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Reads of the Week: January 18, 2013

Reid All About it

The world needs more “everyday mundane acts of caring” like the ones John Haydon shares in his post, The #1 Paradigm Shift You Need to Make in 2013. If you’re interested in education and MOOCs and such, you’ve probably already read it. Caring is in the air, you know, or it should be, we can make it so…. Time to shift.

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My Top 10 Learnings From ASAE Annual 2013

KiKi L'Italien's Acronym Soup

Use MOOC for more personal development. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) are changing the way we approach education. Thanks to speakers David DeLorenzo and Kylee Coffman for the MOOC discussion in their session. Many of the presentations were standing room only. Improve my "elevator speech" when explaining what I do.

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Finding Radical Value in Core Competencies

Association Subculture

That was the impetus behind this recent article I wrote for the Midwest Society of Association Executives that was published in their August 2013 issue.). Reframe Delivery – Massive open online courses or “MOOCs” are effectively disrupting the landscape. New technologies are becoming more and more affordable for associations.

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Wake Up to Educating the Future Workforce

Associations Now

At the 2013 Digital Now conference , in multiple presentations—none of which were ostensibly related—the topic of education kept arising. In another session, participants discussed the rise of Massively Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Then, eventually, I see the time and realize I’m running late, and my morning begins in a rush.

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Learning from Big Learning: 15 Lessons

Leading Learning

Venture capital firms have jumped back into the game head first, massive open online course (MOOC) providers, originally rooted in universities, have gone public or been bought , and big Web firms like LinkedIn and Google have become major players. The MOOC 3. Yes, I know: most people sign up for MOOCs and never complete them.

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Learning Analytics: Big Data Applied to Training, Teaching, and Learning

Beth Kanter

The NMC’s annual reports that highlight emerging technologies and their impact on the education sector over the next five years include NMC Horizon Report: 2013 K-12 Edition and the NMC Horizon Report: 2013 Higher Education Edition and were published this spring.

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Social Media Roundup: Why Hiring Is a Lot Like Dating

Associations Now

Plus, associations can’t afford to pretend Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) don’t exist. — Kim Kishbaugh (@kkish) October 7, 2013. Don’t Fear the MOOCs. Ignoring the problem doesn't make it go away: the effect of MOOC madness (via @peachnewmedia ) #assnchat [link]. You Make Me Feel So Young. h/t @kkish ).