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February 29, 2020

Ed Dept to expand Federal Work-Study to private sector

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Jeremy Bauer-Wolf, Educaton Dive
The U.S. Department of Education announced Wednesday it would waive restrictions on the Federal Work-Study (FWS) program for 190 institutions, allowing them to pay for students’ jobs in the private sector and elsewhere. The initiative, known as an “experimental site,” means to help the department gauge whether students benefit from being paid for work on or off campus that is related to their field of study.  The Trump administration has called for changes to the aid program reflecting long-standing criticism that its funding formula is outdated and disproportionately benefits affluent students.

https://www.educationdive.com/news/ed-dept-to-expand-federal-work-study-to-private-sector/572634/

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OER at Scale: The Academic and Economic Outcomes of Achieving the Dream’s OER Degree Initiative

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Achieving the Dream

The research and evaluation of ATD’s OER Degree Initiative provided encouraging evidence regarding the academic outcomes of students who enrolled in multiple OER courses, the economic impacts for both students and institutions, and the experiences of key stakeholders. Students benefitted from unrestricted access to course content and improved course experiences, in addition to saving money that could be used towards other educational or personal expenses.

https://www.achievingthedream.org/resource/17993/oer-at-scale-the-academic-and-economic-outcomes-of-achieving-the-dream-s-oer-degree-initiative

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Boot Camp Growth Rate Slowed in 2019

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By Dian Schaffhauser, Campus Technology

Boot camps generated nearly half a billion dollars ($460.7 million) in 2019 and graduated almost 34,000 students. The average cost for an in-person bootcamp education was $13,293 (compared to $26,593 for the average cost of a four-year computer science degree). The average cost for online bootcamps, which drew about 21 percent of students, was higher: $14,623.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2020/02/11/boot-camp-growth-rate-slowed-in-2019.aspx

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February 28, 2020

Incomplete List of University Plans for Online Alternatives in Case of Emergency

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Universities are sharing online preparedness plans relating to COVID-19 virus. UIS Assistant Director of ITS, Kara McElwrath shared this with me noting that Daniel Stanford of DePaul has helped lead this initaitive.
 
#highered #covid19
 
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Western US accreditor to break rank on regional boundaries

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Hallie Busta, Education Dive
The regional accreditor of Western U.S. colleges announced Wednesday that it will consider some proposals to accredit institutions outside of its historical geographic boundaries. WASC Senior College and University Commission (WSCUC) cited forthcoming rules from the U.S. Department of Education that eliminate geographic boundaries for regional accreditors as the reason for its decision, according to a letter Wednesday. But some experts say the decision marks a departure from accreditors’ position during the rulemaking process and say it could reduce the quality of the accreditation.

https://www.educationdive.com/news/western-us-accreditor-to-break-rank-on-regional-boundaries/573052/

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These Students Are Learning About Fake News and How to Spot It

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Alina Tugend, NY Times

Research has shown that an inability to judge content leads to two equally unfortunate outcomes: People believe everything that suits their preconceived notions, or they cynically disbelieve everything. Either way leads to a polarized and disengaged citizenry. Other recent research suggests that while so-called digital natives — preteens and teenagers — are technically savvy, most of them fail when it comes to assessing the veracity of news articles and images.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/20/education/learning/news-literacy-2016-election.html

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OER Can Save Colleges Money, Too

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By Madeline St. Amour, Inside Higher Ed

A new study shows that open educational resources can help students save money, which encourages them to enroll in more classes.  The report found that students who enrolled in OER courses earned more credits than their peers who did not take OER courses. Students also saved $10.7 million on the cost of learning materials over the time of the initiative. Colleges also saved money, the report found. Researchers looked at five institutions and estimated they would recover their investments in OER and, in some cases, generate new revenue from the efforts.

https://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2020/02/20/oer-can-save-colleges-money-too

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February 27, 2020

Semester Without End

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Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed

What if the learning and engagement from a single class offering were not to stop with the semester — if instead it continued throughout a career?  What if we were to provide a continuing stream of updates to our students that would serve them beyond the semester, beyond the degree? This value-add would be significant at many levels.  I have pursued this experiment over the past nearly 25 years, dubbed as the “semester without end.”  Over the years, the single curated reading list blog I created  evolved into a number of targeted blogs with different themes reaching different audiences. I have expanded these to Twitter, LinkedIn and Facebook. The impact has been significant with millions of views and many thousands of daily reads.

