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‘Digital skills gap’ threatens innovation

eSchool News

This rapid digital acceleration has created a huge demand for more highly skilled workers who can develop software, program machines, and support new innovations. Bureau of Labor Statistics says the demand for software developers will grow 22 percent through 2030. RAND Europe, the European arm of global research firm RAND Corp.,

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What the World Can Teach the US About Education Technology

Edsurge

China’s Education Modernization 2030 Policy and Ten Year Development Plan for ICT and Education 2010-2020 are among government initiatives named that intend to improve the country’s education in the long run. Extending access to education technology beyond schools is also key. For that, the authors commend the work of Project Unicorn.

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Why it matters that Americans are comparatively bad at math

The Hechinger Report

Credit: Reba Saldanha/AP There are deep shortages of workers in information technology fields, according to the labor market analytics firm Lightcast, which says that there were more than 4 million job postings over the last year in the United States for software developers, database administrators and computer user support specialists.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

Edsurge

My bet is that by 2040, our children will look back on this period between 2015 and 2030 in education technology much the same way internet historians look to the period 1995 to 2010 as the birth of the commercial web. It was a policy change that greatly encouraged the growth of “telecommunications correspondence” courses.

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Some Very Bad News about the UNESCO OER Recommendation

Iterating Toward Openness

In other words, UNESCO means for this Recommendation to (1) set an international standard for how OER are defined, (2) provide the basis for national OER policies and related efforts, and (3) provide a framework under which international cooperation on OER can occur. Section II.8 Section II.8 Implications.

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For adults returning to college, ‘free’ tuition isn’t enough

The Hechinger Report

Some courses are compressed into eight-week blocks; students can attend in person, hybrid or online; there are five start dates during the year and generous credit transfer policies. One reason for that is the support, said Eric Olson, 44, who works in software sales and earned his associate degree in May.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

The State Policy Network has a plan to counter union activism with anti-union PR. School administration software-maker Connexeo has raised $110 million from Great Hill Partners. The reading software-maker has raised $3.2 . ” More via The Atlantic and via NPR. ” The Business of Job Training. . million total.