious Colleges , But Raises Unique Challenges” – strikes me as a little weird, considering the long relationship between open education (the conference, at the very least) and former BYU professor David Wiley. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

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Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” The Orlando Sentinel on what students are learning in some of Florida’s voucher schools : “Private schools’ curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together.” “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Microsoft has acquired GitHub.

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Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

In addition to the anti-First Amendment supporter Thiel, Jackson also name-dropped her connections to David Horowitz , a long-time advocate for silencing left-learning professors on campus, in order to get her job. Via The New York Times Magazine : “What Teenagers Are Learning From Online Porn.” Memos from HR.

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Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

It’s good to shake up your “everyone should learn to code” messaging sometimes, I guess. Here’s Coursera arguing “Why Everyone Should Learn Sales.” More wishful thinking via Getting Smart : “ How Virtual Reality and Embodied Learning Could Disrupt Education.”

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Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Important thoughts here on social emotional learning and structural racism. ” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma. Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Via The Washington Post : “Some D.C.

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Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46