This is the fourth post in a series on taking a MOOC. Read Parts One, Two, and Three. I am four weeks and four blogs into my first experience with a Massive Open Online Course, an offering from Cornell entitled: “Wiretaps to Big Data: Privacy and Surveillance in the Age of Interconnection”: I started this…
Taking a MOOC: How Does it all Work?
This is the third post in a series on taking a MOOC. Parts One and Two can be found here and here, respectively. I’m three weeks into taking the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), “Wiretaps to Big Data: Privacy and Surveillance in the Age of Interconnection.” The basic format reminds me of my high school…
23 Jul 2014
Enrollment Opportunities with MOOCs
This is the second post in a series on taking a MOOC. Read the first post here. When I was first charged with finding and taking a MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) this summer, my reaction went a little something like: That’s great I’d love to! Wait, where do I find a MOOC? While there…
16 Jul 2014
A First Exploration of a MOOC
“What is a mouk?” my mom typed into Google after I said that I was going to be entering the world of Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). After having a good laugh about this error in translation, I explained I would be taking a course online this summer. After a few minutes on edX’s website,…
9 Jul 2014
FCC’s Draft E-Rate Proposal Includes Important, Timely, and Common Sense Reforms
On Friday, FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler circulated to his fellow Commissioners a draft E-Rate reform proposal that would—in the words of the accompanying fact sheet—“revitalize the E-Rate program for the world of personalized learning.” Chairman Wheeler’s draft proposal represents an important first step toward reforming and modernizing the E-Rate program—a first step that is largely…
23 Jun 2014
Digital Learning Now! Releases White Paper on Myths, Reality & Promise of Online Learning
WASHINGTON – Digital Learning Now! (DLN), a national campaign under the Foundation for Excellence in Education (ExcelinEd), today released the eighth white paper in the DLN Smart Series. “Online Learning: Myths, Reality & Promise” explores the current trends, myths and realities of online learning. From state legislatures to classrooms across the country, a revolution of…
19 May 2014
Stanford University & Digital Learning Now Focus on Online Education
When most people talk about increasing choice in education, they think about parents and children having more choice when it comes to selecting which school to attend. Digital learning, however, is making it easier and easier for students to customize their learning experience by having choices at the course level. Course choice programs can expand…
19 May 2014
E-Rate Modernization & Reform
Connectivity is a key building block towards ensuring that every student can realize the promise of digital learning. And Digital Learning Now is at the forefront of the FCC’s ongoing efforts to modernize E-rate, a federal program that provides discounts to help schools and libraries obtain affordable telecommunications and Internet access. Digital Learning Now’s objective…
7 May 2014