Ditch That Textbook
APRIL 15, 2021
Lindsay is the Director of Professional Learning for Illinois Digital Educators Alliance. She is a Google Certified Educator, Apple Learning Specialist, Microsoft Innovative Educator, Seesaw Ambassador and Apple Teacher 2016. This post is written by Lindsay Zilly.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 19, 2017
“And companies are excited about thinking differently about the role of learning in an organization.” Pull Learning'. Swanson laid out some of her vision for professional learning at Slack in a 2016 blog post. As she continues her work at Slack, she says she never loses sight of lessons she learned as a teacher.
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eSchool News
JULY 11, 2016
At the ISTE 2016 opening general session, the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and Microsoft Corp. announced a plan to combine and expand a host of their initiatives to ensure educators and school leaders around the world have access to school planning and professional development resources. .
Marketplace K-12
JUNE 9, 2016
Almost five months after acquiring MinecraftEdu , Microsoft today announced the release of a free early access version of Minecraft: Education Edition. Microsoft bought the educational form of the popular open world game in January, and now is offering version of its product over the summer at no cost.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 9, 2018
A few years ago, in a move toward professional learning, LinkedIn bought Lynda.com for $1.5 billion, adding the well-known library of video-based courses to its professional social network. Microsoft bought LinkedIn in 2016.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 30, 2018
Ryan had this chance to shine because of Fresno’s Personalized Learning Initiative (PLI), which has been fostering student voice, choice and collaboration over the last two years. This collaboration occurs in person and asynchronously, with teachers, students and leaders collaborating through Microsoft Teams.
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 6, 2017
employers spent nearly $71 billion on training in 2016—a figure that was flat compared to 2015. New Options One major reason is the explosion of relatively high-quality, free or low-cost professional learning options in recent years. “Information today is pushed so quickly at people that the landscape has fundamentally changed.”
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