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A school district is building a DIY broadband network

The Hechinger Report

Eric Bredder (second from left), a teacher at Monticello High School, confers with students using the CNC milling machine, one of several computer-guided fabrication tools used by his classes. But Bredder can’t give students the tool he considers most indispensable to 21st-century learning — broadband internet beyond school walls.

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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. Most instructors who’ve never taught online can find live video to be a closer analog to their classroom practice than asynchronous tools. What’s the best role for synchronous teaching and learning during a pandemic?

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Flipping the higher ed new normal: from synchronous to asynchronous education

Bryan Alexander

Over the past few weeks the switch to wholly online learning has been represented by live video meetings. Most instructors who’ve never taught online can find live video to be a closer analog to their classroom practice than asynchronous tools. What’s the best role for synchronous teaching and learning during a pandemic?

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Education Week : “ Trump Signs Orders on Rural Broadband Access.” ” Via NPR : “Outcry After Louisiana Teacher Arrested During School Board Meeting.” ” From the press release : “ Blackboard Announces Organizational Changes to Better Serve Clients Worldwide.” ” JFC.

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Learning Revolution - Week's Free Events - SLS14 Expanded! - Open Natural Math Class - Educate to Liberate or Control?

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Get to know SnapThought – one of our assessment tools – and the new game Sortify, which adds another dimension to playful assessment. To meet these challenges, educators must teach digital citizenship, an essential digital age skill that students need to become safe, responsible and respectful participants in a digital world.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Wall Street Journal : “THL Hires Ex- Blackboard Exec to Hunt for Tech Deals.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ IBM picks Blackboard and Pearson to bring the technology behind the Watson computer to colleges and universities.” .” From the HR Department. Lee Partners. ”). .”

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The Business of Education Technology

Hack Education

NovoEd co-founder Amin Saberi was replaced by Ed Miller, a former Blackboard exec. Blackboard replaced its CEO. Moreover, per this ideology, without the aid of algorithms and “personalization” technology, human educators and traditional institutions have historically failed to meet the needs of individuals as individuals.