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What We Learnt at the Open Source Open Society Conference 2015

Kineo

I recently had the opportunity to attended the Open Source Open Society Conference 2015 in Wellington, and the chance to hear keynotes from Chris Kelly from Github, Lillian Grace from WikiNZ and many other respected Open Source advocates.

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2015 Reflections on Games and Gamification for Learning

Kapp Notes

It seems to me that the year 2015 was the year that gamification got “real” for learning and development. Recap ATD China Summit 2015. When a lecture goes wrong, learners moan and groan under their breath but it’s typically not a spectacular crash and burn. Here are my reflections from my trip to China.

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This Week in Learning – November 10, 2015

The Learning Dispatch

Taking as her starting point a recent piece in the New York Times that defends lectures as an effective method of teaching, Barre suggests that, instead of covering old ground, we should shift the discussion to a “normative debate about what we think we should be providing our students and why.”. The Point of a Teacher.

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The Video Influence on ELearning

LearnDash

For example, the very popular MOOC programs use video for dispersing lectures. billion worldwide by 2015. The TED series posts their lectures to video, and now have 500,000,000 views. The market is also expanding, projected to hit $49.91 Videos Make Sense for Learning. Using video for learning is practical in many ways.

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This Week in Learning - November 10, 2015

The Learning Dispatch

Taking as her starting point a recent piece in the New York Times that defends lectures as an effective method of teaching, Barre suggests that, instead of covering old ground, we should shift the discussion to a “normative debate about what we think we should be providing our students and why.”

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How The 8 Effects of Arts Education Are Changing Online Pedagogy, Part 1

Kadenze

In the first wave the pressing challenge was to get content online (welcome to the recorded lecture) and to automate assessment (welcome to the world of quiz)! Since 2015, one suburb of MOOCville has been designing for active learning, all the while following a master plan set by the abiding principles of Arts Education.

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Top 11 Online Education Course Platforms for 2024

Hurix Digital

The courses on Udemy are offered as video lectures taught by professionals and leaders in the field. MasterClass courses consist of videos along with manuals, in-person lectures, and group discussions. UpGrad UpGrad is currently one of the largest online higher education platforms in South Asia, having been founded in 2015.