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Loop Learnings: A Year of Insights from Digital Learning Leaders

Edsurge

One is specifically for instructional designers and the other is for deans, directors and provosts leading digital learning initiatives around the country. The cohort model provides an organic value to the discussions, much like seminars among graduate cohorts. Ben Gottfried, Assistant Director of Instructional Technology, St.

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Playing Games Can Build 21st-Century Skills. Research Explains How.

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Thus, learning objectives were reframed as quests—a staple of many role playing games—challenging kids to design a safe transport into the earth’s crust during science class or simulate court cases during civics. But make no mistake: game design is very important for learning.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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“Investors, particularly in China, are looking across the Pacific to check out innovative tools and models that they haven’t explored or implemented back home,” observes Victor Hu, Global Head of Education Technology and Services at Goldman Sachs’ investment banking division. Last year, at least 10 U.S.-based Limited Partner, Global Reach.

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Tipping point: Can Summit put personalized learning over the top?

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The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency.

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?Are We Recreating Segregated Education Online?

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Increasingly, you can classify online learning initiatives as falling into one of two major camps: Content-Driven experiences emphasize what you’ll learn. These are the resources that are typically still free like MOOCs, Khan Academy videos, TED videos, and some adaptive learning platforms.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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A must-read on Trump University from Ars Technica : “Trump University and the art of the get-rich seminar.” ” From the press release : “ Learning Machine and MIT Media Lab Release Blockchain Technology for Educational Credentials.” The video learning company has previously raised $1.57