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

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Digital badges. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. They are a perfect example of what you get when you simply transfer analog practice to digital form and don’t make use of the advantages of the new medium. underwhelming.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via the Northeastern press office : “ Northeastern University and IBM partnership first to turn digital badges into academic credentials for learners worldwide.” ” Getting Smart’s Tom Vander Ark on a new report from Pearson : “ The Future of Skills : Employment in 2030.”