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As Corporate World Moves Toward Curated ‘Microlearning,’ Higher Ed Must Adapt

Edsurge

employers spent nearly $71 billion on training in 2016—a figure that was flat compared to 2015. billion acquisition of Lynda.com in 2015—and LinkedIn’s subsequent acquisition by Microsoft in 2016 for $26 billion—are connected to the new business models in the provision of corporate learning. Similarly, LinkedIn’s $1.5

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PresenceLearning Acquires Global Teletherapy and Propels Next Phase of Growth with Majority Investment from Spectrum Equity and TPG’s Rise Fund

eSchool News

We have admired PresenceLearning’s commitment to meeting students’ needs across the country, and feel they are the ideal partners to sustain and grow the business in its next phase,” said Alan Goode, CEO of Global Teletherapy. “We For more information, including a complete list of portfolio investments, visit spectrumequity.com.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

Today I’m celebrating my friend Jennifer Gonzalez’s 2016 The Teacher’s Guide to Tech. Zoom Room (for online meetings and video recordings). for my meetings now. I went through an incredible course on Lynda.com in January to help me use it better each day. I highly recommend this book. Great tool!

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

Hack Education

” We can see in Reagan’s pledge the roots of ongoing efforts to defund public education, something that enabled for-profit schools to step in to meet the demand for college. But the total dollars fell sharply in 2016 – “only” $2.2 “Everyone should learn to code,” as they like to tell us.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

Hack Education

” One week later, Flatiron School was acquired by WeWork , a company that runs co-working spaces, meet-ups, and now a private K–12 school to teach entrepreneurship – “the new economy” indeed. You can look to Lynda.com, which was acquired by LinkedIn in 2015 for $1.5

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ ACICS -Accredited Colleges Meet Federal Deadline.” ” Price tag for the report: $3599.

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