12 February 2013
February 11, 2013, 7:45 am
By Robert Talbert
Last week’s flare-up over Khan Academywas interesting on a number of levels, one of which is that we got a new look at some of the arguments used in KA’s favor. Perhaps one of the most prominent defenses against KA criticism is: Khan Academy is free and really helps a lot of people. You can’t argue with the “free” part. On the other hand, the part about “helping” is potentially a very strong argument in KA’s favor —but there are two big problems with the way in which this is being presented by KA people.
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Posted by Charles Wachira
18 October 2012
In an effort to raise student performance in a difficult course, San Jose State University has turned to a “flipped classroom” format, requiring students to watch lecture videos produced by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and using class time for discussion. And initial data show the method is leading to higher test scores, university officials announced this week.
[Source: Chronicle of Higher Education]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
1 October 2012
The technology culture is different now, and students want more flexibility. One convert tells his story.
[Source: Chronicle of Higher Education]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
26 September 2012
There has been substantial discussion in the past few years about how technology is beginning to move beyond older concepts of distance learning and technology-assisted education to new arrangements like Coursera and the MOOC innovations and experimentations at institutions like Harvard and MIT.
[Source: The Huffington Post]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
12 September 2012
The higher education world is on the cusp of massive upheaval spurred by competition from digital learning systems, according to a report by Pew Internet/Elon University. Some of the most prestigious schools in the United States are fighting encroachment from online class providers by joining the digital revolution.
[Source: Desert News]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
10 September 2012
Stanford’s newly appointed vice provost of online learning explains his vision for how online courses can lower college costs and see gains in student engagement.
[Source: The Atlantic]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
6 September 2012
Even as the MOOC movement gathers momentum, the University of Maine at Presque Isle is piloting much smaller-scale, high-touch, open online courses that the provost of the institution has dubbed “LOOCs” or Little Open Online Courses.
[Source: Inside Higher Ed]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
11 August 2012
The numbers are more symbolic of interest in free online courses than indicative of the amount of learning taking place because many people sign up for the free courses but don’t follow through.
[Source: Chronicle of Higher Education]
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Posted by Oscar Retterer
8 August 2012
A USA TODAY analysis of Department of Education data finds that four big universities, operating mostly online, have become the largest education schools in the US, awarding 1 in 16 bachelor’s degrees and post-graduate awards and nearly 1 in 11 advanced education awards
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