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Pearson’s Connections Academy Launches New College and Career Prep Initiative

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HOBOKEN – Pearson , the world’s leading learning company, announced today that Connections Academy , its K-12 online school program will expand its slate of college and career readiness initiatives for middle and high school students. For us, learning isn’t just what we do. Credly is a Pearson business.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

A Need for More Strategic Online-Learning Capacity Following the sudden move to online and remote learning across all of American higher education last spring, many community colleges will be operating online this fall. But are community colleges ready for this digital transformation?

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The Microlearning Moment in Workplace Learning

Edsurge

In response to an inquiry for our study, education benefits management company Guild Education reported a 149 percent increase in applications for certificate programs over the course of the pandemic. And the number of active students in short-form offerings brokered by the company has grown ten-fold from the end of 2019 to the end of 2020.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” ” That’s the headline describing a conversation between Recode and Coursera ’s Daphne Koller. ” Try learning styles, maybe. Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Hill : “ Karl Rove and David Axelrod partner for online class on winning elections” – an online class on the Masterclass platform, that is. “ Coursera ’s 2018 Revenue Estimated to be $140 million,” Class Central estimates. Indiana University has joined edX. ” HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.