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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. An abacus is an educational technology, as is the slide rule.

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Education Looks Eastward: Snapshots from Beijing's Global Education Technology Summit

Edsurge

To try to better understand this dynamic and fast-changing environment, thousands of entrepreneurs and education leaders from 34 countries gathered here this week for the Global Education Technology Summit. JMDedu's CEO and founder, Diou Zhang, kicking off the Global Education Technology Summit this week.

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Can Creativity Be Taught?

Digital Promise

The report notes that by 2020 rapid technological change will make more than a third of the skills considered important in today’s workforce obsolete. The biggest difference that I see with students is creativity,” says Kara Noah, an Instructional Technology Specialist in the Irving, Texas Independent School District. “In

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Live Interview on Thursday, Jan. 20 - Barnet Berry on Teaching 2030

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Join me Thursday, January 20th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Barnett Berry on new book, Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools--Now and in the Future. "In

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An overview of Outcome-Based Assessment strategies by Dr. Neelakantan P. C.

Linways Technologies

It’s being speculated that by 2030, the system of affiliation will be abolished. So by 2030, teachers need to adapt to the new system, and it’s never too early to rethink about the way we do things now. MOOCs, rubrics, open-ended questions, open-book examinations, etc. appeared first on Linways Technologies.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

Edsurge

Five years ago, I published a book on the future of university credentials, making some predictions about what seemed likely to come next in the market for degrees and emerging forms of alternative college credentials. In my book I might have been a bit overly optimistic about the resistance of traditional higher ed, however.

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One Week Away! The Library 2.0 "Mental Health and Wellness" Mini-Conference.

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Recently at ALA: Chair, Status of Women in Librarianship and Chair, ALA United Nations 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force developing a multi-year strategic plan for ALA. She published more than 30 research papers and two books. Currently at ALA: Chair, IRC United Nations Subcommittee, Chair Public Awareness Committee.