Online Learning Update

March 9, 2016

Could Slack Be the Next Online Learning Platform?

Filed under: Online Learning News — Ray Schroeder @ 12:10 am

By Amy Ahearn, EdSurge

Despite these efforts, the challenge persists: how can we teach and assess subjects that are nuanced, nonlinear and deeply human on platforms that are increasingly adaptive and automated? Enter Slack. The online communication platform launched two years ago and now has more than 2.3 million users. It facilitates an online, supercharged version of watercooler conversation, enabling people to trade information and chat informally with colleagues. And it might just be a game changer for online education.

https://www.edsurge.com/news/2016-03-04-could-slack-be-the-next-online-learning-platform

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