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How to use anything on the web as an LMS assignment

Ditch That Textbook

Blackboard. Google Classroom. We educators often see digital learning through the lens of our learning management system (LMS). No matter your LMS, you have LOTS of power to create great assignments! Many times, because we're looking for our LMS, it keeps us from seeing what's possible.

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Schools Must Support Educators While Keeping Tabs on Tech Trends

EdTech Magazine

Modern learning environments seamlessly integrate technology into spaces that are designed around teaching and learning , giving instructors and students the tools they need to succeed in a physical setting that promotes collaboration and supports multiple learning styles. Ed Tech to Keep an Eye On in the Next Five Years.

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The pandemic is boosting student-directed learning

eSchool News

The final report, “ Sponsoring Student Ownership of Learning ,” examines how the pandemic is fueling a shift toward student-directed learning and how digital and mobile tools will likely remain a key part of the classroom even after students return to in-person instruction.

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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

Edsurge

In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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Trends in Digital Learning: The New Learning Leader

techlearning

A new cohort of school principals is emerging across the country, according to a report released today by Blackboard and Project Tomorrow. Key findings from this year’s Digital Learning Trends Report : 1. Funds For Learning Trends Report Reveals Demand for Reliable Internet ].

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The Importance of eBooks in a Flipped Classroom

Kitaboo on EdTech

Flipping the classroom has become a hot topic in educational circles in recent times. The idea is that students first learn course content online, usually at home, and the time in the classroom is devoted to what used to be traditionally homework, with the teacher’s assistance.

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Startup Class Technologies Bets Big on the Future of Online Learning (and Zoom)

Edsurge

Chasen is a familiar figure in edtech: he co-founded Blackboard, one of the largest providers of learning management systems to colleges and schools, and served as its CEO for years. Lessons Learned What did Chasen learn from his experience as the longtime CEO of Blackboard?