Coursera makes first foray into K-12 education with online courses for teachers

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Online learning startup Coursera is partnering with several schools of education, as well as other institutions and museums, to bring professional development courses to K-12 teachers online.

Louise Robinson-Lay‘s insight:

Now we can choose from an array of professional development learning activities using sites like Coursera who offer MOOCs for teachers.

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Intel Education Visual Ranking App – New for Registered Users

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Louise Robinson-Lay‘s insight:

Now this is something that I am excited about! I like using the Intel Thinking Tools, they are a great way of making the processes of learning visible. They now have developed mobile apps for all of those using mobile devices. I have not yet tried them but intend to do so. 

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