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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. acquisition by LinkedIn in 2015 shows that billion-dollar exits are not limited to companies in higher education.

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More on the Cost Trap and Inclusive Access

Iterating Toward Openness

For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. And the idea of pivoting away from that at the exact moment Pearson, Cengage, and McGraw-Hill are adopting that approach seems a bit too convenient.

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What Kids Need for Optimal Health and School Engagement

MindShift

Copyright © 2015. Activities such as sports, visual and performing arts, community service, journalism, and academic clubs can be sources for positive playtime for teenagers (Mahoney, Cairns, & Farmer, 2003;Mahoney, Larson, & Eccles, 2005). WHAT DO WE WANT EVERYONE IN THE COMMUNITY TO KNOW?

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9 Key Classroom Management Skills Backed up with Research

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

The focus on reducing suspensions and implementing universal high-quality management practices resonates with broader societal and educational goals. References Dicke, T., Annett Schmeck, & Leutner, D. Reducing reality shock: The effects of classroom management skills training on beginning teachers. A., & MacSuga-Gage, A. link] Curran, M.

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The Politics of Education Technology

Hack Education

Secretary of Education Arne Duncan announced in October of last year that he’d step down at the end of 2015. And Silicon Valley tech investors, as well as large education corporations like Pearson, are behind this. The Obama Administration (in Its Final Year) and Education. “The fix” is always privatization.