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SIIA, a Pioneering Convenor for the Edtech Industry, Scraps Its Conferences

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Its 2020 summer conference, originally scheduled for May, convened virtually—but not without losing substantial revenue that it normally generated from its in-person event. But the pandemic accelerated the decision. SIIA dates back to 1984, when it was known as the Software Publishers Association.

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Remote Work May Transform Higher Education. But Will Printers and Alexa Undermine Its Privacy?

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Plus: printers, smart speakers and privacy (oh my!) — all in this Edtech Reports Recap. That Horizon Seems to Be … Closer “Higher education may never be the same again after 2020, and that will be an exciting prospect to some.” These are followed by several scenarios and essays on the implications.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. It works well, that is, if you disregard student data privacy and security. But in 2010, the company, co-founded by Gina Bianchini and Marc Andreessen, announced that it would no longer offer a free version.

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