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U.S. K-12 Educational Technology Policy: Historical Notes on the Federal Role

Doug Levin

Secretary of Education Richard W. Yet, understanding this history is crucial to understanding the meandering path we are on with respect to determining the best and appropriate future role for the federal government with respect to educational technology – a task I have set out for myself in a series of posts on this very topic.

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

Edsurge

But he’s not done trying to bring big changes to higher education. EdSurge: When you arrived at Southern New Hampshire back in 2003, there were some online courses but just a few. But there's this new distance education thing, and if you want to keep your preferred provider status, you have to start offering that.

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Chief Privacy Officers: A Small But Growing Fleet in Higher Education

Edsurge

When Kathleen Sutherland took the helm as Chief Privacy Officer for the University of Colorado in 2003, there weren’t very many people in higher ed she could turn to for guidance and advice. That included working with the state’s public higher education systems and the University of Colorado at Boulder, which has a medical campus attached.

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Students parents suffer as more campus child care centers close

The Hechinger Report

Between 2003 and 2015, the number of campus child care centers declined precipitously, according to the Institute for Women’s Policy Research. In 2015, 44 percent of community colleges offered on-campus childcare, compared to 53 percent in 2003. The shrinking number of on-campus child care centers was also an issue pre-pandemic.

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National Bullying Prevention Month–October

Ask a Tech Teacher

Everyone knows what bullying is — someone being taunted physically or mentally by others — and there are endless resources devoted to educating both students and teachers on how to combat bullying. It includes media, images, videos, policies and laws, as well as who to contact if you or a child is being cyberbullied.

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Computer literacy: The invisible skills gap?

Neo LMS

This is especially true when migrating from an education terrain into a work or HR terrain – where employers and their HR teams have not made the nuanced distinction between digital skills and digital literacy, that are made in the education sector. Can use online resources for basic device troubleshooting. Digital Citizen.

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

Edsurge

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

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