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A Sideways Look at the Future of Higher Education

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Once upon a time, the music industry meant gramophones, Victrolas and record players, and large companies called labels controlled what got recorded, the talent that recorded it and the sale of the recordings. The Federal Communications Commission in 1975 established regulations limiting media cross-ownership. million to 28.5

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I love the #DEN

Kathy Schrock

The use of social media is commonplace for educators nowadays. I interact daily with teachers on Twitter, which is my social network of choice. DENlove In addition to mainstream social media channels, many companies provide a platform for their users to grow their PLN, too.

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Discovery Education Appoints Scott Kinney as Chief Executive Officer and Kelli Campbell as President

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Following stints as Assistant Director of Curriculum and Instruction and Director of Educational Technologies at Pennsylvania’s Carbon Lehigh Intermediate Unit #21 , Kinney joined Discovery Education in 2005. I am incredibly honored to be selected as the next CEO of this great company,” said Kinney. “For About Discovery Education.

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Newark Board of Ed, Prudential Financial, and Discovery Education Launch Partnership Supporting Academic Achievement

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A global community of education professionals, the Discovery Education Community connects members across school systems and around the world through social media, virtual conferences, and in-person events, fostering valuable networking, idea sharing, and inspiration. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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What Universities Can Learn from Udacity’s ‘Gig Economy’ Service

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Called Blitz, the service lets companies propose a project, and then Udacity provides a cost estimate and puts together a team of alumni engineers to complete it. Once the project is finished, companies have the option to hire “Blitzers” full-time. The company defines “job” as full- or part-time and freelance work.)

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Marcia Conner on "The New Social Learning"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Thursday, July 5th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Marcia Conner, co-author of The New Social Learning: A Guide to Transforming Organizations Through Social Media. psid=2012-07-05.1028.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350

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The Art of Learning, In and In Spite of School: A Conversation with Austin Kleon

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I graduated in 2005, so the great teachers of almost one-third to half of my adult life have been pretty much mentors from afar or dead people. I really do need to spend 30 minutes in my journal and not on social media,” then I’ll be there for that. I cobbled together a major out of writing, English, art and classics.

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