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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). There’s an understanding – even if it’s a disgruntled one – among those in the classroom and those making procurement decisions of what the LMS is for, what it should do, and so on. There’s an existing market there.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“The ‘poor man’s MBA’ can boost salaries by 20%,” says CNN in a puff piece about LinkedIn , Lynda.com , and project management certificates. Google boasts that “New Google Classroom features make it easier to learn, teach, manage and build” – that is, by adding notifications and metrics.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Teacher on Paid Leave After Confederate Flag Found Hanging in Classroom.” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. .” ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. ” Via The Root : “ Calif.