SETDA Says

JUNE 29, 2020

It is difficult to believe that it has been 13 years since SETDA’s 2008 journey in developing and publishing the Class of 2020: Action Plan for Education. This project included a Student Bill of Rights and a series of white papers (below). At that time, the critical topics that bubbled to the top were broadband access, […].

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The company was founded in 2008 and went public in 2015 (at $18 a share), and plans to continue to operate with its same management team after the acquisition. In recent months Instructure has faced tough questions about its corporate learning system, called Bridge, which has not lived up to internal expectations despite heavy investment.

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Neo LMS

JULY 5, 2018

We have recently been exploring how cognitive science and learning theory underpins effective digital learning tools such as video-based learning. Geological Time Spiral: Source: Wikicommons: Graham, Joseph, Newman, William, and Stacy, John, 2008, The geologic time spiral—A path to the past. Available online here.

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2019

Its author, Bryan Alexander, a tech consultant and education futurist, argues that there are many reasons why it didn’t catch on, including falling IT budgets at colleges after the 2008 financial crisis, and the difficulty of creating games in the educational context that work for a large enough audience to sustain their development.

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Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

“ FY 2008 $267,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). National Educational Technology Trends Study: Local-Level Data Summary (SRI International, 2008). FY 2007 $273,100,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). Rationale: “ The Congress eliminated much of the program in 2006; the request would complete the process.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

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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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

Founded in 2008, EVERFI’s Impact-as-a-Service TM solution and digital educational content have reached more than 45 million learners globally. The company was also named to the 2021 GSV EdTech 150, a list of the most transformative growth companies in digital learning.

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Omega Notes

OCTOBER 15, 2019

But learning new ways of teaching and preparing new materials in response can be overwhelming, given a faculty member’s overall responsibilities (Loch & Reushle, 2008; Price & Oliver, 2007). Use this information to assess your selection and application of course material toward learning goals. Beena Giridharan.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2017

In 2008, Heidi Williams, author of the book “No Fear Coding,” began asking herself some retrospective questions about her role as a teacher at an International Baccalaureate School in Racine, Wisc.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

That was less the case in 2008, when he started 2U , one of the major OPM companies in the market today—and one that he now actively competes with. (2U, That approach is a recognition that universities are increasingly developing their own expertise in building online classes and courses, says Katzman.

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The Innovative Educator

NOVEMBER 28, 2015

The question is when students are learning from a computer, how does that change the role of a teacher. Next up are best practices and strategies I have found successful for some of the most critical issues in digital learning. Nov 15, 2015, 2466 5 Critical Issues In Digital Learning - Best Pract.

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Learning with 'e's

AUGUST 9, 2017

A very interesting theory about self regulation of digital worlds comes from Professor Ellen Ernst Kossek of Purdue University, USA. She discusses the idea of 'flexstyles' in her research (Kossek & Lautsch, 2008), a description of the ways people switch rapidly between modes as they cope with demands on their time. and Lautsch, B.

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

Dr. Evans serves on several boards and advisory councils and is a frequent speaker and writer on digital learning. Domenech has served as Executive Director of AASA, The School Superintendents Association since July 2008. She was named in 2020 as the winner of EdTech Digest’s National Leader award. She lives in Maryland.

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Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

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. “If you take a top-tier degree with top-tier faculty and you embed some bootcamp elements, you’re modernizing the degree to make it even more relevant to employers in the long term.”

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Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 4, 2022

This led to a thesis on building student community through digital platforms. In 2008, there weren’t too many options for a digital platform to ask students to interact outside class. Deciding to stay in the classroom meant furthering his education for certification. A Scientific Approach.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

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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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

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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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2020

But just like after the 2008 financial crisis, I'm sure that University of Chicago will recover, and students who have had to take on debt will not. For her, the issue seems to be more about power and about who can afford to weather this financial storm. “I And I think that's one of the biggest differences.”

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edWeb.net

MAY 11, 2020

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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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 2, 2016

Many public school districts don’t have the resources to partner with an education technology company to develop customized digital learning tools for their classrooms. For example, in early 2008, LPS noticed that students were falling behind in math. Photo: Al Seib/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images.

