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8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact

Kitaboo on EdTech

They can comment on someone else’s post or share links to other websites, all the while building peer networks and enhancing the online learning experience. Teachers allow the use of social media as part of the learning model because it helps students to stay interested in their course and increases engagement. Download Now!

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

" Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics. Tagged on: March 6, 2017 What Happens to Education Spending if the Budget Stays in a Holding Pattern | Education Week → A reminder that we still don't have a 2017 federal education budget approved by Congress, as we near the 2018 budget request.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? Jeff Sessions remarks on student data privacy laws and how they may inhibit school shooting prevention efforts pic.twitter.com/h3mOcqWo1F — Caitlin Emma (@caitlinzemma) July 11, 2018. This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Although sometimes talked about as a “movement,” Mozilla’s Open Badges Project was really more of a technical specification, one that was transferred from Mozilla to IMS Global Learning Consortium in 2017. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

A bill in Missouri would end tenure for all new faculty hires starting in 2018 and require more student access to information about the job market for majors. Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.”

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