Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Monday, March 11, 2013
Open Education Week is March 11-15, 2013
Did you know it was Open Education Week! During March 11-15, 2013, educators can raise awareness on the open education movement. Feel free to visit Google Plus' +openeducationweek or go to their website http://www.openeducationweek.org/.
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
12 year old Pakistani prodigy sits on panel with Bill Gates & Sebastian Thrun
12 year old Pakistani prodigy sits on panel with Bill Gates & Sebastian Thrun:
Earlier this month, Khadijah Niazi of Lahore, Pakistan sat amongst Bill Gates, Sebastian Thrun of Udacity, Larry Summers of Harvard, Thomas L. Friedman of the New York Times, and other distinguished panelists to discuss the game-changing nature of online education. Khadijah is 12 years old.
In this video, the young prodicy discusses her experience taking an Udacity Course in Artificial Intelligence when she was 10. She finished that course, and the following year, became the youngest girl to ever complete Udacity’s physics course – with the highest distinction.
“I think that MOOCs may allow peace in the world,” she says at one point during the video.
Check out the video here.
Earlier this month, Khadijah Niazi of Lahore, Pakistan sat amongst Bill Gates, Sebastian Thrun of Udacity, Larry Summers of Harvard, Thomas L. Friedman of the New York Times, and other distinguished panelists to discuss the game-changing nature of online education. Khadijah is 12 years old.In this video, the young prodicy discusses her experience taking an Udacity Course in Artificial Intelligence when she was 10. She finished that course, and the following year, became the youngest girl to ever complete Udacity’s physics course – with the highest distinction.
“I think that MOOCs may allow peace in the world,” she says at one point during the video.
Check out the video here.
Sunday, January 6, 2013
Can tablets take the place of teachers? (infographic)
Can tablets take the place of teachers? (infographic):
Thanks to Bachelors Degree Online for the following:
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Thanks to Bachelors Degree Online for the following:
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The year in education—a look back at 2012
The year in education—a look back at 2012:
In 2012, new teacher-evaluation systems and merit pay spread across the country. Technology continued to transform classrooms, and presidential candidates made education an unexpected focus on the campaign trail. Yet widespread problems in America’s education system persisted, and the nation remained behind much of the international competition.
At The Hechinger Report.
In 2012, new teacher-evaluation systems and merit pay spread across the country. Technology continued to transform classrooms, and presidential candidates made education an unexpected focus on the campaign trail. Yet widespread problems in America’s education system persisted, and the nation remained behind much of the international competition.At The Hechinger Report.
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