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Amazon Taps Stanford Professor, Candace Thille to Lead Internal Professional Learning

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One of the most prominent researchers and critics of how learning technologies are built and used in higher education is joining, temporarily, one of the biggest tech companies in the world. Chris Noon, a former Oxford lecturer,has led seminars on technical topics for members of Dropbox’s sales team.

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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. The future is adaptive. adaptive learning.

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Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

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Investors and Entrepreneurs—From the 'Innovate' Newsletter This year was a busy one for the edtech industry from the standpoint of our AT&T State of Edtech report, which delved into funding deals and product development. Educators and Administrators—From the 'Instruct' Newsletter Adaptive learning. Personalized learning.

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

Edsurge

So states a recent Wall Street Journal report on the tens of billions of dollars that Chinese companies have poured on U.S. Demand for these services run fierce; individual tutors report making as much as $8 million a year. Lee contributed to the report. “ You Can’t Make Movies Without China.” film and production studios.

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When Teaching Large Classes, Professors Shouldn’t Try To Put On a Show

Edsurge

Rachel Davenport, a senior lecturer at Texas State University, has taught so many large classes that she jokes she has trouble readjusting to a small seminar room. There are adaptive-learning components, all sorts of things that are available from the publishers. Those things are, to me, great in majors courses.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Online learning, or the teaching formerly knows as “distance learning” Will this keep growing? There’s now a movement to teach humanities seminars online.

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OPINION: Seven lessons on proficiency education

The Hechinger Report

Given proficiency learning’s emphasis on adaptive learning, real-time monitoring, technology use and student engagement, it seems inevitable that the answer will be: Forfeit and join the Brave New E-World: screenify , binge , gamify , infotain. Additional data is a blessing but shouldn’t be the main result on display.