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Emily Watson

Survey suggests students feel satisfied but not ecstatic about library services | Insid... - 1 views

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    Will online research tools contribute to the demise of the academic library? This article suggests we are using a blended approach to research. Curious to hear how many of us use Gutman's resources beyond a study space.
Emily Watson

College of Future Could Be Come One, Come All - 0 views

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    Discusses the use of crowd-sourcing and peer-evaluation in the MOOC system.
Emily Watson

Berkleemusic Joins Coursera Education Revolution With Free Online Music Classes - 1 views

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    Berklee College of Music, often ahead of the curve in utilizing technology in music education is on board to offer four MOOC's through Coursera.
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College Credit Eyed for Online Courses - 0 views

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    The possibility for MOOC's to gain some legitimacy by offering credit through the administration of a fee-based exam.
Emily Watson

Harvard Launches First Free edX Courses Today; Over 100,000 Students Registered - 1 views

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    It's official..
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New York U. Turns to Free Site to Help Teach Computer Programming - 0 views

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    NYU's Steinhardt School partnering with Codeacademy http://www.codecademy.com/#!/exercises/0 for online programming class.
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MOOC's and the McDonaldization of Global Higher Education - 0 views

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    Do MOOC's foster disengagement from global education and communities?
Emily Watson

Blended Learning: Iterating Toward Better Learning At Scale - 1 views

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    Alex Hernandez from the Charter Growth Fund highlights some key topics in blended learning, one of which is 'Can we increase the velocity of learning and create more space for such things as projects, the arts and deep thinking?' While so much emphasis is placed in STEM education, the idea of also utilizing blended learning environments to foster creativity and engage students in artistic processes is one we should also consider.
Emily Watson

As Online Courses Grow, Sites Offering Unauthorized Academic Help Get More Brazen - Wir... - 0 views

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    Discusses the increase of agressive marketing that facilitates cheating that is being coupled with the growing of opportunities for online learning.
Emily Watson

Designing a New Learning Environment - 0 views

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    Stanford's new online course on blended learning environments.
Emily Watson

What You Need to Know About MOOC's - Technology - The Chronicle of Higher Education - 0 views

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    Provides a nice overview and timeline of MOOC history since last summer.
Emily Watson

Coursera announces second wave of partnerships - 1 views

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    More universities get on board with Coursera and MOOC's.
Emily Watson

Stanford U. Releases New Open-Source Online-Education Platform - 1 views

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    The new format adds integrated online classroom forums for MOOCs. You can check out Stanford's site here: http://class2go.stanford.edu/
Emily Watson

A Class to Teach You How to Use Google - 4 views

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    Google enters the MOOC market..
Emily Watson

Site-based testing deals strengthen case for granting credit to MOOC students | Inside ... - 1 views

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    Taking the next step towards credentialing through MOOC's and establishing greater value for these online classes.
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