Tag: edtechchat
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Many low-income students use only their phone to get online. What are they missing?
This article was written by Crystle Martin For many of us, access to the Internet through a variety of means is a given. I can access the ... -
A little bit more conversation: the limits of online education
This article was written by Shirley Alexander FUTURE OF HIGHER EDUCATION: We continue our series on the rise of online and blended learning and how free online ... -
Stanford steps up online learning focus as MOOCs take hold
This article was written by Charis Palmer Stanford University has stepped up its focus on online education with the creation of a dedicated office for online learning, ... -
Online learning glitch: MOOC flaws will be hard to resolve
This article was written by Ed Byrne Last weekend, The Guardian ran an article entitled “Do online courses spell the end for the traditional university?” Had I ... -
No room for sloppiness in online classroom
This article was written by Mike Sharples When your classroom is a global one, filled with well-informed online learners, they don’t cut you much slack. Hundreds of ... -
Digital dawn: open online learning is just beginning
This article was written by Craig Savage Universities are traditionally seen as exclusive institutions for the few, not the many. But that is changing as a ... -
Rules and regulation could strangle online learning
This article was written by Andrew Norton Regulation has always shaped Australian higher education. Some rules have helped – like extending HELP loans to private higher ... -
As learning moves online, trigger warnings must too
This article was written by Dana Ruggiero When I was a first-year student at university, our class of 300 students watched Jodie Foster get gang raped ... -
MOOCs: learning about online learning, one click at a time
This article was written by Gregor Kennedy Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, took the world by storm in 2012. After years of experimentation at the ... -
Online learning at school helps prepare teens for university
This article was written by Martin Oliver Online learning has been around for more than 30 years, but recent excitement around Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) has ...
