Kathy Schrock

JUNE 1, 2020

This article originally appeared in the Discovery Education blog " Kathy Schrock's Katch of the Month " in June of 2020 and is re-posted here with permission. The program launched in 2006, and I became a GCT in New York in 2008. Here is a photo of the instructors for that 2008 Google Teacher Academy.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Yet, when I graduated from college in 2008, I didn’t know this field existed. My classmates from Stanford’s Learning Design and Technology master’s program have gone on to design for big brands like Airbnb and Google as well as edtech upstarts including the African Leadership University, General Assembly, Osmo and Udacity.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2016

During the 2008 presidential election, Barack Obama and his team pioneered the use of social media as a powerful campaign tool. It’s easy to forget, given how commonplace the use of social media is today, that back in 2008. He posted an earlier version of this article on his blog, History Tech.

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Listen to this article. In 2008, there weren’t too many options for a digital platform to ask students to interact outside class. He also shares the importance of formative feedback and tracking actionable data. This episode is full of great ideas to help teachers and schools! Click To Tweet. A Scientific Approach.

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EdTechTeam

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

When I first began my job as an Assistive Technology Coordinator in my district back in 2008, the lines between educational tech and assistive tech were pretty crisp. I’m working alongside my EdTech peers more and more and personally, I love that the lines are blurry.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Shortly after Disrupting Class was published in 2008, I spoke at several virtual conferences held in Second Life. Reach Capital , told me in an article for Education Next, “No one really knows the impact or effects [of these experiences] on the developing brain.” The dashing Innosight Skytower. As Wayee Chu, a partner at.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

By the end of the year expect the start of articles on Inside Higher Education complaining about open badges with many more to come in 2015 as recalcitrant faculty start to become aware of ‘micro credentialing’ as it will be badged. On-campus Edtech. That trend will probably continue this year.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

By the end of the year expect the start of articles on Inside Higher Education complaining about open badges with many more to come in 2015 as recalcitrant faculty start to become aware of ‘micro credentialing’ as it will be badged. On-campus Edtech. That trend will probably continue this year.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Domenech has served as executive director of the American Association of School Administrators since July 2008. In 2016, Technology & Learning selected him as one of the “big 10” most influential people in edtech, and the Center for Digital Education identified him as a Top 30 Technologist/Transformer/Trailblazer. Dr. Daniel A.

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Fractus Learning

JUNE 17, 2015

A few weeks ago there was an article by Michael Godsey that was originally published on the Atlantic and was heavily circulated among the Education/EdTech circles. In 2008, a bunch of us at Google India went through a selection process to be the founding team of YouTube India team.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

There’s a surprising amount of momentum behind it,” said Phil Hill, a longtime edtech consultant. According to the latest survey from the National Association of College Stores, annual student spending on textbooks has gone from about $700 in the 2007-2008 academic year to $484 in 2017-2018.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Several of the edtech/digped people started appearing there over Thanksgiving weekend, thanks in part to this article , touting Mastodon as the open source alternative to Twitter. I was on Twitter in 2008 when it first started but never used it until 2013 (different account). Have you heard of Mastodon.social?

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2012

He has published numerous articles both online and in print, including The Future of Online Learning (1998), Learning Objects (2000), Resource Profiles (2003), and E-Learning 2.0 In 2005 and again in 2008, he was selected by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines as one of the 100 most influential public intellectuals in the world.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Their answers to that question, plus.mp3 audio files for listening to these special interviews, as well as a number of articles and books, are all part of the bonus package for buying the Summit all-access library pass. In June 2010, Chris was named as one of the “30 Most Influential People in EdTech” by Technology & Learning Magazine.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition). The article puts a positive spin on it, but this is not ok. Strong opinions may be loosely held.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). ” “Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe,” according to an investor in Edsurge. ” That is the Sophie B. Among those cringeworthy ideas: the LMS.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Larry Cuban has another article on AltSchool , which he says marries Dewey and Thorndike. Via Edsurge : “Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes – The Next Obstacle to Edtech.” .” PowerSchool says it’s changed the name of its surveillance elf from the racist frog to “Pete.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.” The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, Aaron Swartz, 2008. Um, they do.) Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

The suit against the for-profit chain and its American InterContinental University was originally filed in 2008.” The headline touts teaching computer science without computers ; the article is better than that. “What Students Want Their Professors To Know About Edtech ” – according to Edsurge.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Kassner created Proctor U in 2008 with colleague Jarrod Morgan while serving as president of Andrew Jackson University (now known as New Charter University), and left the company in 2016.” National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Where Is the Office of EdTech ?” ” Via EdTech Strategies : “ Scholastic Makes Misleading Privacy, Security Claims in Services Directed to Children.” Immigration and Education. “The Dept. ” asks Edsurge.

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