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RafranzDavis.com

MARCH 31, 2015

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.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

Since many districts didn’t have a digital learning plan in place for an event like a global pandemic, they are scraping together varied approaches of online learning that are evolving as the situation changes. millions of students out of school, at least until the end of April.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

International sales accounts for about 20 percent of total revenue for Instructure, which was founded in 2008. As an example, he said that eight deals in the U.K. are delayed beyond 2019 and expressed uncertainty over whether the holds are related to Brexit, the ongoing discussions of how the U.K. plans on leaving the European Union.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 15, 2015

Since the Newseum opened in 2008, more than 1.5 The new website enhances the Newseum’s on-site offerings, including free classes for visiting school groups, professional development workshops and adult team-building experiences. million students have taken advantage of the museum’s free classes on media literacy, ethics, civics and more.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

There was a huge “give one, get one” campaign in Christmas 2007 and again in Christmas 2008 where people could buy one of these laptops for themselves and pay twice as much for it, and one got sent overseas, many of them ended up in Haiti. It was all over the news.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 23, 2015

Wonder Workshop is also working with Pencils of Promise, an organization founded in 2008 with the goal of increasing access to quality education for children in the developing world. Because Wonder Workshop seeks to support schools in underserved communities, the company will prioritize funding projects that are in high-poverty schools.

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Education Superhighway

OCTOBER 11, 2017

Both have had long careers at Brevard and have worked closely to implement technology into the schools’ digital learning programs. Overcoming Obstacles to Digital Access. In 2008, Brevard’s technology and facility services staff teamed to develop future school renovation design standards. Shifting Their Strategy.

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EdTechSandyK

FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Resources: Dr. Judy Harris - William & Mary - Articles in ISTE 2008-2009 Dr. Kimberly Ketterer Activity Types Technology Integrated into Teaching and Learning Wow! Wanted to move from going to campuses to train teachers to a systematic way that teachers could chart their own growth and move from level A to B, etc.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

A dean of digital learning at MIT, Krishna Rajagopal, resigned in protest , telling colleagues in an email that he had “serious continuing reservations” about the proposed direction. Since 2U started in 2008, it has fronted more than $1 billion to colleges and university partners. But there are many critics of the deal.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2022

But these positive teaching and learning benefits didn’t occur in a handful of counterexamples. That was the case of Birmingham, Alabama, where a 1:1 initiative was imposed by the city government in 2008 with virtually no support for professional development, technological infrastructure, curricula or repair.

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EdNews Daily

OCTOBER 15, 2019

Jukes, Schaaf and Mohan (2015) identified nine key learning attributes of the digital generations. In the next post of this series, readers will explore these new attributes of digital learning and learn about tools and strategies to use in order to align with their students’ learning preferences. .

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AUGUST 21, 2016

The organization represents over 10 million students in school districts nationwide and provides various toolkits on topics such as digital equity, infrastructure, and privacy. Organization: Digital Promise. Award winning principal, and now Senior Fellow Eric Sheninger , helps to lead much of the digital work.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

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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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2021

Besides exposing the digital divide, the pandemic also showed how many schools are just behind overall in integrating technology, said Dr. Don Haddad, Superintendent of St. Vrain Valley School District (CO).

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Edsurge

JULY 7, 2022

In 2008, Todd enrolled again in community college, taking one course at a time. “Working in the library is just a dream,” he says. “I I could never have imagined I could work in a library. My 18-year-old self would be like, ‘Really, you do that? That’s cool.’”

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edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 18, 2018

Folkers currently oversees the Nebraska Department of Education’s Information, Technology, Data, and Digital Learning efforts. She also served as the state agency lead on the development of the North Carolina Digital Learning Plan. Maureen graduated from American University with a B.A. Dr. Dean R.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Armstrong''s 2008 TED Prize wish asked to help her assemble the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website. She is a powerful voice for ecumenical understanding.

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