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Speak Up 2021 Congressional Briefing: Lessons Learned from a Year of Virtual School

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Since 2003, Project Tomorrow’s Speak Up has collected data on the important issues facing schools. Christina Fleming is the Chief Marketing Officer at Blackboard. In her role as CMO, Christina is focused on communicating and representing Blackboard’s mission to advance learning. She also previously served as the Sr.

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What Happens When Ed-Tech Forgets? Some Thoughts on Rehabilitating Reputations

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Columbia University invested $30 million into its own online learning initiative, Fathom, that opened in 2000 and closed in 2003. I talk a lot about the problems of industry when it comes to ed-tech — how venture capital and venture philanthropy have enormous influence on shaping the direction of education policy. But guess who's back?

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Classroom prizes and grants available!

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One of last year’s winners reported back, “I have been participating in the Speak Up survey ever since it started [in 2003]. The annual Speak Up surveys are used by schools, districts, states and national leaders as they make decisions about policies and funding. Since 2003, more than 3.7 Learn more via [link] speakup/.

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New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

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The mid-Atlantic region near New Markets’ headquarters in Fulton, Maryland is home to some of the education industry’s biggest names, including Blackboard, EverFi, Laureate Education and 2U. Today, he believes that the Every Student Succeeds Act is the latest linchpin policy to shape the K-12 market.

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

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The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue.

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Keith Devlin from Stanford: Talking Media, Math, MOOCs, and Silicon Valley Money in Education

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Date : Tuesday, May 8th, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8 pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Log in at [link].

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"Digital Literacy & Fake News" Keynote Panelists Announced + First Sessions for Mini-Conference

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

WEBINAR PLATFORM : The sessions will be held in Blackboard Collaborate , and can be accessed live from any personal computer and most mobile devices. (To To see if your system is already configured for Blackboard Collaborate, you can try entering the practice room at [link]. Thomas in Minnesota.