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Top EdSurge Higher Education Stories of 2021

Edsurge

The year 2021 pushed us all to learn new lessons in unexpected ways, from deciphering public health statistics about vaccines and masks to refreshing our memory for the Greek alphabet thanks to emerging COVID-19 variants. Below is a countdown of the top 10 articles of 2021 as voted by reader interest. Coursera Is Now a Public Company.

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Digital divide: Gap is narrowing, but how will schools maintain progress?

The Hechinger Report

BRUNSWICK, Maine—Like many school districts, Brunswick School Department in Maine suddenly has a lot more laptops and tablets to manage than it planned for. 18, 2021, in Brunswick, Maine. The American Rescue Plan in March 2021 created the $7.2 This story also appeared in The Christian Science Monitor.

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Championing Students to be a Force for Good in Their Communities

Edsurge

Khloe Kares was one of the winners / finalists in 2021. The 2021 winners’ lookbook can be downloaded here. The Changemaker Challenge is a great opportunity for your company to be a positive force. Check Out These Changemakers Ian’s Giving Garden was one of the winners / finalists in 2019. We have so many great ideas each year.

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7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

Edsurge

In 2021, edtech companies continued to connect students, educators and families all over the world, resulting in another record year of investments, mergers and acquisitions and global expansion like never before. As education institutions lean into technology, edtechs have an opportunity to support their digital transformation.

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Making educators’ lives easier for World Teachers’ Day

Neo LMS

In fact, more than three in four teachers say that job-related stress has taken its toll on them during the 2020-2021 school year. For example, do this directly by donating supplies, funding a GoFundMe page set by a teacher, or by pitching in their Amazon (or any other company) wish list. Donating tech teaching equipment.

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

Zoom for Education allows students to virtually join a class from any device, laptop, tablet, Android mobile phone, or iPhone. Zoom for Education. Live video communication with the entire class in attendance enriches the learning experience, ideal for a flipped classroom model and hybrid classes. SurveyMonkey.

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4 ways we can use edtech for engaging, high-quality learning experiences

eSchool News

Edtech is booming, with 40 times more venture capital invested in the sector in 2021 than in 2010. To address this glaring crisis, we need nothing short of a large-scale public-private mobilization to provide the infrastructure, the funding, and the hardware (wi-fi routers, laptops, hotspots) to students in low-income communities.

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