https://www.insidehighered.com/digital-learning/blogs/online-trending-now/semester-without-end

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Why lifelong learning matters for all ages

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BY LAURA ASCIONE, eCampus News

In an ever-changing global workforce, today’s students are developing skills to make them productive members of tomorrow’s workforce. Perhaps one of the most important skills they’ll learn is lifelong learning. A new report highlights lifelong learning’s prominent part in higher ed and the workforce and delves into its potential to impact the nation’s economic and global success. Future of Lifelong Learning: Designing for a Learning-Integrated Life, a new whitepaper from D2L released during the 2020 Education World Forum, focuses on the future of work and learning. The paper describes how these forces and the interactions between them are permeating all aspects of our society, driving an increasing need for lifelong learning.

https://www.ecampusnews.com/2020/02/18/why-lifelong-learning-matters-for-all-ages/

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4 takeaways from a successful badging initiative

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eCampus News

In Colorado, digital badging is on the rise. The Colorado Community College System (CCCS) has built badging initiatives around technical math, advanced manufacturing, and healthcare and the badges are working. In fact, the system currently offers more than 85 badges. CCCS developed a badge for an advanced manufacturing software program. A company called the CCCS office and said it had trouble finding people that could operate its software. Students shared their badges and within weeks the company filled the open seats.

https://www.ecampusnews.com/2020/02/19/4-takeaways-from-a-successful-badging-initiative/

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February 26, 2020

The differences between MOOC-based degrees and online degrees

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Study International

It is typically easier to apply for a MOOC-based degree compared to an online degree, which often requires students to submit a full application and take proficiency tests such as IELTS or the GRE for Master-level courses. Dhawal Shah, the founder of Class Central, a MOOC discovery platform, wrote on EdSurge that the application process for MOOC-based degree programmes is more open, as they are designed to operate at larger scale and can accept all students with the potential to be successful instead of limiting admission to a certain number of applications. Online degrees by universities are often subject to traditional admissions processes, but MOOC admission processes are more innovative.

https://www.studyinternational.com/news/mooc-based-degrees-online-degrees/

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Shanghai Says Students Won’t Return to School Now, Online Learning to Start March 2

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U.S. News & World Report

The Shanghai government has said that students will not return to schools now and the semester will start via online learning amid China’s coronavirus outbreak. Online education for primary and secondary school students in Shanghai will begin on March 2, said Lu Jing, head of the Shanghai Education Committee, at a briefing on Tuesday.

https://www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2020-02-18/shanghai-says-students-wont-return-to-school-now-online-learning-to-start-march-2

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How the skills gap is changing the degree path

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Mikhail Zinshteyn, Education Dive
Pressed to respond to students’ concerns about the rising cost of higher education and their sometimes-foggy understanding of how their learning translates into jobs, some colleges are reshaping the degree pathway. Their motivation for doing so is not only internal. Nontraditional education providers are proving to be stiff competition. Bootcamps prepare information technology and web-development workers in months, not years. And multinational firms now produce their own certificates that promise to be gateways to meaningful entry-level work.

https://www.educationdive.com/news/how-the-skills-gap-is-changing-the-degree-path/572382/

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February 25, 2020

Universities brace for lasting impact of coronavirus outbreak

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Joyce Lau and John Ross, THE

While much harm has been done by epidemic, institutions could use crisis to sharpen strategies and practices in areas such as internationalisation and e-learning, experts say. In the most affected areas, universities face the prospect of losing an entire semester or more. In China, where the health emergency started and where most of the cases have occurred, institutions – including foreign branch campuses – have called a halt to in-person teaching. Administrators in Hong Kong universities, which are among the most internationalised in the world, have been frank in their assessment that a return to normal teaching in early March is “unlikely”.

https://www.timeshighereducation.com/news/universities-brace-lasting-impact-coronavirus-outbreak

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Is Online Learning The Future Of Education Industry

