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Verizon launches free trainings and tools to help educators navigate digital instruction

eSchool News

What you need to know: As the nation faces a surge in Covid-19 cases, and schools continue to grapple with uncertainty and closures, Verizon is providing additional support and remote learning resources for educators, students and parents. Teacher Training Pathways offers educators a free platform for professional development.

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TRANSFR Raises $12M to Deliver Hands-on Workforce Training Through VR

Edsurge

which uses virtual reality to deliver workplace training and skills development. What we essentially do is create training simulations in virtual reality that enables someone to kind of do a pre-apprenticeship program, in VR. Among them is TRANSFR Inc., The core focus of what we do is authenticity,” Rajakumar said.

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3 Ways to Overcome High Student-Teacher Ratios and Improve Personalized Learning

EdTech Magazine

3 Ways to Overcome High Student-Teacher Ratios and Improve Personalized Learning. VIDEO: See how K–12 educators are emphasizing personalized learning for the class of 2030. While innovation in learning technology can provide significant relief for oversaturated classrooms, it does not automatically fix the problem.

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STEM Helps Students Launch into the Future

EdTech Magazine

School has always been a place to train students for their eventual adult lives. Now, more than ever, that training mission is ­evolving and seems akin to rocketing them into space rather than keeping their feet grounded. . STEM Helps Students Launch into the Future. eli.zimmerman_9856. Wed, 10/10/2018 - 10:10.

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The Digital Transformation of Healthcare Education

EdTech4Beginners

Technology innovations like artificial intelligence, virtual reality and advanced simulation are changing how nurses and doctors are trained. The World Health Organization predicts a worldwide shortfall of 15 million healthcare workers by 2030. Countries must scale up their medical training programs quickly.

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How do schools train for a workplace that doesn’t exist yet?

The Hechinger Report

He asks: Not knowing what tasks will be automated or what future jobs will look like, how do schools train for a workplace that does not yet exist? As many as 800 million people worldwide could be displaced and need to find new jobs by 2030. Older workers will also need employers to step in and help them train on new tools.

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How Augmented Reality Fosters Student Curiosity and Collaboration

Edsurge

Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that enriches the classroom learning experience by overlaying digital content onto real-world content, simply using devices that already exist in most classrooms, like tablets and smartphones. I have found that integrating AR into lessons encourages greater engagement and collaborative learning.