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The History of the Future

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By 2019, about 50 percent of high school courses will be delivered online" — Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn (2008). Online learning will be the "silver lining" of the coronavirus — Sal Khan, founder of Khan Academy (2020). People can now see just how impractical and inferior it is to face to face classrooms.

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Tomorrow, Wednesday June 17th - "Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries" Mini-Conference #library2020

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Melanie S Toledo Library Manager, Ak-Chin Indian Community Opening Keynote Melanie Toledo has been the Library Manager of the Ak-Chin Indian Community Library since 2008. During his tenure, the Kansas City Public Library received multiple awards, including IMLS’s National Medal for Museum and Library Service in 2008.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. The company has raised some $77.5

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Dropout Detective Offers Academic ‘Credit Scores’—But Is That a Good Thing?

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Credit scores to boost student success Kona Jones, director of online learning at Richland Community College in Illinois, was brought on in 2008 to improve student success rates, which at the time were hovering around 65 percent—not “horrendous,” she says, but still not good enough. The most significant?

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

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

He received, among many global awards, the million-dollar TED Prize in 2013. In 2008, after her column "Why I Let My 9 Year Old Ride the Subway Alone" landed her on every talk show from The Today Show to Dr. Phil, Lenore founded the book and blog “Free-Range Kids.” Chris is a 2016 member of Scholastic’s National Advisory Council.