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3 Ways to Stress Less in Today’s Classroom

The CoolCatTeacher

She shares the WHO system for evaluating technology, tips for hybrid learning, and timeless principles for considering digital equity and relating to your students and colleagues in professional and respectful ways. Dr. Desiree Alexander is an award-winning, multi-degreed educator who has been in the educational field since 2002.

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

Edsurge

Founded in 2009 and based in American Fork, Utah, the company has amassed 1,500-plus games, quizzes and templates to sell to corporate clients in search of more compelling digital learning materials for employees. The company charges $1,500 for one game available to 2,500 players, with $499 for every administrator added to the game.

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As College Innovation Efforts Grow, So Do Warnings of a ‘McDonaldization’ of Higher Ed

Edsurge

One of the most-cited versions of the critique is the 2002 book “ The McDonaldization of Higher Education ,” by Dennis Hayes and Robin Wynyard. Other scholars have applied the McDonaldization framework to a variety of academic institutions and disciplines—to nursing education , academic libraries , and specific U.S.

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Impero Software Announces New Version of its Flagship Product ? Impero Education Pro ? at ISTE 2018

techlearning

The software has been updated to include a new mental health keyword library, google authentication, and improved scalability to support larger school districts, among other features. The company will showcase the new features of its award-winning product this week at ISTE 2018 in booth #630. “We million devices in over 90 countries.

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In a Changing Career Landscape, Employers and Workers Need a New Social Contract for Retraining

Edsurge

Similarly, when asked who they believe should pay for retraining programs for workers who lost their jobs because of new technology, 73 percent of Americans said employers. After all, employers may be likely to pay for access to online course libraries and job-focused microcredentials rather than longer degree programs.

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Impero Software Announces Philip Walters as its New Chairman

techlearning

“These are important tasks and I look forward to working with the company as we move forward with this work both in the UK, and the U.S.” Walters currently serves as Advisory Director of Investcorp, which assumed ownership of Impero Software through its technology-focused private equity Fund, Investcorp Technology Partners, in August 2017.

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Wednesday's "Emergency Remote Teaching & Learning" Mini-Conference - New Sessions Added

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

She also holds two Master of Science Degrees in Higher Education minoring in Teaching and Learning and Online Technology from Kaplan University now Purdue University. He authored two regular columns for Library Journal Academic Newswire, "From the Bell Tower" and "Leading From the Library" from 2009 through 2019.