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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Incidentally, this power imbalance is one of the reasons mass adoption of online learning in higher education continues to fail. Universities will continue to get it wrong in transitioning to widespread use of online learning but they’ll continue to do very interesting things at the edges. Oh dear, where to start.

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Higher education technology predictions for 2014

Mark Smithers

Incidentally, this power imbalance is one of the reasons mass adoption of online learning in higher education continues to fail. Universities will continue to get it wrong in transitioning to widespread use of online learning but they’ll continue to do very interesting things at the edges. Oh dear, where to start.

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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

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Revolution in Higher Education: chapter 4

Bryan Alexander

In fact, the frequency of treating alone accounts for most of the variation in learning outcomes…” Plug this into the digital world, and. “learning analytics will certainly be in widespread use by the time [this book] is published” (1796). ” (2247). What do you make of it? and get reading.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Course Signals, a software product developed by Purdue University, was designed to boost “student success” by using learning analytics to inform teachers, students, and staff to potential problems, labeling students with a red/yellow/green scheme to indicate their danger in failing a course. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Course Signals.

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