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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

Working as an entrepreneur, executive, philanthropist and investor over the past few decades, at some of the very organizations Watters bemoans, I’ve had a unique vantage point for observing numerous successes, failures and—most importantly—long-term trends that make me optimistic about the next wave of education innovation.

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Virtual School Tips and Recommendations

The Thinking Stick

2011 – I worked with Senators and the State Department in Washington DC to help fund a global Virtual School installment for International Schools to use in case of an emergency. If you did not require that every teacher in the district must use the adopted LMS (Learning Management System a.k.a you’re gonna rock this!

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With a New CEO, Can Edmodo Regain Its Ed Mojo?

Edsurge

But when she got a call a year ago about an education company with a vibrant community of teachers, she reconsidered. NetDragon is “passionate about investing in education,” and is providing financial runway to refocus Edmodo’s efforts on building a more robust platform. Are we an LMS? She is no stranger to rebuilding.

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University of Michigan Turns Courses Into Games

Edsurge

The lab has built an LMS called GradeCraft that allows faculty to structure and deliver courses like a game. “We We take what we know about design principles for good games and apply those to the learning environment and make it more engaging so that students persist in the challenge of learning,” explains lab director Rachel Niemer.

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

Edsurge

Learning Management Systems With learning management systems now installed at nearly all higher education institutions here and abroad, instructors can create course materials, assess student progress and generate custom exams. The LMS market today is valued at $9.2 million students. million students.

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Preparing to Teach in Crisis

Connecting 2 the World

I outlined a series of topics (26 at that time) that I would write about, mostly having to do with the research I was doing on International Virtual Exchange. At the same time, my son, who lived and studied in Northern Italy was talking about an unusual illness/flu going around Milan with a dry cough which was turning into pneumonia.

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

Learning analytics data is the set of information collected about the student, the learning environment, the learning interactions, and the learning outcomes. Learning Management Systems (LMS): provide students’ activity records as well as students’ performance information. Data is a very sensitive asset. Does it work?