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Best Lecture

Tony Karrer

I just read George Siemens post Will online lectures destroy universities? He makes the point that despite articles like Why free online lectures will destroy universities – unless they get their act together fast : Statements like “universities are obsolete” or “universities are dying” are comical. And untrue.

Lecture 141
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It's a complicated business.

Learning with e's

However, if the decision means that lecturers are put under even greater pressure than they are currently under, then we should expect an even greater exodus of good staff from universities than we are currently witnessing. It's a complicated business, higher education. It's a complicated business. It's a complicated business.

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Business games

Learning with e's

I had previously explained that increasingly, many teachers and lecturers are sharing their content freely, because we are aware of the need to improve learning while reducing cost. Giving away content therefore makes sense to a lot of teachers and lecturers, because they want to gain a larger audience for their ideas.

Games 71
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What makes an inspirational teacher?

Learning with e's

Almost a third of those who voted said they were inspired by those lecturers who were genuinely excited about their subject. Learning is not an easy business, so inspiring students to actually want to learn more is quite a feat. by Steve Wheeler is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0

Lecture 99
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Visions, values and video streaming

Learning with e's

Each learning event will feature two or more guest speakers, drawn from the world of education, some in universities, some from schools, and also members of the business community. We will feature a series of presentations and dialogues which we are calling 'learning events'. There are two ways you can join in. Unported License.

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Imagined futures 5: Robot teachers

Learning with e's

In today's classroom, it is more likely that children will be busy programming robots , rather than the other way round. This was just as didactic an experience as a lecture and exam, but began to tap into the potential of machines to personalise pace and place of learning. Enjoy the retro-futuristic images! Unported License.

License 83
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Empowering students with digital tools and project-based learning

Kadenze

Kadenze is pleased to launch a new course – Introduction to Psychology – and welcomes a new partner – Wesleyan University – to our online creative education platform. database administrator, project marketing manager, UX designer, business development manager, solutions architect, etc.) require diverse digital skills.

Project 52