Don’t call it a course
Inside HigherEd reports on the trend of educational technology companies and universities moving away from using the word "course" to describe online learning experiences not anchored to a specific place or time.
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Free online courses shake up the world of post-secondary education
The Vancouver Sun profiles the University of British Columbia's (UBC) MOOC efforts and explores why universities are developing the open courses.
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FutureLearn is go, but it is not quite the finished article
The first courses on FutureLearn, a MOOC platform from the United Kingdom (UK) that formed just 10 months ago, launched earlier this month.
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Elsevier ups edX MOOC support
Elsevier is expanding its support for courses offered by edX by allowing five new courses to use Elsevier textbook content in their courses.
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A triple milestone: 107 partners, 532 courses, 5.2 million students
Coursera recently announced that they have over 100 institutional partners offering 500 plus courses to over 5 million students on their platform.
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George Mason University announces free online curriculum hub
George Mason University’s Institute for Humane Studies has launched EDvantage, a free online curriculum hub for educators.
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Texting in class
According to a survey of 777 students at six universities in the United States, 90 percent of students admit to using their digital devices for non-class activities during class times.
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A response to USA Today article on flipped classroom research
Phil Hill provides a critique of the USA Today article on flipped classrooms, stating: "The potential of flipped classrooms, or any redesign, is not based on just changing delivery.
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Flipped classrooms may not have any impact on learning
USA Today reports on researchers at Harvey Mudd College who are studying the effectiveness of flipped classrooms through a three-year, $199,544 grant from the National Science Foundation.
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Tech as a service
According to the 2013 Campus Computing Survey, four of the top five issues chosen by high-ranking university IT officials "relate to IT as a service, from helping faculty use technology in the classroom to leveraging resources to help students succeed.
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