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TEDxNYED 2013 Inside-Outside

April 27, 2013

TEDxNYED is a New York City-based TEDx event focused on education. The theme of this year’s TEDxNYED is Inside-Outside, a discussion about education from both inside...

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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...

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Designing Modern Learning Environments: Design Thinking for Education Leaders Hangout

February 20, 2013

GETideas.org seeks to help education leaders understand the impact of environment on learning and to leverage design when attempting to transform education systems. This Google...

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Midwest Educational Technology Conference (METC)

February 11 - February 13, 2013

  Midwest Education Technology Conference February 11-13, 2013 St. Charles Convention CenterSt. Louis, Missouri http://2013.metcconference.org/...

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U.S. Higher Education Leaders Call for Bold Action on Attainment

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...

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Bringing It All Together: Empowering Education Leaders to Innovate Hangout

January 30, 2013

GETideas.org hosts this GooglePlus hangout to engage with noted thought leaders on how to help educators innovate. The discussion includes a dialogue on how innovation in...

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Public Universities to Offer Free Online Classes for Credit

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...

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State Spending on U.S. Higher Education Rebounds in Most States after Years of Decline

January 22, 2013

After falling nearly 11% since the 2008 fiscal year, state appropriations for U.S. higher education are on the rise in most states. Long-term effects of...

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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
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    Digital Content: What Does the Future Hold for Education Systems? Hangout
    January 23, 2013

    Watch this GETideas Hangout video! Educational institutions are confronted with a variety of choices and issues regarding the publishing of educational materials. GETideas.org is hosting this GooglePlus hangout on Digital Content to address the benefits and problems associated with digital transformation–and to help education leaders prepare for the future. The hangout features this panel of education experts: Nicole Allen, affordable-textbooks advocate, Student PIRGS Una Daly, communication college outreach director, OpenCourseWare…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning, The Future of Digital Content
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    Coursera Will Offer Certificates for MOOC Completion
    January 10, 2013

    Coursera, a company that partners with universities to create and offer massive open online courses (MOOCs), has announced plans to offer students verified certificates for the completion of select MOOCs for a slight fee. The certificates do not include credits toward a degree, but supporters say they offer proof that a student has completed a rigorous course.

      Related to: E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Modern Learning Environments: Consideration of Design Hangout
    January 16, 2013

    Watch this GETideas Hangout video! What is the impact of environment on learning? How can we leverage design to transform education systems? To explore these issues, GETideas.org is hosting this GooglePlus hangout on Modern Learning Environments: Consideration of Design. The hangout features this panel of education experts:  Michelle Bourgeois instructional technology coordinator, St. Vrain Valley School District Don Buckley, director of Innovation, the School at Columbia Melanie Kahl, design and learning strategist, Cannon…

      Related to: Designing Modern Learning Environments, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning
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    Online Enrollments Grow Again, though Many Colleges Are Undecided on MOOCs
    Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education
    January 8, 2013

    The number of U.S. college students taking at least one course online grew by 9.3% from the fall of 2010 to the fall of 2011 according to the annual Sloan-C survey of online education. That increase builds on years of steady growth over the survey’s 10-year history. The proportion of students taking at least one course online also reached an all-time high of 32%. The latest survey also asked respondents…

      Related to: E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Research, Teaching & Learning
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    U.S. Federal Effort Aims to Transform Learning Technologies
    Source: Education Week
    January 7, 2013

    Cyberlearning: Transforming Education is a relatively new U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF) program devoted to supporting research on advanced learning technologies–tools that help people connect directly with what they’re learning and provide them with new opportunities to acquire knowledge in ways that would otherwise be out of reach. “What we want to do is have one program that will be looking at the future of learning technologies—the next generation,” said…

      Related to: ICT in Education, Policy & Governance, Teaching & Learning
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    EdX Expands Course Offerings
    Source: Campus Technology
    January 2, 2013

    Nonprofit online learning initiative edX has opened registration for its spring classes, adding several courses in the humanities and social sciences for the first time. Launched by Harvard and MIT last May, spring will be the second semester for the online platform and will include courses from UC Berkeley, which joined the initiative last summer. Spring 2013 courses include Justice, The Challenges of Global Poverty, The Ancient Greek Hero, and Human Health and…

      Related to: Assessment & Curriculum, E-Learning, Higher Education, ICT in Education, Open Educational Resources, Teaching & Learning
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    Cultivating Leadership: Building Capacity for Future Schools Hangout
    January 9, 2013

    Watch this GETideas Hangout video! What are the characteristics of effective 21st-century education leaders? How do systems leader manage change? What is the role of communication when pushing new agendas to a school community? To explore these issues, GETideas.org is hosting this GooglePlus hangout on Cultivating Leadership: Building Capacity for Future Schools. The hangout features this panel of education experts:  Michelle Bourgeois instructional technology coordinator, St. Vrain Valley School District Patrick Faverty, faculty, UC…

      Related to: Cultivating Leadership, ICT in Education, Teaching & Learning
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