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Top 5 LMS benefits for HE students

Neo LMS

Online collaboration tools. Instant messaging doesn’t have to belong just to social media. So when they log in their university LMS and check their learning analytics, they can take the best action in order to meet those goals. 5 LMS benefits for HE students.

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The Cause That Unites Chief IT and Academic Officers

Edsurge

How might a sociology class analyze human interactions and behaviors on social media?). WHAT DO PROFESSORS WANT FROM LEARNING ANALYTICS? Mark Christian, director of immersive learning at Pearson, says his goal is “to provide the tools that teachers can use to do the impossible.”.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Barnes & Noble Ed. Acquires LoudCloud; Volley Labs Raises $2.3 Million

Marketplace K-12

In addition, investment company Weld North Holdings acquired Performance Matters , a student assessment and data-analytics company that it will merge with K-12 ed-tech business Truenorthlogic, which provides data on teachers’ performance and tracks their professional development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Inside a Student’s Hunt for His Own Learning Data

Edsurge

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. Learn more here. That makes it hard for students, professors or even journalists to get a glimpse inside.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. More often than not, these platforms also come with a series of tools that enable their users to build their own products, services, and marketplaces. The company has raised some $77.5

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. ” The university recently decided not to partner with the for-profit ITT, and I do wonder if that decision counted as a positive or negative in Moody’s assessment.