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As Corporate World Moves Toward Curated ‘Microlearning,’ Higher Ed Must Adapt

Edsurge

When there’s a need for information or new skills, employees today are increasingly turning to instantly accessible sources such as search engines and online course libraries available on their mobile devices. Pluralsight—an online IT training provider—has scaled to become an edtech “unicorn,” with a valuation over $1 billion.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

Crescerance and MAD-Learn (for Mobile App Development). Crescerance and MAD-Learn are my tools for mobile app development. The kids are programming apps and using the MAD (mobile app development) Learn platform. MAD stands for “Mobile App Development.” They sync it with their mobile devices.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. ” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 The mobile app maker has raised $11.9 Students In Visual Arts , Music ,” NPR reports. million total.