The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). Please also join this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Microcredentials, and controversial moves and pivots by edtech companies hoping to disrupt the higher education landscape. A Starter Kit For Instructional Designers When EdSurge columnist Amy Ahearn graduated from college in 2008, she had never heard of instructional design—let alone anticipate that she would soon have a career in it.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

John Katzman, long-time education entrepreneur and founder of several successful education businesses, once waggishly told an investor conference audience that venture capitalists were very pleased to invest in education—for the rich. According to the Georgetown Center for Education and the Workforce, of the 7.2

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 10, 2021

Consulting firm McKinsey & Company calculated that U.S. Before the pandemic, Albalicia Espino often took her 6-year-old daughter Sara to the West Dallas Library. On special occasions, they’d make the trip to downtown Dallas, where the towering library building has a dedicated children’s floor. In 2016, U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is).

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Graphite Blog

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Common Sense Education created this essential guide to help your district or school address the key topics E-rate recipients need to teach students, including internet safety, appropriate online behavior, and cyberbullying. What are the educational requirements for compliance? E-rate is complicated. What if I get audited?

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

My parents always stressed how powerful an education is and how it is the key to success,” Keenan said. For more stories about education, opportunity, and how people learn subscribe to the Educate podcast. In higher education, colleges are using analytics to keep students enrolled and continue collecting tuition dollars.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

We don’t have a booth, but we’ll be checking out all the exhibits, learning about the newest innovations in the education field, and connecting with colleagues and looking for all of our educator friends, partners and sponsors! Robert Furman is an educator, leader, principal, student, speaker, and published author.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 9, 2020

Becky Wolfe is the Director of School Programs and Educational Resources for The Children's Museum of Indianapolis. Thirteen years ago, she joined the staff of the Indianapolis Science Center, working her way up to Director of School Programs and Educational Resources. Three professional guests will join two students.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2019

And what role should higher education play? In a national survey of HR leaders that we at Northeastern University conducted last year, 64 percent of employers said that they expect the need for continuous lifelong learning will demand higher levels of education and more credentials in the future.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

Steve Steve Hargadon LearningRevolution.com | Library 2.0 | Classroom 2.0 | GlobalEducationConference.org More about this week's guests: Lian Chikako Chang: " I'm a data storyteller. I work on a freelance basis, turning your company's data into earned media coverage by telling compelling, data-driven stories through graphics and text.

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edWeb.net

APRIL 5, 2022

The popularity of webinars has resulted in greater expertise in hosting engaging presentations that reach a larger audience of educators at all levels and in all roles. Rita Ferrandino has built an international reputation as one of the most effective strategists and coalition builders in the education entrepreneurship community.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

When her middle school opened for a few minutes the next day, the seventh grade English teacher and creator of the Global Read-Aloud grabbed all the books she could from her classroom library, before the school closed for the foreseeable future. . But some educators may want to do more. Making an online read-aloud worth watching .

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

But in less than a decade, by 2025, students like Badalamente could expect to pay more than $100,000 per year, based on projections by The Hechinger Report using annual college cost growth rates from 2008 to 2018. Ann Gansemer-Topf, associate professor of education at Iowa State University. Sign up for our Higher Education newsletter.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

That year, the overall graduation rate for first-time, full-time students at Texarkana College was 12 percent, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Ali Robinson, director of media relations at Ellucian, wrote in an email that the company is “unable to publicly comment on specific customer contracts.”)

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 8, 2018

8, 2018 – CDI Computer Dealers announced today it has partnered with littleBits to offer STEAM Coding Starter Kits for classrooms, makerspaces and libraries. o Educator resources. The company holds ISO 9001:2008 and ISO 14001:2004 certifications, and processes more than one million I.T. Chicago IL – Feb. assets annually.

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 5, 2022

And a slightly higher percentage of nonwhite teachers than white ones—45 percent vs. 42 percent—said that they were considering leaving their position last school year, researchers at the University of Arkansas’ College of Education & Health Professions found.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

What this whole crisis has done to higher education is just exposed the cracks that have been there for over a decade of financial mismanagement.” American higher education is composed of thousands of colleges and universities, with different track records and results. It’s the previous budgets that weren’t done correctly.”.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

It’s out of the ordinary when Nearpod buys a company. Today it’s adding Flocabulary, to bring hip hop to the library. Combined, the two companies claim they will reach more than 7 million U.S. Through this deal, Nearpod will add one of the more unique, coveted collections of online educational resources to its library.