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By William Derringer, Union Journal
Technology has changed all sectors of the economy, including education. For example, the fact that you don’t need to attend a physical class to learn is one great improvement in the way courses are delivered nowadays. With e-learning, you don’t have to commute to class and you can learn at your own pace. The only thing you need for this to work is internet connections and an electronic device such as a computer, tablet, or smartphone. While some courses such as medicine and engineering courses would still need students to attend classes for practical operation of machinery, it’s clear that e-learning has eliminated barriers to deliver education more effectively. Here are five reasons why e-learning is the future of education.

https://theunionjournal.com/is-online-learning-the-future-of-education-industry/

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India Opens the Door Wide for Online Learning

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Lindsay McKenzie, Inside Higher Ed

The government of India is for the first time allowing universities to offer fully online degrees — a change that could reshape education delivery in the country while blowing open the door to a previously limited market for U.S.-based online education services companies. For many years, Indian universities and colleges were not permitted to offer more than 20 percent of a degree online, in part because of concerns about quality and limited mechanisms for oversight and regulation. Now, as part of a push to widen access to higher education and raise the profile of Indian institutions globally, restrictions on online learning are starting to lift.  Massive open online education providers Coursera and edX both say they hope to increase their existing presence in India and partner more deeply with institutions there.

https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2020/02/17/indian-government-opens-market-online-higher-education

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February 24, 2020

Cyborgs, trolls and bots: A guide to online misinformation

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David Klepper, Daily Progress

Cyborgs, trolls and bots can fill the internet with lies and half-truths. Understanding them is key to learning how misinformation spreads online. As the 2016 election showed, social media are increasingly used to amplify false claims and divide Americans over hot-button issues including race and immigration. Researchers who study misinformation predict it will get worse leading up to this year’s presidential vote. Here’s a guide to understanding the problem:

https://www.dailyprogress.com/opinion/opinion-commentary-cyborgs-trolls-and-bots-a-guide-to-online/article_f11c5ca6-a2ad-5b3a-8dc3-bddd9db2a074.html

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China: Online educational services see demand surge amid virus epidemic

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Cheng Yu, China Daily
Online education companies across China are seeing a surge in demand for study-at-home products as the novel coronavirus epidemic has hampered normal educational services in the country. Following the postponement of school semesters, over 80 educational companies have offered free online courses to students in China, a country that boasts nearly 280 million students ranging from kindergarten to universities.

https://the-japan-news.com/news/article/0006353557

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ACE Receives ED Funds to Explore Blockchain’s Potential

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By Rhea Kelly, Campus Technology

The committee will oversee the development of a research paper that will “review the current use of blockchain in education as well as identify opportunities and challenges for potential applications that can advance equity in educational and workforce outcomes.” In addition, the initiative plans to launch a competitive challenge to fund blockchain pilot programs, with winners to be selected by the committee members. A process and criteria for pilot project selection will be released later this year.

https://campustechnology.com/articles/2020/02/06/ace-receives-ed-funds-to-explore-blockchains-potential.aspx

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February 23, 2020

AI and machine learning will dominate the CIO agenda this year

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By Steve Phillpott, Information Management

Some industry experts say over 90 percent of the world’s data was generated in the last two years alone. By 2023, enterprises, machines, industries, consumers, science and more will be generating 103 zettabytes per year, according to IDC. Now more than ever, organizations realize that to manage this unprecedented data growth, a solid data strategy must be front and center for them to survive and thrive. This includes thinking about where your company’s data should reside and how to incorporate the latest innovations to harness that data and turn it into valuable insights.

https://www.information-management.com/opinion/ai-and-machine-learning-will-dominate-the-cio-agenda-this-year

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Anant Agarwal and the democratization of education through technology

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Digital Future Society
Recognizing that we need to expand the options for students to gain an education, higher education institutions are starting to innovate, creating new ways to unbundle degrees and create non-linear, modular career and education pathways. One main change we’ll see is the unbundling of traditional learning “packages” — Associate’s, Bachelor’s, and Master’s degrees — into more manageable learning chunks that are also tied to real career and life outcomes. This is called modular learning, and it enables working professionals to learn new skills in shorter amounts of time, even while they work, and those seeking a degree are able to do so in a much more attainable way. They also earn credentials for the smaller modules of learning, thereby garnering value and positive feedback early in the process of advancing towards full degrees.

https://digitalfuturesociety.com/qanda/anant-agarwal-and-the-democratization-of-education-through-technology/

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