Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2018

A few years ago, in a move toward professional learning, LinkedIn bought Lynda.com for $1.5 Today LinkedIn officials announced that they plan to open up their platform to let in educational videos from other providers as well—but with a catch or two.

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NeverEndingSearch

JULY 7, 2015

I’ll admit it wasn’t on my K12 radar, but at the university one of the most popular resources for teaching and learning and catching up is Lynda.com. Designed to address the training needs of industry, government and education, the service offers professionally produced video with curricula and assessment.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Why Should Education Take Notice? Because of recent technology and innovation-based initiatives in both higher education and K-12, OTT technologies will be critical in the delivery of online content for students. There are 3 ways OTT technologies will be critical in education in the near future: 1.

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eSchool News

APRIL 11, 2018

In a recent edWebinar , Christian Karter, MA, educational technology specialist at Monarch Center for Autism in Ohio, reviewed the benefits of some of this helpful technology. Lynda.com is an online training site that may be helpful for families of individuals with autism to learn how to use tablets and other devices.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

With the onset of Covid-19, SplashLearn saw a surge of almost 3x in adoption, as more students turned online and families began seeking educational support. Owl Ventures is the largest venture capital fund in the world focused on the education technology market with over $1.2 billion in assets under management.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2019

Jaime Casap, chief education evangelist at Google To get a broader perspective, I also posed this question to professionals from different industries, working in film, writing, teaching, museums and technology companies big and small. Lynda Weinman, founder of Lynda.com: Creativity is a soft skill. It combines elements of both.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

When it comes to education, Forbes’ 2018 “30 Under 30” list might be summed up best as the year of the founder. From ambitious founders of community nonprofits to a spoken word poet, here’s a look at who made this year’s “ 30 Under 30 Education ” list. Entrepreneurship in education was a driving force in Elyse Burden’s (28) case.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

From launching new tablets to virtual-reality curriculum , Microsoft has added plenty to its educational offerings through a series of new product updates and acquisitions over the past few years. It also offers a rostering solution that expedites how student and educator accounts for third-party edtech applications are created and managed.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 11, 2016

You can see the full course either here on LinkedIn Learning , or on Lynda.com. This week, in partnership with LinkedIn, we're launching a short, free course on choosing the right technology. Check it out! And, of course, if you'd like to have a one-on-one with our Concierge team, just start here.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 4, 2018

But who makes the pitch for free or low-cost alternatives to textbooks known as OER, or open educational resources? Take the University of Texas at Arlington, which has a full-time Open Education Librarian, Michelle Reed. million grant from the Ohio Department of Education. Increasingly, the answer is the campus library.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

In 2017, Stephen DeRue, dean of University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business, wrote a Forbes column arguing that, in order to make higher education more affordable, we needed to move towards an “iTunes model for education.” “In Lynda.com similarly compensates instructors for distinct video views.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 23, 2018

Kanopy Kids ‘ tagline is Educational, Enriching, Entertaining. Indeed, this is one impressive collection of educational and engaging videos for kiddos, in fact, the whole family. (Note: the public library pricing model here is cost-per-play. Libraries pay only for the films their members actually watch.).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

New Markets is bringing back a familiar face to steer its next education investment fund. His newest role—as general partner at New Market Venture Partners—coincides with the first closing on a new education fund. In education it’s better to work with institutions rather than go around them.” The Fulton, Md.-based

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. billion purchase of Lynda.com and Instructure’s initial public offering, both of which took place in 2015. funding) Can Investors Make Money and Do Good in Education? Venture capital for U.S.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 17, 2015

Three ed-tech companies raised nearly $20 million and LinkedIn entered the education market with a $1.5 billion acquisition of lynda.com. chicagocubs citations coding digitalcontent edtech flatironschool k12dealmaking linkedin lyndacom mergersandacquisitions nearpod onlinelearning refme venturecapital'

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Perry Hewitt

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

LinkedIn has revealed the learning program made possible by its Lynda.com acquisition, with consumer plans available for $29.99/month. It's one thing to claim you have skills on your LinkedIn profile, and have a couple of colleagues endorse you. It's entirely another to have those skills tested and validated for potential employers.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Meanwhile, the education dialogue has shifted to a focus on employment-related themes such as competencies and skills. billion acquisition of Lynda.com in 2015—and LinkedIn’s subsequent acquisition by Microsoft in 2016 for $26 billion—are connected to the new business models in the provision of corporate learning.

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NeverEndingSearch

MARCH 15, 2020

In addition to magazines, the platform offers audiobooks, eBooks, newspapers, comics, entertainment, education, health and wellness–more than 15 content formats. Kanopy Kids ‘ tagline is Educational, Enriching, Entertaining. Lynda.com will appeal to older students and parents.

