Announcements and reactions coming out of the 2012 Educause conference in Denver topped the week's most popular news reads here on Education Dive. New launches and initiatives from some of higher ed's biggest tech providers took the top slot, while our list of free lesson planning resources caught the attention of some K-12 educators.
MOOCs were right behind those posts, with some important news out from the American Council on Education. Find out more about the online courses' potential path to college credits and more at the links below:
- Educause 2012: The ed tech news and announcements out of Denver—What were Blackboard, Clay Shirky and CourseSmart talking about this year at Educause? Find out in our post-show buzz roundup.
- 19 free lesson planning resources teachers need to see—When budgets are tight, the Internet can provide a lot of value for educators looking to bolster their classroom planning know-how.
- 10 Educause tweets that show what CIOs took away from the conference—Here's a ten-tweet briefing on the Educause knowledge that CIOs found to be important enough to share last week.
- MOOCs to get ACE consideration, potentially credits, thanks to Gates grants—The council's stamp of approval could make the path to college credit for MOOCs much quicker.
- For-profit Career Education Corp. will cut 900 jobs, close 23 campuses—The company expects a loss of $140 million to $160 million for 2012.
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