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What's Happened in North Carolina With Statewide Support for Digital Learning

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“We’ve learned how to build a collaborative partnership with the legislature and the governor’s office,” Best says. These days, DigiLEARN, which got started in 2014, is helping nudge educators and entrepreneurs to work together through testbed sites. I think all teachers recognize there’s inherent value in digital learning.

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Starts Tonight - Free "Reinventing the Classroom" Online Keynotes and Conference. Join Us!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The theme of our 2014 Reinventing the Classroom conference is: "How Ed Tech Is Reshaping the Classroom Experience." Reinventing the Classroom kicks off tonight (US Eastern Time) with some great keynote speaker sessions, and runs all day tomorrow, Thursday, May 1st. So exciting! The speaker list and full schedule are below these announcements.

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How Writing Can Help Close the Achievement Gap: An Interview with Turnitin’s Elijah Mayfield

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In 2014, Turnitin acquired LightSide with a mandate to help shift Turnitin’s focus from academic integrity tools to those that emphasize student writing. When I began talking to education companies, it was clear that the emphasis was on measuring student learning. What that does is deemphasize the role of collaborative learning.

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The survival of higher education (2): Changing times

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Finally, we cannot afford to ignore the growing influence of mobile phones and apps as a disruptive force and the capability they have of enabling any time, any place learning. Retrieved 7 February, 2014. O''Reilly, T. What is Web 2.0. O''Reilly Media. van Dijk, J. The Network Society. London: Sage. Wheeler, S., Yeomans, P.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

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Educators have long known learning is a social process — when teachers and students create meaning together, often the results are much more effective. Many school leaders believe that by using technology and adaptive software to allow students to move at different paces, they are offering “personalized learning.”

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2014 Global Education Conference - Day Three!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Revathi Viswanathan Ideas and Tips for Enhancing and Nurturing your Global Competency - Bonnie Koenig The Global Understanding Program: Preparing Students for the Global Society - Dr. Jami Leibowitz, Interim Director of Global Academic Initiatives and Director of Global Understanding 11:00am Collaborative Learning Spaces: Classroom Designs for the (..)

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Learning Revolution Free PD - Michael Stephens Live Keynote - Follett Challenge - Digital Citizenship Week - K12 Online Starts

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Learning Revolution Weekly Update October 14th, 2014 In some cases we learn more by looking for the answer to a question and not finding it than we do from learning the answer itself. K12 Online Conference 2014 begins October 13! Thank you, in advance, for your contribution to this great event!