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Mark Smithers

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Last week, on the Time web site, Udemy CO Dennis Yang claims to have “cracked online education” They haven’t of course and this is exactly the sort of glib claim guaranteed to to annoy those that have thought deepest and longest about the ways in which technology can be used in education. https://flic.kr/p/rfX2Xw

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Mark Smithers

FEBRUARY 12, 2016

Last week, on the Time web site, Udemy CO Dennis Yang claims to have “cracked online education” They haven’t of course and this is exactly the sort of glib claim guaranteed to to annoy those that have thought deepest and longest about the ways in which technology can be used in education. https://flic.kr/p/rfX2Xw

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 12, 2021

Together PresenceLearning and Global Teletherapy have unmatched expertise in online therapy and the largest network of qualified clinical professionals nationwide, positioning us as the unparalleled leader in serving school special education teams,” said PresenceLearning’s Kate Eberle Walker, who will continue as CEO of the combined company.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 28, 2016

At the Times Higher Education World Academic Summit this week, held at the University of California, Berkeley, hundreds of university presidents, provosts and chancellors confronted their roles in resolving age-old tensions between public services and private wealth. universities in his keynote address: “[The U.S. They are interconnected.”

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2018

Can a “Netflix”-like subscription model really work for online education platforms? Another household name is Lynda.com, now owned by Microsoft and whose courses are now also offered through LinkedIn. Skillshare has raised $28 million in a Series C round led by Union Square Ventures.

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2018

Steph YoungGonzaga credits online learning with enriching her education and helping establish herself as an IT thought leader. She pivoted her career in order to focus on supporting students who, just as she did, are pursuing their education online. Now she wants to pay it forward. Association for Computing Machinery.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Are any education technologies, for that matter? Education’s Proto-Platforms. If so, what are they?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Plumbing is just one of many good-paying skilled trades that remain in high demand but which have largely been glossed over by the education technology industry, says Doug Donovan, co-founder and CEO of Interplay Learning. His company has set out to create a digital education platform similar to Lynda.com, but focused on hands-on trades.

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Wired Campus

AUGUST 7, 2015

Investors are rushing to buy into higher-education-related companies these days, and there’s plenty of consolidation in the market as well. Just as investor dollars pushed the growth of for-profit higher education, Mr. Urdan said he expects investments to continue to spur innovation in higher education. LinkedIn’s $1.5-billion

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

A handful of other universities (and even preschools ) now accept Bitcoin for tuition, but that’s hardly the extent of how blockchains and tokens are weaving their way into education: Educators and edtech entrepreneurs are now testing out everything from issuing degrees on blockchains to paying people in cryptocurrency for their teaching.

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The Electric Educator

JANUARY 16, 2012

Grace to you Billy Graham Touch Bible Logos study bible Powerone calculator Loan calculator Halftone Doodle buddy Showme Google Earth Screenchomp italk Christianity Today Word reference lynda.com PBS super 8 Words with friends It''s unfortunate that security and safety frequently conflict with creativity and learning.

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

In a recent edWebinar , Christian Karter, MA, Educational Technology Specialist at Monarch Center for Autism, reviewed the benefits of some of this helpful technology. For families of individuals with autism, the online training website lynda.com may be helpful for learning how to use tablets and other devices. About the Presenter.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2015

Wednesday, April 29th at 4pm Common Sense Media Webinar: Helping Students Make Good Digital Decisions with Digital Compass , Join Common Sense Education for a webinar to celebrate the launch of their newest free education resource, Digital Compass. Register for free today at [link]. Details to join the webinar at [link].

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NeverEndingSearch

AUGUST 17, 2018

With our ability to ethically curate content and unglue it from its containers, and a growing array of digital tools and open education resources, many of us are engaging in a creative new form of the remix. Some of my colleagues use Lynda.com to gather playlists from specific elements selected across the hundreds of offered courses.

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Graphite Blog

JANUARY 10, 2020

Effective media literacy education also involves a strong focus on civic engagement and creation, connecting people with the tools to make their voices and perspectives heard. Digital Citizenship Curriculum (by Common Sense Education): Features free K-12 lessons on news and media literacy.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 3, 2016

I went through an incredible course on Lynda.com in January to help me use it better each day. The post 36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life appeared first on Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis @coolcatteacher helping educators be excellent every day. Omnifocus (Task Management).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

One of education technologies’s greatest luminaries passed away this year. Seymour, as my friend Gary Stager has described him , was the “inventor of everything (good) in education.” This is part six of my annual review of the year in ed-tech. I do so in Seymour’s memory.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

The topic of education didn’t really come up, save Clinton’s invocation of “The Trump Effect” and the increased bullying in school. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Donald Trump Actually Talked About Higher Education on Thursday. Education Politics. Education Politics.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “ Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control.” ” “ What does Trump’s executive order on education do? ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.”

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