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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. OK, so Learning Management Systems weren’t developed in the 2010s, but they sure didn’t improve much during this decade.

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Learning and Playing and Why Both Matter for Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

PsycINFO Database Record 2012 APA, The play of children is not recreation; it means earnest work. The transition from print to digitization and the World Wide Web has unlocked another unique opportunity: The ability to provide and quantify online learning whether it is formal or informal. Friedrich Froebel.

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Online PD Courses Help Educators Understand Ed-Tech, Classroom Management, Study Finds

Marketplace K-12

The last time the ed-tech division of the software organization looked at the online course market was about a year ago. The study at that time placed the value of the market at $800 million as of 2012-13. But that estimate focused on online courses for students, not teachers. Online PD Course Findings.

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Is the college degree outdated?

The Hechinger Report

In March, MissionU, a new 12-month college alternative combining in-person and online learning, opened applications for its first major, Data Analytics + Business Intelligence. And there is no count of badges. But that misses the rapid rise of short-term online educational offerings over the past five years.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I It was an elaborate scam, dating back to 2012, but one that gave out many online signals that the school was “real.”

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