By Inge Ignatia de Waard. The eMOOCs2015 expert panel (Whitney Kilgore, Sian Bayne, Mike Sharples, Pierre Dubuc) sharing knowledge with all of us on the subject of social learning.
By Inge Ignatia de Waard. Great keynote by Siän Bayne who is professor of digital education at the University of Edinburgh, UK, on teacherbot, a twitterbot used within an educational mooc. Really interesting from the automation point and social effect on the debate.Sian provides multiple references, so where possible I mention the author and year of the reference in this liveblog. Hot from the press Times Higher Ed article on Teacherbot here. Read more...By Inge Ignatia de Waard. This session is presented by Nomi Malca, and it provides a good idea of the international impact and challenges of MOOCs for employees in a worldwide company.By Inge Ignatia de Waard. This session is given by Sandra Soarez-Frazao and Yves Zech from RESCIF.By Inge Ignatia de Waard. Great keynote by Dave Cormier, here are the live blog words:Von Caspar Shaller. Mitten in Amsterdams mittelalterlichem Stadtzentrum steht ein Verwaltungsgebäude der Universiteit van Amsterdam, das Maagdenhuis. Es ist seit sechs Wochen besetzt – doch das fällt zwischen den im Sonnenschein gefüllten Straßencafés kaum auf. Es wirkt, als hätten sich ein paar Jugendliche versammelt, die den ersten schönen Frühlingstag nutzen, um sich auf die braunen Pflastersteine zu setzen. Nur farbige Girlanden kennzeichnen die Besetzung. Mehr...
By Tannette Johnson-Elie. International students are streaming onto American college campuses in unprecedented numbers. However, many of them face significant financial and academic hurdles as they advance in their studies, placing greater demands on schools to better serve these students’ needs and expectations.
Compared to a decade ago, 40 percent more foreign-born students now attend American colleges, according to the Institute of International Education (IIE). And each year, nearly 900,000 international college students matriculate into the United States, with the majority of them coming from China. More...
Senate education committee Chairman Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-Wash.) today announced several bipartisan, full committee staff working groups to address four major issues related to the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act. More...
In a new study on teacher education, the Clayton Christensen Institute profiles credentialing programs and graduate schools of education that have emerged from the charter school landscape. More...
Improving how institutions track career outcomes has emerged as the highest priority for senior executives of online and professional higher education programs, according to the annual Future of Online and Professional Education Survey from EAB. More...
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