Monday, July 29, 2013
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Thursday, July 25, 2013
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Friday, July 12, 2013
Daily Randomly Sporto 07/13/2013
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MOOC platform Coursera raises $43-million in funding | eCampus News
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MOOC mania: when technology and higher education collide - Public Service Europe
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WCET Leadership Summit: Under the Sword of Data Highlights « WCET Frontiers
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Talking the Talk - Do Your Job Better - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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We're All to Blame for MOOCs - The Chronicle Review - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Thursday, July 11, 2013
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Daily Randomly Sporto 07/11/2013
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The Distributed Flip (Presentation for InstructureCon 2013) | Hapgood
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Kaplan Expands Gamification Of Online Courses - Education - Online
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Federal Site for Free Education Resources Grows and Gets Mobile Facelift -- Campus Technology
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MOOCs and Economic Reality - The Conversation - The Chronicle of Higher Education
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Higher ed leaders urge slow down of MOOC train | Inside Higher Ed
reflecting on the use of high cut-off for new models of the virtual classroom
The Flip and the Rise of Courseware |e-Literate
This concept of low and high cut-off, which he explains within the scope of the Flipped classroom, can also and certainly be applied in the elaboration of new online learning models.
Instead of considering the standard virtual classroom, where the entire class is conducted by instructor-led discussions, one can consider re-designing the course in order to create a high cut-off, which reduces the need for instructor direct intervention, and therefore increases scalability.
If the cut-off can be raised to a higher level through learning activities that engage the learner intensively to interact with content in a meaningful way, we are able to consider different models of virtual classrooms, which could possibly reduce costs.
For example, the 'lead-course-instructor' working with several teaching assistants, each managing smaller groups, all under one same umbrella. (I still believe that everyone in one single classroom makes it overwhelming for students).
This is not a panacea... It does not work for all courses, all subject matters and all levels. But a lot can be done combining different course management models and use of more complex courseware. For institutions doing massive online education, scalability is a must. Rethinking the e-learning models, without loosing instruction quality, needs to be considered...
Monday, July 8, 2013
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Saturday, July 6, 2013
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Thursday, July 4, 2013
Wednesday, July 3, 2013
Daily Randomly Sporto 07/04/2013
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The Roadshow for Therapists - Working with Narcissistic Victim Abuse
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New OER Exchange Opens with 680,000 Free Learning Objects -- Campus Technology
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Free Interactive Learning App To Roll Out Next Month -- Campus Technology
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How Badges Really Work in Higher Education -- Campus Technology
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Big Data Helps Underperforming Students Succeed -- Campus Technology
Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Monday, July 1, 2013
Daily Randomly Sporto 07/02/2013
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Relationship Between Personality Characteristics of Online Instructors and Student Evaluations
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Report: Teacher prep programs an ‘industry of mediocrity’ | eSchool News
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Five Future Trends That Will Impact the Learning Ecosystem | Edutopia
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Report: Students Taking Online Courses Jumps 96 Percent over 5 Years -- Campus Technology
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Mooc credit to apply even to students who fail to complete | News | Times Higher Education