Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2021

A growing number of companies have moved beyond training their own employees or providing tuition assistance programs to send staff members to higher education. IBM runs a digital badging program , now in its seventh year, that has awarded 3.7 million credentials to date, growing at a 61 percent pace from 2019 to 2020.

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

That’s the kind of deeply human attribute employers say they’re looking for in job candidates as companies try to adapt to modern changes in technology and business strategy. Companies want skilled employees, and talented students want jobs. What Do Employers Want? Seems simple enough.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

We’ve largely succeeded—according to a recent Common Sense Media survey , eight out of 10 K-12 teachers have computing devices in their classrooms. Open digital badges. But we’ve learned technology alone does not drive higher achievement. Technology must support and empower better teaching and learning.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

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