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14 Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education

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Competency-Based Learning. Competency-Based Education is something I’m hearing more and more about, which is neither bad nor good, but worth understanding more carefully. And anymore, they end being the punchline of edtech jokes, somehow. Six Common Examples Of Innovation In Higher Education.

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Not Just Buzzwords: How Teachers Bring Big Ideas, Innovative Practices to Life

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As edtech buzzwords new and old swirl , it is easy for educators to get lost among the fads du jour, much less apply the principles behind lofty ideas to make meaningful progress for students. The school’s graduating class this summer had an 89.8

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Why Flipped Learning Is Still Going Strong 10 Years Later

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By 2008 it had its own conference, FlipCon (which closed in 2016). I said, ‘Look, here’s what I expect you to learn, and here’s everything you need to learn it. Go learn it, but I’m not going to tell you to learn it by this date.’ “Simple designs work well, and simplicity makes things happen.”. Jon Bergmann.

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6 trends to watch in K-12 schools in 2024

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They’ve shrunk because there are fewer students thanks to a broader demographic decline in new births that began in 2008 and hasn’t changed. This post originally appeared on the Christensen Institute’s blog and is reposted here with permission. They’ve lost students, particularly in urban and high-poverty districts, to other schools.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Founded by two educators in 2008, Edmodo experienced a number of leadership changes this decade. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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