The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

We're just over a week away from our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th! Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 network to be able to connect with and correspond with 22,000 other individuals in the library world, and to be kept updated on this and future events.

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NeverEndingSearch

SEPTEMBER 8, 2015

While banning books is commonly recognized by librarians as detrimental to the student educational experience, restricted website access isn’t on everyone’s radar. CIPA does not enumerate a specific list of sites, and thus the decision-making authority is given to local agencies (school districts, libraries, etc.).

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

The overall cost of higher education has been continuously increasing, as is evident by the rise in the textbook prices. It is for this reason that education publishers are now trying out the subscription model. Now education publishers have also started using this model to increase their user base as well as their revenue.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

And tomorrow is the last day to purchase the all-access Summit "library" pass at $99, allowing you to be able to watch any of the 300 talks and interviews on your own time and forever. Purchase the all-access pass and you can give one copy of the all-access Summit library pass to someone else as a gift.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2018

Last week the company took another step along that path by announcing a partnership with a nonprofit named Hypothesis , which makes annotation software that lets readers make margin notes on online articles. Higher education leaders have been watching Elsevier’s overall strategy with caution—and some concern.

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2016

Competency-based learning has received widespread recognition as a way to better align higher education to careers. On a flight from Kuala Lumpur to New York in 2011 LeBlanc wrote “a little white paper” that set the stage for SNHU’s foray into direct-assessment programs. SNHU President Paul LeBlanc. The university is one of 40.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 9, 2019

But now, rather than a convenience, it has become a necessity for students to access textbooks and educational resources on digital platforms. And students, who are already on a limited education budget, find it extremely difficult to buy their yearly learning materials. The reason – expensive textbooks. for four months, $179.99

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 16, 2021

I can’t imagine trying to write professionally or in higher education and not using a grammar checker. A copywriter who writes content for websites, social media, white papers, case studies, and sales material for businesses. Only premium account holders have free access to all ProWritingAid’s library resources.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

MAY 9, 2019

But now, rather than a convenience, it has become a necessity for students to access textbooks and educational resources on digital platforms. And students, who are already on a limited education budget, find it extremely difficult to buy their yearly learning materials. The reason – expensive textbooks. for four months, $179.99

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. The software helps schools foster communication and coordination of instruction and care for students in special education programs.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 10, 2016

As shown below, well-designed serious games can teach, educate, and inspire. Therefore, we educators need to educate ourselves on game based learning. Does Gamification in Education Really Improve Learning? Gamification in Education – a piece I wrote for Edutopia on this topic. By Jennifer Roland.

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Education Politics. US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos appeared in front of a Senate subcommittee this week to talk about Trump’s budget proposal. said Thursday that he is still part of a higher education initiative for President Donald Trump,” Politico reports. ” More via The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

The ninth annual Global Education Conference starts this coming Monday! This is an amazing and free online event that brings together educators and innovators from around the world. The hidden treasure of the Global Education Conference is volunteering--you will love it! LOTS of information below! Go to [link] 4.

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Education Politics. Secretary of Education John B. Board of Education.” ” Via The Atlantic: “ The Challenge of Educational Inequality.” Education Department said this week it will make Pell Grants available to 10,000 high school students who are enrolled in courses at 44 colleges.”

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Education Politics. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The changes are due to the replacement of one education acronym (NCLB) with another ( ESSA ). population.

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