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MindShift

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

He wrote about the subject in a 2008 article for The Atlantic titled “ Is Google Making Us Stupid.” A 2008 study commissioned by the British Library found that young people go through information online very quickly without evaluating it for accuracy. ” How To Teach Digital Natives?

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

Weld North Education is named after the Harvard dormitory where its founders first met in 1982. Little did they know then that the first word in its name would become a fitting pun for the private equity firm’s consolidation of education companies. But that figure would make Weld North Education one of the largest U.S.-based

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eSchool News

MARCH 4, 2024

Here are six top trends for educators, parents, and policymakers to understand. Parent power The bigger trend is that parents are feeling much more empowered to make choices about their children’s education. A big question for this movement will be the sustainability of the supply of microschools and other educational options.

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Digital Promise

OCTOBER 11, 2017

1-4, 25-26) While children who visit the library to immerse in their favorite books may not realize it at the time, they’re building the skill of thoughtful reading—the foundation of critical thinking, academic success, and, eventually, a happy and productive adult life. (1, Educated mothers are 50% more likely to immunize their children.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

In the case of one community college in east Texas, achieving its goals required more than just a shiny new education technology tool. In 2012, the graduation rate for men and women was 7 and 16 percent, respectively, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Read part one and two for background.

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Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

The Evolving Economics of Educational Materials and Open Educational Resources: Toward Closer Alignment with the Core Values of Education. New York, NY: Pearson Education. Education is sharing. Copyright law places artificial limits on our ability to use technology to share educational materials.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 20, 2017

Deborah Quazzo, an investor in both companies, played matchmaker early last year and helped the two close the deal around the Thanksgiving holiday, Shenoy tells EdSurge in an interview. Founded in 2008, Speakaboos targets young children ages 2 to 6 with a library of over 200 interactive storybooks and songs.

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Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). Markson, Cengage’s strategy officer, argued that the company is “extremely committed” to driving down costs for students.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Please mark your calendars for November 18 - 22 for the fourth annual Global Education Conference ( [link] ). Lucy Gray and I, the founders and co-chairs of this massive, worldwide, and free event, may have gotten ourselves a little behind this year on GlobalEdCon planning (with STEMxCon in September, then the Reform Symposium , Library 2.01

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Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 23, 2015

Continuing with our reading of Richard DeMillo’s Revolution in Higher Education: How a Small Band of Innovators Will Make College Accessible and Affordable (2015) ( publisher ; Amazon ): this week we’re discussing chapter 4, “Technology Curves.” ” (2247). ” (1990) Even mentoring gets the treatment.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

When you think about virtual education, it’s often more about efficiency and getting more students through than it is about relationships,” he said. When you think about virtual education, it’s often more about efficiency and getting more students through than it is about relationships.”. Those ceremonies are amazing.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 16, 2022

Our first 2022 LearningRevolution.com mini-conference: " The Microschool Summit - Changing education, one small school at a time! " Education today has become large and focused on many things beyond the needs of learners, such as tests, curriculum and assessment. is being held online (and for free) this Thursday, May 19th, 2022.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education. I hope that gives you some incentive to consider the purchase!

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2019

Jaelyn Deas and her four best friends shared everything, including late-night study sessions in the library at San Jose State University and a never-ending preoccupation with how they’d pay for their tuition there. But California, with a higher education budget for 2019-2020 of $18.5 “It took a burden off my shoulders,” Deas says.

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Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

(National) Education Politics. ” Via Bloomberg : “ Campus Rape Loses Special Status in Trump’s Education Department.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Dept. More via The Hill and via the Department of Education’s press office. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

I’m publishing this week’s Hack Education Weekly News a little early this week. Education Politics. I’ve never seen an education story receive quite as much attention from non-educators on social media. She would not commit to refusing to privatize public education. It was a disaster.

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