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EdSurge HigherEd Year in Review: Our Top Higher Education Stories of 2018

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But there’s a new kid on the block, says EdSurge columnist Amy Ahearn, and it’s called “systems thinking.” In other words,” writes EdSurge writer Jeffrey R. Design thinking, that buzzword that often gins up images of Post-It notes and collaborative brainstorming, has been in vogue for years.

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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

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WRAP YOUR BRAIN AROUND THIS: Erin Klein, a 2nd grade teacher and our 2016 Fifty States writer in Michigan, got frustrated with traditional classroom design. Amy Ahearn, senior innovation associate at +Acumen , thinks Slack could add a human touch to online courses. You know, that old “desk-and-teacher-at-the-front” set-up.)