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Tech, Tools & Learning Strategies for 21st Century Education 7/11/2018

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  • Coursera Adds A/B Testing to MOOC Platform

    Coursera is now allowing for A/B testing on its MOOC platform. This lets instructors and researchers test a single variable to see how it affects some aspect of the course, such as participation. As a Coursera blog article explained, the testing is done by "randomizing enrollees into different versions of the same course" and then seeing what impact the change-up makes on the "learning outputs."

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  • New Summit to Explore Connected Learning

    A new Connected Learning Summit, taking place Aug. 1-3 at the MIT Media Lab, is focused on "harnessing emerging technology to expand access to participatory, playful, and creative learning." The event will bring together researchers, educators, developers and others interested in digital citizenship, equity and access, virtual reality, digital media and more.

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  • 5 Critical Gaps in STEM Skills

    The STEM "talent gap" is a fairly broad term that really covers "five critical gaps," according to a new report.

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  • How to Help Faculty Build Online Courses

    The University of Arizona developed a toolkit to help new instructional designers and online instructors get up to speed in creating courses for students that might never show their faces on campus.

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