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MOOCs by the numbers: Where are we now?
Education

MOOCs by the numbers: Where are we now?

Whatever your opinion of them, you can’t deny that MOOCs have come a long way in the last few years. To help put the massive online co...

Jan 29, 2014
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TED-Ed Clubs: What people are saying in the Twitterverse
Education

TED-Ed Clubs: What people are saying in the Twitterverse

In the nearly two weeks since the launch of TED-Ed Clubs, almost 700 educators in 50+ countries have completed applications in the hopes of ...

Jan 28, 2014
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We need to change everything on campus: Anant Agarwal of edX on MOOCs, MIT and new models of higher education
Education

We need to change everything on campus: Anant Agarwal of edX on MOOCs, MIT and new models of higher education

Whenever something is declared the subject of “the year of,” you know said subject is ripe for a big fat backlash. So, when The ...

Jan 27, 2014
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What’s next for MOOCs?
Education

What’s next for MOOCs?

“Questions Worth Asking” is a new editorial series from TED in which we’ll pose thorny questions to those with a thoughtfu...

Jan 27, 2014
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9 brilliant ideas from TED-Ed Club members, from infinity to a mood app
Education

9 brilliant ideas from TED-Ed Club members, from infinity to a mood app

TED-Ed Clubs give students the opportunity to research, write and present a TED-style talk about an idea they just can’t get out of their he...

Jan 17, 2014
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Announcing TED-Ed Clubs, for any student interested in learning to give a TED talk
Education

Announcing TED-Ed Clubs, for any student interested in learning to give a TED talk

The effect of laughter on someone who’s sad. The danger and excitement of dirt biking. The reason human beings need so much sleep. The thoug...

Jan 14, 2014
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The first School in the Cloud opens in the UK
Education

The first School in the Cloud opens in the UK

By Sarah Schoengold Sugata Mitra has opened the doors of the world’s first School in the Cloud. Located inside George Stephenson High School...

Dec 16, 2013
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Daring kids to ask big questions: 3 teachers who entered our SOLE Challenge win a trip to TEDYouth
Education

Daring kids to ask big questions: 3 teachers who entered our SOLE Challenge win a trip to TEDYouth

In a classroom in Ontario, a class of 9th graders learned the book Siddhartha, not by listening to lectures from their teacher, but by askin...

Nov 14, 2013
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What I’d tell my teenage self: Life and career advice from the TED staff
Education

What I’d tell my teenage self: Life and career advice from the TED staff

Four hundred middle and high school students will fill the TEDYouth auditorium this Saturday — and many of them will be put straight t...

Nov 13, 2013
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