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22 Tips For Better Teaching Online
The fundamentals that define a great teacher don’t differ much whether classes are taught in the online setting or off, but there are certain things that need greater emphasis and gain greater importance when a…
5 eLearning Options For Lifelong Learners
As research continues to support the value of a college degree and an increasing number of people are taking advantage of the opportunities offered by furthering their education, you may feel a bit overwhelmed. For some, the thought of…
25 Tips For A Better MOOC Experience
Massive online open courses (also known as MOOCs) are quite popular these days. A huge, or massive, version of open online courses, these classes bring thousands together, often around the world, to learn simultaneously. Discussions,…
50 Essential EdTech Tools By Category
Technology and education are pretty intertwined these days and nearly every teacher has a few favorite tech tools that make doing his or her job and connecting with students a little bit easier and more…
With Digital Learning, Does Context Trump Content?
Steve Wheeler of Plymouth University put together the following presentation on Digital Pedagogies, essentially arguing for a new approach to learning in the face of the information age. Especially interesting is his distinction between Knowledge,…
Cheating 17% More Likely In Online Coursework Versus Blended Environments
Do online students cheat more often than those in brick-and-mortar institutions? That was the question posed to university presidents in taking a look at the intersection of technology, learning, and ethics. The big takeaway? 73%…
6 Tips For Success With Social Learning With Bena Kallick
Preface: TeachThought is happy to welcome Bena Kallick, Ph.D., as a contributing author on TeachThought. Kallick has consistently been involved in important projects in education, including Assessment Strategies for Self-Directed Learning, Habits of Mind with…
UC Berkeley joins MIT and Harvard In edX
EdX, the collaboration between MIT and Harvard established in May, has a new member. UC Berkeley, is the third member of the learning consortium. Through collaboration and resource sharing, the group can better manage the…
What You Need To Know About Amazon’s New Career Choice Program
Online retailer Amazon is establishing a program to help fund the educate of its workforce in areas that may not even relate to their current position. Amazon founder and CEO Jeff Bezos explained, “We want…
5 Characteristics of Massive Open Online Courses
While MMORPGs get a lot of “video game” ink–for those unfamiliar, think World of Warcraft–the idea massive, open online approaches has seeped into education. 5 Characteristics of Massive Open Online Courses Course participants are likely…
14 Questions Regarding MITx
Below are 14 questions that helped clarify what MITx was all about when it launched. In light of recent news that UC Berkeley has joined Harvard and MIT in expanding edX, I thought it made sense…
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