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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. Digital badges are intended to signify authenticated knowledge and skills from informal learning environments.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

As with other education buzzwords, many schools believe they are providing authentic learning, but they don’t offer the apprenticeships, vocational training and portfolio-based assessments that often characterize work that carries larger life lessons.

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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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WHAT’S NEW

techlearning

CHALK AND WIRE MYMANTL ( www.mymantl.com ) Chalk & Wire announced that its learning recognition network, MyMantl, is now fully available for students, educators, employees and employers. Impero will also discuss its recent update to Impero iSafeguard, its online safeguarding training solution for school staff.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Brain Training. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Salesforce has filed a patent for “ Digital badging for facilitating virtual recognition of an achievement.” The Business of Job Training. ” “ Adaptive learning spending balloons to $41M since 2013,” Education Dive claims. This year: “come to class,” the instructor says.