Month: November 2012
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MOOCs MOOCs MOOCs
Talk about an acronym that’s fun to say! MOOCs are a popular term in educations these days. A MOOC is a Massive Open Online Course. I first learned about MOOCs through the eduMOOC last year so I could learn more about online learning. Since then, MOOCs have been featured in national news sources and discussed at…
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Flipped classrooms – are they working?
Teachers, instructors, and professors are experimenting with flipped classrooms. They seem to be working – at least according to this high school teacher’s story – her flipped classroom was very successful. The reporter telling the teacher’s story emphasized that experimenting with advanced technologies was essential: There is a need for educators of the next…
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I Want MyEdTechNews
Looking for more ed tech news? There are plenty of ed tech blogs to keep up on the latest innovations and trends. Great examples include: ProfHacker – Chronicle of Higher Education. Ed tech from a faculty perspective. It can be a great source for new tools for faculty teaching and scholarship. Hack Education – If…
