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How Libraries Stretch Their Capabilities to Serve Kids During a Pandemic

MindShift

Hunter and her colleague Rachel Krumenacker at the Chattanooga Public Library in Chattanooga, Tennessee, had filmed the DIY craft on a Zoom call from their respective living rooms. They posted it to the library’s YouTube channel as part of their new summer programming, the majority of which is taking place online due to COVID-19. . “We

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Learning and Playing and Why Both Matter for Teachers

Ask a Tech Teacher

The transition from print to digitization and the World Wide Web has unlocked another unique opportunity: The ability to provide and quantify online learning whether it is formal or informal. An app I developed called Stackup captures all online reading. FICO scores help banks make better lending decisions.

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Announcing Collective Shift and Launch of the New LRNG

Educator Innovator

The initial focus of Collective Shift is LRNG , a movement to create a 21st-century ecosystem of learning that combines in-school, out-of-school, work-based, and online learning opportunities that are visible and accessible to all. With an initial investment from the John D. and Catherine T.

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Open Learning Opportunities for All Young People

Educator Innovator

I’ve seen this dynamic again and again in my research on ed tech, where well-meaning tech folks are creating goodies theoretically accessible to everyone, but they end up giving more advantages to kids who are already well on their way to being digital elites. Promotional video created by 10-year-old Sophia Serrato.

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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

Edsurge

It is still early in the adoption of these digital hiring practices—and how employers deploy them is still very much a “black box.” As those hiring methods go digital, they could speed adoption of new kinds of microcredentials and digital badges designed to show employers the fine-grained skills achieved during educational programs.

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The Microlearning Moment in Workplace Learning

Edsurge

A few years back, leading analyst Josh Bersin popularized the idea of continuous learning and immediate application to real-world work problems as “ learning in the flow of work.” The shift to remote work in the pandemic also fueled the purchase of low-cost subscriptions to online training libraries.

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Asynchronous Learning Tips for Teachers – SULS097

Shake Up Learning

As more and more teachers and students adapt to online and blended learning, let’s take a closer look at creating more meaningful asynchronous learning experiences. Asynchronous online learning is a powerful tool for teachers. Asynchronous Learning Tips for Teachers. Quick Tip Video Library.