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?Why an iTunes Model for Online Learning Is Bad for Educators

Edsurge

Customers can now pay a monthly fee to get access to a library of content. Lynda.com similarly compensates instructors for distinct video views. The online learning industry has driven itself into a corner that is tricky to get out of, and much of that stems from initially offering the majority of digital content for free.

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The iPad Loophole

The Electric Educator

During the first semester some of our creative and talented students found an interesting iOS loophole that gave them unfiltered access to the web. The trouble stems from Apps that, instead of storing their help documentation locally on the device, pull in their help documentation from the web.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

Edsurge

Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. Investors might be less interested in buying and trading tokens for a streaming service that they can access for regular cash.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

The CoolCatTeacher

” More people access the Internet with mobile phones than with computers. I went through an incredible course on Lynda.com in January to help me use it better each day. While we’re excited, the issues the students are grappling with are among some of the most serious on this planet and we don’t take it lightly.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

He believes the future of education means all STEM, no arts and no humanities. Via the Woodbury Bulletin : “District 833, police investigate after student accesses private employee data.” ” “Who Is Really Benefiting From Early Access to Federal Student Aid ?” Colleges Will Disappear.”