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AI and Libraries Mini-Conference: Call for Propsals Now Open | Closing Keynote Announced

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2024 and #aiandlibraries on their social media posts about the event. In addition, Pun is an ALA Presidential candidate for 2025-2026. Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote.

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AI and Libraries Mini-Conference in Just One Week: Schedule Now Posted | 23 Sessions!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Participants are encouraged to use #library2024 and #aiandlibraries on their social media posts about the event. In addition, Pun is an ALA Presidential candidate for 2025-2026. Each three-hour event consists of a keynote panel, 10-15 crowd-sourced thirty-minute presentations, and a closing keynote.

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10 Things To Know about the Future of Blockchain in Education

Doug Levin

.” The event had a strong financial services theme, although I met audience members engaged in a wider array of fields (including healthcare and social media). Consider, too, international students interested in studying in the U.S. (or students interested in studying abroad).

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Jobs in cybersecurity are exploding: Why are women locked out?

The Hechinger Report

To detect and ultimately thwart the cyber criminals, who are masquerading as legitimate business owners, the Throckmortons must solve a series of increasingly difficult challenges beginning with figuring out how to log into one of the gang member’s social media accounts by cracking a password reset form.

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The new minority on campus? Men

The Hechinger Report

By 2026, the department estimates , 57 percent of college students will be women. Low-income boys in places with the most economic inequality, in particular, suffer what one study called the “economic despair” of seeing little hope for financial advancement. By 2026, nearly 57 percent of college students will be women.

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Is the hardest job in education convincing parents to send their kids to a San Francisco public school?

The Hechinger Report

Parents also turn to school-ratings websites , which studies say push families toward schools with relatively few Black and Hispanic students, like Lincoln, which currently scores a 7 on GreatSchools.org’s 1-10 scoring system, while Mission rates a 3. These personal decisions have a ripple effect beyond decreasing SFUSD’s budget.

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Online Teaching Platforms: Why K12 Organizations Are Choosing to Digitize Their Content

Kitaboo on EdTech

At the same time, they can return to the eBook and continue their studies. Learners want to access on-demand learning resources just as they access social media or any other online platform. . According to Markets And Markets, by 2026 the digital education market is projected to reach $46.7 Learning on Demand. Conclusion.

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