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March 20, 2015
   Learn new skills at NMC Academy Workshops for the 2015 NMC Summer Conference   The Global Ed Tech Forum for Higher Ed, Museums, Libraries, and Schools   June 9-11, Washington D.C.  ...
NMC Conference (6/9-6/11) promises multiple tracks, rich program
February 11, 2015
NMC and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Release the NMC Horizon Report   2015 Higher Ed Edition   Anaheim, CA (February 11) -- Today the New Media Consortium (NMC) and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative (ELI) are jointly...
NMC and EDUCAUSE Learning Initiative Release the NMC Horizon Report 2015 Higher Ed Edition
January 9, 2015
NERCOMP's 2015 Instructional Design Symposium Date: Jan 23, 9am - 3pm Location: Southbridge, MA Facilitator: Kevin Corcoran To register and learn more The 2015 Instructional Design Symposium will utilize a Teach/Meet format for this...
NERCOMP's 2015 Instructional Design Symposium. Jan 23, 9am - 3pm. Facilitator: Kevin Corcoran
November 21, 2014
If you've missed any xTalks this past year, check out our list of videos available online... Choe & Zaidan - Fostering the Next Bill Nye: How Hard Could it Be? Nov 12, 2014 Karger, Fendt, Folsom & Desenne - Annotation Panel...
If you've missed any xTalks this past year, check out our list of videos available online...
October 10, 2014
Jeff Haywood, CIO, Librarian and Professor at the University of Edinburgh, was featured in last week’s Oct 6th xTalk. The event was framed around an engaging and informative conversation with Lori Breslow, director of MIT’s Teaching...
Jeff Haywood, CIO, Librarian and Professor at the University of Edinburgh, was featured in last week’s Oct 6th xTalk. The event was framed around an engaging and informative conversation with Lori Breslow, director of MIT’s Teaching and Learning Lab.
September 10, 2014
NERCOMP is accepting proposals for its 2015 conference from now until Oct 17.  The 2015 NERCOMP Annual Conference knows we're "In IT Together," so submit a proposal to showcase solutions and strategies. Everyday actions and...
August 13, 2014
At one of the afternoon breakout sessions during the Learning With MOOCs conference today, Jeff Merriman, Brandon Muramatsu and Cole Shaw spoke on ‘Tools to Enable the Design and Reuse of MOOC Materials’.  The team of technologists...
August 12, 2014
Cathy Casserly, who works with open learning opportunities and knowledge sharing at the Hewlett Foundation, delivered the afternoon keynote at the LWMOOC conference at MIT today. Casserly is a consultant to the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation,...
Cathy Casserly, who works with open learning opportunities and knowledge sharing at the Hewlett Foundation, delivered the afternoon keynote at the LWMOOC conference at MIT today.
August 11, 2014
In recognition of his exemplary service as chair of the Board of Director of the New Media Consortium, Vijay Kumar was recently honored with the following proclamation resolved of the NMC Board: "Whereas Vijay Kumar has served with...
In recognition of his exemplary service as chair of the Board of Director of the New Media Consortium, Vijay Kumar was recently honored...
August 11, 2014
The MIT Office of Digital Learning, through the Office of Educational Innovation and Technology, has taken a lead role developing collaborations with community colleges that includes curriculum development (in areas such as advanced...
August 4, 2014
In last Saturday's New York Times Op-Ed, Professor Michel DeGraff and Molly Ruggles outlined a plan to leverage the power of Haitian Creole ("Kreyòl") as a tool for educational and socio-economic success in Haiti....
July 24, 2014
In a recent article from Future Tense, Richard Larson's BLOSSOMS puts teachers at the center of educational technology. Pictured here, Sandra Haupt, a teacher at Concord Carlisle high school in Massachusetts, co-teaches with the...
In a recent article from Future Tense, Richard Larson's BLOSSOMS puts teachers at the center of educational technology.
June 11, 2014
Check out MIT+K12 Videos new website! Their mission is to use MIT's unique resources to inspire the inner scientist in all learners. We believe everyone can have wonder for our world - so we create video content that entertains...
May 22, 2014
What kinds of decisions does an expert make? In an xTalk earlier this week, Carl Wieman presented his work on education reform: how cognitive psychology research has illuminated what it means to “think like a scientist or engineer,...
What kinds of decisions does an expert make? In an xTalk earlier this week, Carl Wieman presented his work on education reform: how cognitive psychology research has illuminated what it means to “think like a scientist or engineer,” and how those abilities are developed.
April 10, 2014
At last week’s xTalk/HHMI presentation, Jeremy Orloff and Jonathan Bloom shared their experience teaching a Probability & Statistics class for non-math majors (18.05). Their goal was to bring student-centered active-learning into what...
At last week’s xTalk/HHMI session, Jeremy Orloff and Jonathan Bloom shared their experience teaching a Probability & Statistics class for non-math majors using active-learning.
April 6, 2014
On April 2nd’ Pavel Luksha, professor at the Moscow Skolkovo School of Management and Director of Re-Engineering Futures, led a stimulating tour through the next 5-30 years of the global technology landscape. He defined the five...
On April 2nd’ Pavel Luksha led a stimulating tour through the next 5-30 years of the global technology landscape. He defined the five major global challenges that require a search for a new model of education.
April 1, 2014
Earlier this month, Prof Tom Kochan delivered a provocative and absorbing xTalk on the changing expectations of the American Dream and how it affects work, education, and social mobility. Starting with the traditional promise -  if one...
February 28, 2014
At Thursday's joint xTalk/HHMI Education Group, Dr Sanjoy Mahajan led a lively exploration of different approaches to teaching and the impact of those approaches on long term learning and retention. He contrasted the topical approach against...
At Thursday's joint xTalk/HHMI Education Group, Dr Sanjoy Mahajan led a lively exploration of different approaches to teaching and the impact of those approaches on long term learning and retention.
February 13, 2014
We're excited to share our spring schedule of xTalks. We have an exciting roster of events. Some sessions explore education’s impact in broader social contexts; some focus on pedagogy. All events are free, and refreshments will be served....
February 3, 2014
Last Thursday Jan 30, HarvardX Research Fellow Justin Reich presented on "Motivation and MOOCs: How Student Expectations Shape Learning in Open Online Settings.” Reich’s research seeks to understand how students use MOOCs as well as...
Last Thursday Jan 30, HarvardX Research Fellow Justin Reich presented on "Motivation and MOOCs: How Student Expectations Shape Learning in Open Online Settings.”

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