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Ensuring “Techquity” in All Learning Spaces

edWeb.net

“Techquity,” as defined by educator and consultant Ken Shelton in a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by NetRef , is the intersection of the use of technology and ensuring equitable learning environments. He defines equity simply as access and opportunities for all learners to realize their full potential. He holds an M.A.

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Current Trends in Education

eSchool News

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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Tonight - A True History of the MOOC

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Dave’s keynotes in the last couple of years have centred around how coming to know is a messy, imprecise process at once intensely individual and necessarily embedded in a community - Rhizomatic Learning. Prior to this I managed a number of large Widening Access outreach projects in South West Wales and the Valleys.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

But Posterous, if you’ll recall, was acquired by Twitter in 2012 and shut down one year later. Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). I’d love to provide a link but Andreessen deleted his blog in 2009. They’re amazing. I mean, one of its founders celebrated.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. Via the New York Magazine : “The Death of Vine Makes the Internet a Worse Place.” Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible.