Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

As we bid farewell to the teenage years of the 21st century, we posed these questions and others to longtime industry entrepreneurs, analysts and stakeholders about the highs and lows, wins and woes of the past decade. But we’ve learned technology alone does not drive higher achievement. Open digital badges.

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EdTech iPad Chromebook Industry 174

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 13, 2017

That’s why employers and prospective employees will need to get more comfortable with alternative credentialing like specialized certifications, micro degrees and digital badges. Traditional higher-education institutions and technology companies have a significant role to play as well. Mississippi Learning.

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MOOC Digital Badges Coursera Education 55

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 25, 2016

The authenticity of transactions are protected by digital signatures that match up with the signatures of those sending information, giving users control over the sending of bitcoins. ” “We want to keep life-long learning records…securely in the cloud forever,” Isozu said. Goodbye, Middleman?

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Sony Digital Badges Khan Academy Education 40

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BENCHMARK EDUCATION COMPANY ADVANCEALL ( benchmarkeducation.com ) Benchmark Education Company (BEC) released Advance ALL, a new series motivating students to read with literary and informational reading text sets. Spectrum Industries ( www.spectrumfurniture.com ) announced the introduction of the Pivot Workstation.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 51

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. ” “The Indiana Department of Education is seeking $4 million in damages from the company that created last year’s problem-plagued ISTEP test. Accreditation and Certification.

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Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

More on student loans (namely, people in powerful political office with connections to the student loans industry) in the politics of education section above. Via Edsurge : “As LinkedIn ’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

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. Steve Jobs wouldn’t let his kids have iPads.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145