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How a University Took on the Textbook Industry

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And some credit it for helping kick-start a trend—now known as open educational resources, or OER—that has sent shockwaves through the traditional publishing industry. He started asking his students about their post-graduation goals and trying to connect their interests, like digital photography and music, more explicitly to the curriculum.

Industry 101
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Learnosity, Learning.com partner for personalized learning, assessment

eSchool News

Companies join forces to deliver flexible instruction to enhance digital curriculum for school districts. Gavin Cooney, Learnosity CEO said, “With the increasing availability of high quality OER content, the K-12 education market is evolving rapidly.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition)

Doug Levin

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. Tagged on: August 16, 2017 You Need Data to Personalize Learning | Data Quality Campaign → They need data to personalize learning.

EdTech 150
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Join the edWeb Team at ISTE 2015

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Visit CDW*G at Booth #2200 to explore solutions to better prepare for digital learning. dreambox learning. What does the future look like when the promise of personalized learning is realized? Scratch your way to great prizes with Learning Bird at ISTE. Join the conversation during ISTE with #CDWGetsISTE.

OER 40
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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

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Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. This panel asks how this technology might expand the walls of the classroom—or isolate students from the learning environment. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes? But will VR and AR live up to its hype? Higher Ed 9:30 a.m.

MOOC 60
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Cash Awards Honor Faculty and Institutions for Innovative Use of Digital Tools

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Digital Learning Innovation Awards (DLIAwards) from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) last November. The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards.

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The Learning Counsel launches digital curriculum survey

eSchool News

“Every district and school executive, curriculum director or innovations specialist we met, no matter which city we were in, was running into similar frustrations, funding barriers, and PD problems,” said LeiLani Cauthen, the CEO and Publisher of the Learning Counsel. The impact of digital curriculum use. • Curriculum coverage.

Survey 40