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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference starts in just over a week! Learning management system giant Blackboard announced this week that it plans to add a "share" button to its site, so that professors will be able to make their course materials available beyond the walled garden of the LMS. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Today - David Risher from WorldReader.org on "Books for All"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

That’s our library,” replied the orphanage’s leader. The girls had lost interest in the library’s books, and new books would take months to arrive– if they ever arrived at all. The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. But I think I’ve lost the key.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. Inside Higher Ed examines the challenges facing LMS provider Blackboard. The NMC Horizon Report 2017 – the Library Edition. Or something else?

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

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