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?Why an iTunes Model for Online Learning Is Bad for Educators

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Many online learning platforms, such as LinkedIn Learning and MasterClass, are indeed pivoting towards business models that look a lot like subscription-based streaming services Pandora, Spotify or Netflix. Even as we reinvent the platforms and modalities for learning, the teachers at the center of the model are losing out.

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Sal Khan on Expanding Into Early Learning and Launching a Peer-to-Peer Tutoring Platform

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And I had the whole suite of their apps downloaded for my kids. And then in 2015 or 2016, my assistant says, “Hey, this company wants to meet. I showed them my phone, where I had all their apps downloaded. So there’s this temptation to say, “The future is going to be online learning,” or “Online learning was horrible.

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Most Popular in 2015, No. 1: The app that lets you create Khan Academy-style videos in 60 seconds

eSchool News

note : We’re counting down the top stories of 2015 based on popularity (i.e. Venerable columnist and blended learning expert Peter West hit a home run with his intro to the app Snip , which is making video creation easier for students and teachers. Download and install the app. website traffic).

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How Indian Tutoring App Provider Byju’s Got So Big

Edsurge

The stunt came years before the CEO’s company, Byju’s, launched a learning app that would take the company to 35 million downloads, with 2.7 It would report revenue of about $2 million for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, according to TechCircle. Investors and tech In August 2015, Byju’s launched its titular online learning app.

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Professional Learning and Development Surveys

edWeb.net

edWeb is kicking off back to school with two webinars and three surveys on professional learning and development! The survey aimed to determine how districts were doing in terms of building personalized professional learning climates, and uncovered best practices and obstacles related to those climates.

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?OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students. Here’s Why They Should

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Since then, a number of studies across many institution types have found that OER—freely available educational materials that can be downloaded, edited and shared— save money and show that students learn just as much using OER as with commercial textbooks. Jared Robinson and David A.

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Online prekindergarten access and funds for school counselors among bills proposed in Mississippi this year

The Hechinger Report

The program, named “A Better Chance,” or the ABC Program, would feature daily real-time instruction by a licensed prekindergarten teacher, age-appropriate activities, and downloadable educational materials for parents and other caregivers. The real-time lessons would be available at least three times a day and would be posted online.