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Automated Proctoring Swept In During Pandemic. It’s Likely to Stick Around, Despite Concerns

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Just in the past few months, a law student sued an automated proctoring company , students have complained about their use in student newspaper editorials and professors have compared them to Big Brother. We’re publishing a series about how pandemic-era practices are continuing to shape higher education.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

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Some Professors Fight Study-Help Sites. Other Professors Now Use Them.

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Soon someone from the company reached out to her to offer her full access to the site for free, which costs students either $39.95 All she had to do was fill out a faculty profile, and she happily answered questions about how she had used the service and did an interview for an article on the company’s website. per month, or $119.40

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2U Defends Trilogy Bootcamp Purchase

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Last quarter, online program management company 2U shocked investors with worse than expected losses and, going forward, lower average program enrollment for some of its largest online graduate programs. based company’s leadership remained foggy on some aspects of its strategy to survive in an increasingly competitive industry.

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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Not so fast, say education publishers and retailers. Instead, educators asked how quickly it could print out materials. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. billion by 2023.

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Best Second Jobs for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This blog post is dedicated to all my fellow educators who are considering a second job. From online tutoring and freelance writing to educational consulting and beyond, I’ll highlight opportunities that not only align with our teaching skills but also offer flexibility and fulfillment. Summer Camp Instructor Conclusion 1.

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Another problem with shifting education online: cheating

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Universal online testing has created a documented increase in cheating, often because universities, colleges and testing companies were unprepared for the scale of the transformation or unable or unwilling to pay for safeguards, according to faculty and testing experts. And for most online test-takers, no one has been watching.

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