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The Future of Canvas

eSchool News

Founded in 2008, Instructure reports having more than 6000 customer organizations with more than 35 million users around the world in both K12 and higher education. Now mention the company’s flagship product Canvas and be ready for a flash of instant recognition.

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2U’s ‘Third Chapter’ Begins With a $750M Acquisition of Trilogy Education

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This marks the largest purchase to date by 2U, which launched in 2008 to work with colleges and universities to create online graduate degree programs. That was the focus of the company for its first nine years—or “chapter one,” as Paucek described in a conference call with investors on Monday morning.

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Three Ways That Rural States Can Become the Hotbeds for School Edtech Innovation

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It dates back to 2008, when an educational journey began in Wyoming that revealed the important role technology plays in enhancing teaching and learning—especially in a rural state. I’ve got some experience with this from the past eight years. 2016 Wyoming Google Summit. Wyoming Switchboard Network homepage.

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Cultivating and Growing Your Personal Learning Network

edWeb.net

Steven Anderson, Digital Learning and Relationship Evangelist, and Shaelynn Farnsworth, Literacy Consultant, joined Lisa Schmucki, founder and CEO of edWeb.net for conversation with Larry Jacobs on Education Talk Radio on this topic. A PLN has helped Shaelynn learn from an extended network of educators how to to that.

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The survival of higher education (3): The Social Web

Learning with 'e's

The MentorBlog project for example, employed the use of two-person blogs to connect students with their professional mentors, who may never have had the opportunity to meet face to face (Wheeler and Lambert-Heggs, 2008). The Good, the Bad and the Wiki: Evaluating Student Generated Content as a Collaborative Learning Tool. Yeomans, P.

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Top Tips for Teaching Online From Educators Doing It Now

edWeb.net

Her strategic work included the formation of an eLearning Leadership Cadre, statewide professional development opportunities including the Summer of eLearning conferences, Admin Academies, and Digital Learning Grants, and resources and training to support digital learning. Learn more at att.com/aspire.

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It’s Not About The Tech, Unless It Is

RafranzDavis.com

Over the past week I have been looking a bit more deeply into the Future Ready Summit coalition partners in order to learn more about how each one contributes to the #FutureReady initiative. Earlier today, I came across a blog post written by Krista Moroder called, Words Matter: Let’s Talk About Learning, Not Technology.