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: How to Make Interactive Assignments for the Online Classroom
Knowmia allows you to combine video clips with questions and slides to create truly interactive and engaging student assignments. It is my new favorite online teaching resource that nicely complements the time I spend teaching in the WizIQ Virtual Classroom.… Read the rest…
Coursera: Teacher Professional Development fall lineup
As you may recall, this past spring we launched our first Teacher Professional Development courses from a great set of partners, including the American Museum of Natural History, MoMA, the New Teacher Center, the Commonwealth Education Trust, and others. We recently wrapped up our first set of these courses, and it was great to see so many teachers from a diverse range of backgrounds coming together to share their experiences and develop their skills. In the coming weeks we’ll be launching the next batch of Teacher Professional Development courses, and we hope that many teachers, parents and anyone else interested in education will explore the range of topics we’ll be offering. The expertise of our partners, along with the years of first-hand experience shared between peers offer powerful resources, and we hope this will help advance learning both in and outside the classroom. Fall courses will be offered by University of California-Irvine, University of Virginia, Rice Un…
Udacity: Coffee Break EP21 [VIDEO]: Product Design
Happy Coffee Break! This week, Udacity’s VP of Product & Design talks about tradeoffs and point of view in good product design. At the end of the day, when we’re designing products, we want something that makes the user feel awesome. Let us know in the comments about a product you’ve used -- what tradeoffs are involved, and how does it make you feel? For more on design from Udacity, check out our upcoming series of courses, The Design of Everyday Things, with Don Norman and Kristian Simsarian. This series of courses is intended to be enjoyable and informative for everyone: everyday people, technical people, designers, and non-designers. It exposes the science behind design to help you understand the power of good design and the many challenges designers face. See you in class! http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
Udacity: Sal Khan at Udacity
We were happy to host Sal Khan at Udacity’s weekly Lunch-and-Learn for a great talk about ed tech and the future of online education. Always inspiring -- thanks for stopping by! http://blog.udacity.com/feeds/posts/default…
Saylor.org: We Love Resources: New Features in CK-12
Our friends over at CK-12 have made some sleek, blogworthy improvements to their platform. In addition to giving visitors the ability to create and remix open textbooks online (oh, is that all?), now teachers and students can keep materials and discussions in a newly-improved dashboard. What’s included in this dashboard? Like Kirk in his captain’s chair, teachers can pilot [...]…
Saylor.org: OER Textbook replacement courses launched on Net Texts
Net Texts has launched their free “OER Textbook Replacement Courses” collection for Science, Social Studies, Math, and English. Each of the “40 ready-to-use courses…can act as a complete textbook replacement or as a framework that teachers can supplement with their own curriculum materials” and is ideal for “1:1 computing programs, blended learning environments, flipped classrooms, [...]…
Iversity: Breaking down the 90-minute Lecture: What Learning at iversity Looks Like (I)
If you’re new to iversity, it may be helpful to know a bit about what our MOOC-based online learning platform looks like. Not everyone is familiar with online learning, and indeed, one can become easily overwhelmed by all the different platforms that vary in both style and structure. So, let’s take a closer look and make sure you […] The post Breaking down the 90-minute Lecture: What Learning at iversity Looks Like (I) appeared first on iversity Blog.
Saylor.org: Bellevue University: New Transfer Partner and Innovative Leader in Online Education
We are happy to announce yet another partner school willing to accept transfer of Saylor.org’s three NCCRS credit recommended college courses! Our new friends at Bellevue University have joined the ranks of our partners in the higher education space who are committed to the idea of providing students with flexible and affordable degree options. This addition [...]…
Khan Academy: New Entrepreneurship Interview Series
Ever wonder how Richard Branson got started? Turns out he used the profits from his student magazine to fund an unknown rock ‘n’ roll album: This is just one interview of many from the new Khan Academy entrepreneurship interview series produced by the Kauffman Foundation. The new tutorial includes twenty-two videos and features a range of tips, anecdotes, and personal characteristics from twelve entrepreneurs.
Saylor.org: 2 for 1: English Language Arts 8 & Advanced Statistics Now Available on iTunes U!
