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4 Digital learning trends for Higher Education

Neo LMS

Higher Education (HE) has significantly lagged behind other industries on the road to digitization. Students then receive personalised recommendations based on their progress and can choose how to be assessed. Digital credentials. The alternative to four-year degrees comes in the form of digital credentials.

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Learning Transformed Course

A Principal's Reflections

It alters the use of authentic assessments, how technology is leveraged, the spaces in which the learning occurs, the way educators grow professionally, how schools collaborate with the community, and the sustainability of the system as a whole.

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Digital Skills Make a Difference for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

Meet students where they are : Partners shared strategies for handling the range of student skill levels in a class, including pre-assessing, course pacing, and additional out-of-class help and work time. Digital Promise partnered with Facebook to create a range of quick, free online courses in digital marketing and career-focused skills.

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Pearson’s Connections Academy Launches New College and Career Prep Initiative

eSchool News

The career readiness initiatives for high school students will offer an innovative new tri-credit approach where courses can deliver: High school credit from Connections Academy Industry-recognized micro-credentials on Coursera, and Eligibility for college credit toward over 150 bachelor’s degree programs in the U.S. That’s why our c.20,000

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The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom

eSchool News

To address this challenge, we began brainstorming ideas about how to advance assessment to better promote success in these internships and students’ future college and career experiences. To make Competency X a success, it was vital that we know which foundational science-based skills industry partners seek in employees and interns.

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Unlocking Skills: What Learners and Employers Need to Know About Microcredentials

Edsurge

Digital badges, microcredentials and digital credentials… What sets them apart, or are they synonymous? Essentially, these credentials share a few attributes: They are skill-specific and emphasize industry-relevant competencies. 1EdTech inherited Open Badges from Mozilla in 2017.

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It’s Time to Remake the Makerspace, But Schools Shouldn’t Go It Alone

Edsurge

Middle school students have used a mix of laser cutters, three-dimensional printers and wood-cutting tools to develop turbochargers and crash test protection devices that solve real-world issues in the automotive industry. Yet there are still barriers that we must overcome if we hope to realize the full potential of makerspaces.