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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

peaked at the end of the last recession in 2010 , and has been declining ever since. But are community colleges ready for this digital transformation? IBM and Wake Technical Community College in North Carolina have partnered to jointly offer a digital badge on blockchain technology.

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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Online courses through the Virtual High School implemented in 2010. Google Apps For Education (GAFE) implemented in 2012 empowering students and staff to learn collaboratively in the cloud. Creation of a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers implemented in 2013 by Laura Fleming.

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Computing devices and 1:1 programs are far more prevalent now than in 2010. After a decade and a half of failing to arrive as early as we’d imagined, the pervasive 1:1 classroom snuck up on us in the last couple of years—when Google Chromebooks dropped below $150 and the cloud greatly reduced the need for maintenance expense and expertise.

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Why I Had to Develop a Unique Learner Profile to Meet the Needs of My Students

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In 2010, I prioritized incorporating elements of play into teaching and learning. This exercise tied into a curricular and behavior system in which characters earned points and digital badges (instead of grades), and could earn rewards based on completing quests and challenges (instead of assignments).

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. But in 2010, the company, co-founded by Gina Bianchini and Marc Andreessen, announced that it would no longer offer a free version. The key word in that headline isn’t “digital”; it’s “force.” Bundling Textbooks with Tuition. “To

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