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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

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In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). “Ohio State collaborates with Apple to launch digital learning initiative,” the university announced in October. Students will receive iPads. “What Happened to Amazon Inspire, the Tech Giant’s Education Marketplace?”

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The American Rescue Plan: Encouraging Transformation, Impact, and Longevity

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He has been named Tech & Learning Leader of the Year and is a member of the Apple Distinguished Educator class of 2013. He is the host of the Learning Unleashed podcast through ISTE and the BAM network.

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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. In 2013, 3D printer manufacturer MakerBot launched its MakerBot Academy with a goal “to put a MakerBot Desktop 3D Printer in every school in America.” You can learn anything online, Siegler argued. Altius Education. Course Signals.

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