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The History of the Future

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Take Anthony Levandowski, the creator of a self-driving car program and a religion that worships AI, for example: "The only thing that matters is the future," he told a reporter from The New Yorker. By 2019, about 50 percent of high school courses will be delivered online" — Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn (2008).

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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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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Dropout Detective Offers Academic ‘Credit Scores’—But Is That a Good Thing?

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Credit scores to boost student success Kona Jones, director of online learning at Richland Community College in Illinois, was brought on in 2008 to improve student success rates, which at the time were hovering around 65 percent—not “horrendous,” she says, but still not good enough. The most significant?

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Lenore Skenazy President, Co-founder, Let Grow A journalist by trade, Lenore spent 14 years at The New York Daily News as a reporter-turned-opinion columnist, and two more at The New York Sun. Reach out to Barbara so you can discover your WHY and live and learn on purpose even in these uncertain times.