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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Instead, it will be absorbed into SIIA’s existing public policy division, which advocates for legislation on behalf of its members. Its early work focused on lobbying on behalf of its members, which also included companies across the banking, financial and trade publishing sectors. As part of the change, the Washington, D.C.-based

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eLearning Brothers Expands Family with Two Corporate Training Acquisitions

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

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employers don’t view such retraining as their responsibility–and there is evidence that many employers are, contrary to the conventional wisdom, unfortunately disinvesting in professional development in an age of diminishing employee and corporate loyalty, greater mobility and gig work. The typical reimbursement amount is down as well.

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

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The company will showcase the new features of its award-winning product this week at ISTE 2018 in booth #630. “We Impero also offers Impero EdLink , a mobile device management tool to help schools manage one-to-one initiatives and BYOD programs. Founded in 2002, Impero software is now accessed by over 1.5

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Join Us in Chicago for the Fourth Annual Global Leadership Summit - March 15, 2019

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Since 2002, Mortenson has led the organization through significant national expansion, reaching more than 655,000 middle and high school youth and 4,500 educators across 25 states and 5 countries, from offices based in Minneapolis, San Francisco, and New York.

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The 2019 Global Education Conference - Full List of 130 Sessions and 10 Keynotes!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

In the fall of 2019, Courtney will begin her fourth and final year in the Educational Policy and Leadership doctoral program also through the University of Minnesota’s College of Education and Human Development. I used to work in cafes and restaurants and in 2005 me and friend of mine set up this company with social responsibility.

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Education Technology and Data Insecurity

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Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. ” But these wild proclamations – wishful thinking , no doubt – tended to overlook the realities of mobile technology and education. .”

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