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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Canvas and Moodle will continue to make inroads. I haven’t mentioned anything about on-campus educational technology mainly because I’m almost entirely focussed on wholly online learning now. This idea has been bubbling along for almost six years since Dave Cormier wrote about the concept in 2008. On-campus Edtech.

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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Canvas and Moodle will continue to make inroads. I haven’t mentioned anything about on-campus educational technology mainly because I’m almost entirely focussed on wholly online learning now. This idea has been bubbling along for almost six years since Dave Cormier wrote about the concept in 2008. On-campus Edtech.

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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). 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