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New Higher-Ed ‘Matchmaking’ Event Aims to Bridge Education Technology Silos

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A pair of consultants who run a popular edtech blog plan to start offering events—in hopes of getting people at colleges and companies who don’t usually talk to each other to join forces on innovative teaching efforts. He said some of that money may go into giving small grants to help support projects discussed at the event.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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The annual event brings together thousands of teachers all trying to find the latest news, gadgets and education tips (or in this year’s case, to hear a few words from podcast superstar Jad Abumrad ). It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. classrooms. “As WHO GIVES A KAHOOT?:

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Behaviorism, Surveillance, and (School) Work

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I was a speaker today at the #AgainstSurveillance teach-in , a fundraiser for Ian Linkletter who is being sued by the online test-proctoring software company Proctorio. It's nice to be part of an event where everyone is on the same page — politically, pedagogically — and I needn't be the sole person saying "hey wait, folks.

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How to Retain Students in a Post-Pandemic World

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Katherine Streeter said it best in her Chronicle of Higher Education article, How Your College Can Survive the Pandemic , “The problem goes beyond the immediate need to manage through Covid-19; Rome is burning”. I guarantee you that a social learning tool is what most administrators wish they had implemented prior to COVID-19.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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.” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe. I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. The company has raised some $77.5 Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Via The New York Times : “ Stanford History Event Was ‘ Too White and Too Male ,’ Organizer Admits.”

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How to Retain Students in a Post-Pandemic World

Omega Notes

Katherine Streeter said it best in her Chronicle of Higher Education article, How Your College Can Survive the Pandemic , “The problem goes beyond the immediate need to manage through Covid-19; Rome is burning”. I guarantee you that a social learning tool is what most administrators wish they had implemented prior to COVID-19.

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