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The power of ed-tech in the developing world

Neo LMS

How ed-tech is shaping the developing world: a few case studies. When it comes to innovation and developing economies there are a lot of reports and studies that conclude with a large amounts of “shoulds” and “coulds”. Community Health Volunteer Training. The initial phase was a 12 month pilot to train 318 CHVs.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

Edgenuity boasts that the first case study in its long list of “success stories” shows how 10th grade students using its program “demonstrated more than an eightfold increase in pass rates on state math tests.”. But many people making the decisions are not trained in statistics or rigorous study design.

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Learning Analytics 2018 – An updated perspective

IAD Learning

Depending on how far we want to take our data collection, we could potentially collect library records, e-book consumption patterns, social network information, etc. What are we going to do when our analytical insights show students at risk, failed learning processes, or low-quality training content? Benefits of learning analytics.

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Worldwide, Online, and Free - The Library 2.013 Conference Starts Friday

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

There are eight conference strands covering a wide variety of timely topics, such as MOOCs, e-books, maker spaces, mobile services, embedded librarians, green libraries, doctoral student research, library and information center "tours," and more! We have 146 accepted conference sessions and ten keynote addresses.

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AV that Makes the Grade

techlearning

Here is a sample of case studies that illustrate how AV can turn K-12 spaces into student-driven hubs. When training our teachers around new technology, they do an incredible job of incorporating it into their classrooms,” he said in a release. “It The possibilities are endless.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Associate Professor of Biology A Case Study in Science and Engineering Job Shadowing in High School - Ann Gaudino, Ed.D. Playful Learning: Games and the Future of STEM - Danny Fain, Teacher in Residence Redefining STEM Rubrics for the 21’st Century: It’s all about mastery! Derek Barkalow, Ph.D.

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5 Ed-Tech Ideas Face The Chronicle’s Version of ‘Shark Tank’

Wired Campus

If they are in the right place, they can go directly into the work force, or they can choose to go and participate in a hard-skill training program like General Assembly. But other experiences and co-curricular things occur outside that framework like labs, like service learning, like research, like case studies.

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