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September 17, 2020 Trending in Education ConnectEd, course, COVID-19, crowdsource, edTech, Leadership, online learning, Warren Kennard

Designing a Crowdsourced EdTech and Strategy Course for Higher Ed

Warren Kennard, the Founder of ConnectED, returns to the show to describe his recent experience designing and building a crowdsourced 8-week course in EdTech and Strategy for Higher Ed.

What problems was he trying to address when conceiving of this course? What elements of design thinking powered the approach? Who is it designed for and how has the COVID-19 pandemic increased the relevance and interest in online learning and innovative leadership in higher education?

EdTech

June 22, 2020 Trending In Education Cahoot Academy, ConnectEd, Get Smarter, Massive Open Online Course, MOOC, people-mediated, Small Private Online Course, SPOC, Warren Kennard

SPOCs, OPMs, and People-Mediated Ed Tech with Warren Kennard

Warren Kennard joins Mike this week to explore the current state of affairs in educational technology. Warren has been working in educational technology for the past 20 years and is the Founder of ConnectEd and the Managing Director of the Cahoot Academy. After defining the distinctions between small private online courses (SPOCs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs), we dig into the importance of delivering people-mediated programs.