Category Archives: Higher Education

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    Moving Forward with GETideas.org’s Learning Trends: A Conversation with Innovative Education Leaders
    April 24, 2013

    Visit this event invitation on Google+ for more information. Show notes can be found here.    +GETideas.org  is the incubator where education leaders can develop their professional learning networks. This community provides tools, research, and inspiration to help transform learning institutions. The primary goal of GETideas.org is to bring people together to exchange ideas towards solving education challenges.  During the last few months, GETideas.org has been specifically exploring four themes…

      Related to: Cultivating Leadership, Designing Modern Learning Environments, Education Reform, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation, The Future of Digital Content
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    Creative Commons Global Summit 2013

    From the Creative Commons blog:   “The event will bring together Creative Commons affiliates from the around the world with the CC board, its staff, key stakeholders, local representatives, and others interested in the present and future of the commons. Attendees will discuss strategies to strengthen Creative Commons and its worldwide community, learn about the latest developments in the commons movement worldwide, and showcase local and international projects that use…

      Related to: Higher Education, Open Educational Resources, Primary/Secondary Education, Research, Teaching & Learning, The Future of Digital Content
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    Cisco Virtual Forum for Education Leaders, 2013
    March 19, 2013

    Today’s education leaders recognize that now is the time to seize these opportunities. To expand education beyond classroom walls.  To help teachers and learners collaborate more effectively. To create new teaching experiences that engage learners and improve outcomes. So tomorrow’s students will be prepared to take on the challenges of a rapidly changing world. Cisco invites you to join educators from around the world who are transforming education today. Join us…

      Related to: Cultivating Leadership, Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Open Science Course Sprint: An Education Hackathon for Open Data Day
    February 23, 2013

    Join this amazing in person or virtual event scheduled for Saturday, February 23 in US Time Zones. Over the course of the day, participants are going to build an online course that will serve as an “Introduction to Open Science”. According to the host organization, Creative Commons, the course, “will guide learners through concepts of Open Access, Open Research, Open Data, and finish with leading them to Open Science Communities….

      Related to: Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, Higher Education, Open Educational Resources, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation, The Future of Digital Content
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    The 2013 School Leadership Summit
    March 28, 2013

    The Technology Information Center for Administrative Leadership (TICAL) and Steve Hargadon are pleased to announce the inaugural virtual and worldwide School Leadership Summit, Thursday, March 28th, 2013. This free conference will be held online and will be a unique chance to participate in a collaborative global conversation on school leadership with presentations by your peers. The conference seeks to present ideas, examples, and projects related to leadership in a changing…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, Cultivating Leadership, Designing Modern Learning Environments, E-Learning, Early Education, Education Reform, Game-based Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Media Literacy, Open Educational Resources, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Professional Development, Project-based Learning, Research, Social Media, STEM Education, Teaching & Learning, Tech-driven Innovation, The Future of Digital Content, Transmedia
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    Open Education Week
    March 11 - March 15, 2013

    According to this blog post from Mind/Shift, Open Education Week will take place in March 11 – 15, 2013.  On the event web site, it is stated, “the purpose of Open Education Week is to raise awareness of the open education movement and its impact on teaching and learning worldwide. Participation in all events and use of all resources is free an open to anyone.” For more information about local…

      Related to: Higher Education, Open Educational Resources, Policy & Governance, Primary/Secondary Education, Teaching & Learning, The Future of Digital Content
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    U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for Bold Action on Attainment
    Source: American Council on Education
    January 24, 2013

    In an open letter released yesterday, leading U.S. college and university presidents called upon their colleagues to make retention and completion a critical priority to stem the loss of human potential represented by the number of students who never make it to graduation. The letter, issued by the National Commission on Higher Education Attainment, highlights the need for additional action beyond efforts already underway on many campuses: “We need to do more ……

      Related to: Higher Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit
    Source: The New York Times
    January 23, 2013

    In an arrangement with commercial company Academic Partnerships, dozens of public universities plan to offer an introductory online course free and for credit to anyone worldwide. The universities, which include Arizona State and the University of Arkansas, will choose which of their existing online courses to convert to massive open online courses (MOOCs) in the new MOOC2Degree program.

      Related to: E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Teaching & Learning