The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 8, 2016

Of particular note are the special "turn your old pcs into Chromebooks" event today, the pretty amazing new speakers we have for "Privacy Con" (the Library 2.106 event next week), and new library events in June and October ("Library as Classroom" and "Libraries of the Future").

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NOVEMBER 10, 2016

“ ESSA Would Handcuff a Trump Education Secretary on Common Core And More,” says Education Week , even though ditching Common Core was one of Trump’s campaign promises. More on the future of Common Core from NPR. Inside Higher Ed has more on the latter. Education Secretary John King Jr.

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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MAY 13, 2016

” Via Chalkbeat : “They rejected multi-state Common Core exams. ” “Frustrated with how colleges have handled their claims of sexual abuse , more students are turning to social media to publicize their cases,” Inside Higher Ed reports. – this time in science. ” asks The Atlantic.

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DECEMBER 2, 2016

The Common Core. DeVos herself sat on the Board of Directors of the Acton Institute from 1995 to 2005, an organization that recently blogged about repealing child labor laws. Last year, I chose “ Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech ” as one of my “ Top Ed-Tech Trends.”

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