Saylor.org’s K12 learning has officially gone mobile! And what couldn’t be a better way to start off than by launching 2 courses at once? That’s right! K12ELA008 English Language Arts 8 and K12MATH014 Advanced Statistics are now available on our Saylor channel on iTunes U! The Course Deets: K12ELA008: This Common Core aligned course is [...]…
Udacity: Architect Advances Career After 3D Graphics Course
Antonio At Udacity, our mission is to provide quality courses that empower people to advance their careers. Meet Antonio Suazo, an architect interested in interactive installations, who decided to take a crack at learning real time 3D rendering.Antonio took Udacity’s Interactive 3D Graphics course, developed with industry expert Eric Haines of Autodesk, received the People’s Choice award in the course contest, and recently made an exciting career change. Read on for his story:Why were you interested in Interactive 3D Graphics? I studied architecture at the University of Chile and graduated in 2009. After graduating, I realized that my focus of interest was interactive installations, and decided to try learning real time 3D rendering. Check out final product here! Did you have any prior programming experience?I had no formal programming experience prior to Udacity. At the time that I started teaching myself to program, online learning materials were neither wi…
: Jase and Drew Team Up in WizIQ
I became a fan of Drew’s work the moment I came across his YouTube Channel and saw him teaching the present simple in a blonde wig. As an online English teacher and creator of videos and podcasts, he is widely admired for his skill at getting learners to relax, focus, and feel more confident about their speaking.… Read the rest…
Learning Solutions Magazine: SumTotal Extends elixHR Platform with SnapLogic Cloud Integration by News Editor
Partnership to deliver pre-built “Snap” Connectors, allowing SumTotal customers to incorporate Talent Management Applications and SumTotal’s Learn with 150 third-party business applications.
Learning Solutions Magazine: The Gamification of mLearning (Part 3 of 3) by Karl Kapp
Cricket Communications was seeking improved and more innovative ways to reach the sales professionals working in its retail locations by introducing mobile-enabled learning games to their existing platform. Here is the story of their highly successful gamification initiative!
Saylor.org: ICYMI
Thought we’d complete your Saturday afternoon with extra knowledge. We promise we’re even more entertaining than a 22-hour non-filibuster. What we’ve been up to: Making Friends – Bellevue University is our newest credit-pathway partner. Check out their offerings, especially a course to help you develop a portfolio you can submit to earn Prior Learning Assessment (PLA) [...]…
Udacity: Beyond a Resume: What Tech Recruiters Want
Braintree lead tech recruiter Carrie McComb, the lead tech recruiter at Braintree and a ten year veteran of tech recruiting, shares what she looks for in successful candidates. Every year I find myself paying less and less attention to the skills and roles on a resume. Instead of following traditional resume advice, here are a few things that catch my eye when looking at potential candidates. Go beyond the perimeters of a resume and get involved with the evolving world of work. You'll stand to gain more than a job opportunity -- even a chance to improve your skills. Online Courses and Continuous LearningI like to think of the power of show vs. tell. Putting java on your resume means very little. Putting java on your resume and showing employers that you can develop in java incorporating object oriented principles is much more effective. To take it a step further, showing your java and OO abilities and including how you continue to improve and grow in this…
Learning Solutions Magazine: Book Review: Manager's Guide to Mobile Learning, by Brenda Enders by Jennifer Neibert
For managers who see the benefit of anytime, anywhere access to learning opportunities, the Manager’s Guide to Mobile Learning, by Brenda Enders, will help you see the potential and outline the path to success for your mobile learning initiatives. Enders provides practical insights essential for anyone looking to dive into the mobile learning pool.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Hatsize Adds Advanced Microsoft 10750A and 10751A Labs by News Editor
Robust Hatsize Labs enable instructors to mentor and help remote students virtually.
Learning Solutions Magazine: Toolkit: Tools for Delivering eLearning with HTML5 (Part 2) by Joe Ganci
In August, Joe discussed browser compatibility with HTML5 and identified the most commonly used development tools you can use to publish eLearning lessons to HTML5. This month completes the review with a list of more tools that publish to HTML5, and others that are very useful in the eLearning development process.
Saylor.org: MMD: Changing with the Times
Good afternoon and happy Monday! This week we look at what changes have been occurring in education, as demanded by one thing: Time. Time is a never stopping force, that drives us — sometimes unwillingly — to face the facts and adapt. We begin this week with a dramatic shift in intellectual property policies of [...]…