eLearning and beyond

Latin America's First MOOC (EdSurge News)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:56:43 +0800

The São Paulo University (USP) and the portal company Veduca launched last week the first Massive Open Online Course in Latin America. Courses will be taught by USP professors through the platform. Initially two disciplines will be available: mechanical physics and probability and statistics. More courses are expected to emerge soon.

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8 MOOCs Transforming Education

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:55:41 +0800

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The early market for massive open online courses (MOOCs) brings more approaches than you might realize. Take a look at 8 game changers.

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MOOCs: Interesting Legal Territory Ahead -- InformationWeek

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:54:25 +0800

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Massive open online courses have the potential to change higher education, but people and schools implementing MOOCs face some emerging legal questions.

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Are fees taking the ‘open’ out of MOOC?

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 21:53:25 +0800

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Massive open online courses (MOOC) that include nominal costs don’t constitute a financial burden to online students, though the mere inclusion of fees undermines a key tenant of MOOCs, educators say.

The idea of world-class educational content available to anyone in the world with an internet connection and a willingness to learn was a central appeal to those interested in MOOCs over the past couple years.

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Telemedicine for physical therapy: The Avatar will see you now

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 17:00:39 +0800

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Most patients who enter the gym of the San Mateo Medical Center in California are there to work with physical therapists. But a few who had knee replacements are being coached by a digital avatar instead.

The avatar, Molly, interviews them in Spanish or English about the levels of pain they feel as a video guides them through exercises, while the 3-D cameras of a Kinect device measure their movements. Because it’s a pilot project, Paul Carlisle, the director of rehabilitation services, looks on. But the ultimate goal is for the routine to be done from a patient’s home.

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Connectivism, Online Learning, and the MOOC

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:49:28 +0800

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Longish online WizIQ presentation that looks mostly at the concept of learning theories and MOOCs. The first part examines in some detail the concept of knowled

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Future Models of Learning - Debate

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:48:20 +0800

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Does new technology conflict with or complement established teaching and learning? What is the impact on the teaching profession as we have traditionally known it? Will the power of the internet, with new innovations such as Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), create an unstoppable ‘avalanche’ of education reform, or are these reforms a false revolution? Can the value of face-to-face quality learning and student-teacher relationships ever really be questioned, at any level of education? Will the class room, lecture theatre, and traditional notion of education space – schools and universities – be usurped by a screen, online and distance learning, or alternative spaces such as the workplace, home, or concert-hall?

Kim Flintoff’s insight:

The discussion is more than a hour so make sure you’re comfortable before you start viewing.

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Low-Cost MOOC To Grant 3 Credits at Tiffin U -- Campus Technology

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:34:17 +0800

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A school-vendor partnership will be testing out a new twist on the MOOC: offering a three-credit course in social sciences for $50, considerably less than the course costs through the university.

Starting in July, Tiffin University, a 7,000-student institution in Tiffin, OH, and Altius Education, which describes itself as “part university, part technology company,” will be teaming up to deliver “Foundations of Success.” The course is being offered through Ivy Bridge College, Tiffin’s associate program that allows students to attend in person or online and transfer their earned credits to four-year schools with transfer agreements. The standard tuition per credit at Tiffin, $690, is considerably more than the MOOC fee.

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Report: The 4 Pillars of the Flipped Classroom -- Campus Technology

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:33:12 +0800

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Though all classrooms are different, there are four critical elements that successful flipped classrooms have in common, according to a new report developed by the Flipped Learning Network, George Mason University, and Pearson’s Center for Educator Effectiveness.

The report, “A Review of Flipped Learning,” is designed to guide teachers and administrators through the concepts of flipped classrooms and provide definitions and examples of flipped learning in action.

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A Review of Flipped Learning

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 09:33:00 +0800

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Telemedicine for physical therapy: The Avatar will see you now

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:35:12 +0800

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[From MIT’s Technology Review] The Avatar Will See You Now Medical centers are testing new, friendly ways to reduce the need for office visits by extending their reach into patients’ homes. By Jess…

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Telemedicine for physical therapy: The Avatar will see you now

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 07:35:01 +0800

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Can aptitude tests pick the 'right' students for university?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:11:58 +0800

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The Conversation | 15 June 2013 Since 2007, the Australian government has been evaluating a pilot aptitude test for future university students. The test is meant to help universities selec…

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Education in a Changing World, (Cohort 3) 2013-07-01 - 2013-07-28 | Open2Study

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 09:07:14 +0800

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What’s it about?

In this subject you will explore Education as a social institution charged with communicating the knowledge, skills and cultural values that society considers most important.

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Digital Curation for Educators

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:51:32 +0800

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IATEFL 2013 presentation http://collablogatorium.blogspot.com.br/2013/03/contentcuration.html

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Eric Speaks!: Mozilla Open Badges 1.0

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:50:31 +0800

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I was very excited to hear about the release of Mozilla Open Badges 1.0 last week and jumped right in to get Eric started on earning badges. In simple terms, badges show what you have learned, and badges can be earned through online learning, after school programs, job training or professional development. As a teacher, you can issue badges for what you teach by meeting a set of standards specified by Mozilla. The Open Badges website has a “backpack” where you collect and organize the badges you’ve earned. These badges can then be displayed on your personal website, employment sites, and other social networks. Each badge links back to an issuer, criteria, and verifying evidence.

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Deakin launches "testbed" MOOC

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 08:24:38 +0800

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In a move aimed at buttressing its position as a leader in online education, Deakin University launched its first massive open online course (MOOC) on 17 June and plans to use it as a test-bed for redeveloping its full learning environment.

Unlike the MOOC offerings from most universities, Deakin’s free online course will be a taster designed to promote fee-paying courses and will offer students a pathway to earning academic credit.

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Proving knowledge by degrees: MOOCs and the challenge of assessment

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 06:00:24 +0800

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Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have certainly got higher education folks talking. These free online courses, often from prestigious universities, have prompted one obvious question: why should students pay to go to university when they can get quality courses for free?

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Top 10 reasons for low MOOC completion rates

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 05:58:56 +0800

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Massive open online course (MOOC) completion rates hover around 7 percent worldwide, and beyond stringing criticism from MOOC skeptics in higher education, there’s not much documentation for why so few students complete the classes.

Open Culture, a website documenting the growth of MOOCs, recently published a list of the most common reasons for dropping out of MOOCs before the courses were finished, revealing a few telling tidbits about potential shortcomings for MOOC providers.

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The Evolving use of Badges in Education

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:05:35 +0800

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Rewards as a Way to Motivate Students to Learn Today’s schools commonly use grade-based evaluations where students get rewarded for the knowledge they gain.

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