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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

Edsurge

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. From 2008 to 2019 we have witnessed a 4,000-plus percent expansion in the number of funded edtech startups, and the best startups can become unicorns.

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Top 4 microtrends in e-learning

Neo LMS

Entrepreneurial education was quite the buzzword in 2008/09, as educators grappled with how to prepare young people for economic meltdowns. Recognize, create and act on opportunities. Make imaginative use of technology. Understand how to start and run an organization. Value innovation.

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7 Days of Education Conference Fever Across the Pond

Edsurge

companies have always had a strong presence, and this year was no exception with Microsoft and Google having the largest stands. Bett’s show floor includes a “Futures Zone” spot, typically reserved for early-stage edtech companies (although older ones like Manga High, founded in 2008, were there.) Back at Bett, U.S.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). To believe that would require, of course, that we overlook the role that the major technology platforms – Google, Facebook, and Amazon – play in education. The company has raised some $77.5

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The Warm Demander: How to raise expectations (and have students rise to meet them)

The Cornerstone for Teachers

I’m a human, not a robot, after all. Subscribe to the podcast in Google Play. Don’t get me wrong, I could also be ice cold — there were many moments when I snapped and glared because the kids had pushed me too far and I lost my patience. But my default demeanor was that of a warm demander. Here’s how I developed that style. McKeown, K.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. In 2008, ever hopeful, Gartner insisted that “This thing certainly isn’t dead and maybe it will yet blossom.” Maybe it will.).

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Wahoo! The 2013 Global Education Conference - Still Time to Present + Plan to Attend!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

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. BIO : Jaime Casap is the Global Education Evangelist at Google, Inc.