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10 Ways Interactive Touch Screen Displays Improve Education

ViewSonic Education

Add collaboration software and students can cast and share content from their seats. By 2030, 30 to 40 percent of jobs will require strong social-emotional skills. Like captions, text highlighters and text-to-speech software. An ADA-compliant lift with robust functionality adds accessibility. Analyze text or images.

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Some Very Bad News about the UNESCO OER Recommendation

Iterating Toward Openness

The strong requirement that the public be permitted to retain OER – that is, “the right to create, own, and control copies of the content” as per the public draft – has been replaced in the final version with the indescribably impoverished requirement that the public be allowed “access” to OER. . Imagine if access was all you had.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

The quotation is from 2012. Indeed, according to the latest statistics from the Department of Education – now granted, this is from the 2012–2013 academic year – there are 4726 degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States. A 46% increase since 1980.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

One reason for that is the support, said Eric Olson, 44, who works in software sales and earned his associate degree in May. In Kentucky, the target is 60 percent by 2030 (“60×30”). (Eighty-three percent of students are over age 24.) Students have an 82 percent course completion rate.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Also via NPR : “‘I Hope This Will Set A Precedent,’ Says Trans Teen Who Won Case Over Bathroom Access.” Economy by 2030.” The discussion forum software maker has raised $2.4 Via NPR : “Court Sides With Transgender Student In Bathroom Case.” ” The student: Gavin Grimm.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Despite the buzz, competency-based education remains a challenging market for software vendors,” says Inside Higher Ed. More on UC Berkeley and publicly accessible video content. Via Phil Hill on the e-Literate blog : “Clarifications On UC Berkeley’s Accessibility Decision To Restrict Video Access.”