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Tag Archives: Higher education
Does Price Predict Quality of Educational Apps?
Skeptical about the instructional value of paid educational apps? Our research at Balefire Labs shows that you should be. We pretty regularly get questions and comments about paid versus free apps. There seem to be two general (and competing) schools … Continue reading
Posted in App Reviews & Recs, Balefire Labs, Technology
Tagged App Store, Apple, apps, Balefire Labs, edtech, Education, education apps, Educational game, Educational technology, Higher education, IOS, IPad, iTunes, teaching, Technology
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Are MOOCs and Competency-Based Learning on a Collision Course?
Let’s just be clear: Massive Open Online Courseware (MOOC) and Competency-Based Learning (CBL) are not the same thing. They both claim to be “personalized” learning, but that personalization is expressed in completely different ways. In the case of the MOOC, the … Continue reading
Posted in Academics, Technology
Tagged Competency-Based Learning, Distance Learning, Education, education technology, Educational technology, elearning, Higher education, Learning, Massive open online course, Mastery learning, MOOC, programmed instruction, Southern New Hampshire University, Stanford, Teacher, teaching
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