Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

peaked in 2011 and is currently declining. Since these non-degree credentials are being provided by a wide range of universities, technology firms, online education companies and professional associations, there is opportunity for partnership across this ecosystem in ways that link shorter-form learning to degree pathways.

Digital Badges 188

Digital Badges Coursera Learning Industry 188

Edsurge

MARCH 2, 2020

A research colleague and I conducted a study using these PowerPoints in 2011 and found that our method worked. Our lawyer pointed out a policy change described in a 2018 U.S. Who Owns Digital Badges? A Company's Patent on Credential System Raises Questions. The History of Edtech via Patent Applications.

EdTech 131

EdTech Digital Badges Report Software 131

MindShift

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

In 2011, when the teachers unions in Wisconsin lost much of its bargaining power through the passage of Act 10, Kettle Moraine’s superintendent, Patricia Deklotz , watched as districts around the state responded by instituting performance-based evaluations. They are considering peer reviews by teachers from other districts.

Blended Learning 68

Blended Learning Course Digital Badges Professional Learning 68

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. The US Department of Education announced it was launching “a pilot to test rigorously the effectiveness of more flexible loan counseling policies on federal student loan borrowers.”

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145