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After Transforming a College With Online Offerings, a President Steps Down to Tackle AI

Edsurge

But LeBlanc, who was enthusiastic about technology and had worked in edtech, made a bet that was unusual at the time: He decided to grow the university’s online offerings. That growth ended up exploding as the acceptance of online learning grew, then got an unexpected boost from the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Funding School Services in the Midst of Multiple Crises

edWeb.net

Dr. Gonzales’s district is reaching out to local non-profits for help with the shift to 100% online learning, which cannot be done quickly or cheaply, especially at a time when the district is receiving less state funding. Arati Nagaraj is an education consultant, edtech advisor and school board trustee in the San Francisco Bay Area.

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What does the ‘metaverse’ mean for education?

The Hechinger Report

Related: ‘Don’t rush to spend on edtech’. Platt called on educators to remember Second Life, an online platform launched in 2003 that that allowed users to create avatars and interact with other users in a virtual world. Related: Reframing edtech to save teachers time and reduce workloads.

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Wednesday Early - Reforming Ed Reform Panel with Downes, Gardner, Kohn, and Stager

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Affiliated with the Learning and Collaborative Technologies Group, Institute for Information Technology, Downes specializes in the fields of online learning, new media, pedagogy and philosophy. He is a popular speaker, appearing at hundreds of events around the world over the last fifteen years.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He previously served as the Presidential Chair, Associate Dean, and Director of the Institute for Global and Online Education in the College of Education, University of Oregon, where he was also a Professor in the Department of Educational Measurement, Policy, and Leadership. airing on Discovery in 2020.)