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Peer Assessment in MOOCs and Online Courses

By Scott Cronenweth On September 25, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Assessments, Education: Technology
MOOC type courses, such as those that leverage the Coursera platform, are inherently conceived to empower learners to educate each other, such as through posts and responses in course forums. This form of “crowd-sourced commentary” helps create a learning community – so why not build the community even further by empowering learners to evaluate one another?
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Student Peer Evaluation: Plusses and Minuses

By Scott Cronenweth On September 18, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Assessments, Education: Technology
With the rapidly growing popularity of massive open online courses (MOOCs) and online education in general, peer evaluation by students is coming to the fore as a way to assess student performance in online courses.
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An Expanding Vision for First-Generation Learning Analytics

By Scott Cronenweth On September 11, 2012 · Add Comment · In Learning Analytics
Most learning analytics systems center on online learning scenarios, where software can collect the data automatically. Using activities that are part of the online learning process -- like logins, assignment completion, quiz scores and so on -- learning analytics seeks to analyze the “digital breadcrumbs” that students leave as they interact with the online learning environment (and potentially other online spaces, too, such as Facebook).
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4 Steps to Bring Learning Analytics to Online Education

By Scott Cronenweth On September 4, 2012 · 4 Comments · In Learning Analytics, Teaching & Tutoring
In the emerging research area of learning analytics, technologists and thought leaders are envisioning ways to reveal how engaged students are, how much they’re learning, and how to enhance the lessons going forward.
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Top 5 Free Online University Courseware Sites for Tutors

By Scott Cronenweth On August 28, 2012 · 7 Comments · In Content, Resource, Teaching & Tutoring
More and more universities are offering free online content – everything from lectures to course notes to past exams. The purpose of these programs, in many cases, is to help make education free and available worldwide, without even the need to register or sign up.
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4 Learning Styles for Tutors to Tune Into as You Meet New Students

By Scott Cronenweth On August 21, 2012 · 2 Comments · In Assessments, Teaching & Tutoring
As you begin meeting new students, especially younger kids, it’s worthwhile to investigate their learning styles. The most effective tutors are attuned to how different kids process new information.
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Digital Textbooks: Are They Better Learning Tools?

By Scott Cronenweth On August 14, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Technology
As students’ needs are better understood and addressed by digital content providers, the adoption of ebooks will undoubtedly increase. The students, after all, are the ones who need to study. They will choose the best learning tools they can get for their money.
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How Are iPads Changing Education?

By Scott Cronenweth On August 7, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Education: Technology
Do you use Apple’s iPad for educational purposes, one-on-one and/or in the classroom? How do they help students learn better, and/or help you teach better? What do you do with them that you couldn’t do with other tools, like a chalkboard or a laptop?
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President Obama and Mitt Romney – Where Do They Differ on Education Policy?

By Scott Cronenweth On July 31, 2012 · Add Comment · In Education: General, General, In The News, Teaching
So where do the two candidates differ on education? One area is on federal involvement in education. In step with the massive cuts their budget votes made to school funding over the next two years, Republicans – including Romney – want to dismantle the US Department of Education.
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Why Are There No Summer SAT/ACT Test Dates?

By Scott Cronenweth On July 24, 2012 · 3 Comments · In Exam: ACT, Exam: SAT, Learning Analytics, Testing
High school students would benefit greatly from the option to take the SAT or ACT in the summer, versus during the higher-stress school year. Kids could finish their academic year, focus on test prep for part of the summer, and take the high-stakes exam in August. Why isn’t this an option?
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