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UTA's LINK Research Lab offers massive open online course on Learning Analytics Fundamentals

Researchers at the University of Texas at Arlington are offering a massive open online course or MOOC on the fundamentals of learning analytics and their application across a wide range of contexts, including formal academic study, the workplace and informal settings. “Today’s data-centric world is having a growing impact on teaching and learning,” said George Siemens, executive director of UTA’s Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge or LINK Research Lab. “Becoming literate in the language of data is no longer optional. It’s critical.” The Learning Analytics Fundamentals MOOC is

UTA and Lumen Learning organize Massive Online Open Course on open education, costs and learning outcomes

The University of Texas at Arlington has partnered with Lumen Learning for a Massive Online Open Course or MOOC that aims to introduce graduate students, faculty and learning designers to open education concepts and equip them to use these resources within their own institutions. Open education involves the production and sharing of knowledge freely so that everyone can contribute and benefit. With increased adoption at higher education institutions, open education holds the potential for creating broader systemic changes including reducing costs, promoting transparency and improving

UTA launches Massive Online Open Course on the practical application of new technologies like social media in K-12 teaching and learning

More than 3,100 participants from 139 countries participated in the courseResearchers and professors at The University of Texas at Arlington recently launched a Massive Online Open Course or MOOC to train educators on the practical application of emerging technologies like social media in K-12 teaching and learning. More than 3,100 participants from 139 countries participated in the course, “What Now? Emerging Technologies and Their Practical Application in K-12 Teaching and Learning,” which continues to be available for self-guided learners at the following link 

UT Arlington, edX to offer engineering introduction for high school students

The University of Texas at Arlington  is one of the first institutions in the United States to take part in a new edX  initiative to offer free, introductory-level online courses to help high schools students succeed in higher education. At UT Arlington, more than 15 faculty members are developing a two-part, 12-week “Introduction to Engineering and Engineering Mathematics” course as part of the edX program announced this week. EdX partners with institutions around the world to deliver Massive Open Online Courses, or

Online conference to examine corporate learning and MOOCs

The University of Texas at Arlington is teaming with CorpU, a talent development company for major businesses, to host a two-day virtual conference on corporate learning and Massive Open Online Courses, or MOOCs, June 18 and 19. The event, called “MOOCs: Scaling Corporate Learning,” is free and open to the public. Featured panelists and keynote presenters will include representatives from Google, AXA, the World Bank, Coursera and others. George Siemens, executive director of UT Arlington’s Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge (LINK) lab, said the conference will address a topic

Digital learning innovator to lead new research at UT Arlington

George Siemens, an internationally known expert and theorist in the field of digital learning, has joined The University of Texas at Arlington  to lead a lab exploring the critical demands new learning technologies place on higher education. The laboratory is called the Learning Innovation and Networked Knowledge Research Lab, or LINK Lab. It will open this spring with Siemens as director. Siemens also is the director of the MOOC Research Initiative , a project focused on Massive Open Online Courses that has been supported by the Bill &

MOOC research to be unveiled at UT Arlington

The University of Texas at Arlington  will host an international conference Dec. 5 and 6 where scholars focused on Massive Open Online Courses or MOOCs will bring their most up-to-date research and connect with policy makers and consumers. The conference is funded by a $97,200 Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation grant to UT Arlington and will be titled “MOOCs and Emerging Educational Models: Policy, Practice and Learning.” It is a collaborative event with the MOOC Research Initiative , a project at Canada’s University of Athabasca that also

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