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What Could Web3 Mean for Education?

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The first ghost that Ebenezer Scrooge meets in “A Christmas Carol” is the spirit of his business partner, Jacob Marley. The metaverse should probably reference them,” says Patel, who previously held positions at workforce-training companies Thinkful, On Deck and Maven. Scrooge asks the spirit of his old friend why it’s shackled. “I

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

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Let’s Chat.Bots in Higher Education : What if all of your college questions could be answered by sending a text or Facebook message? Companies like Microsoft, Facebook and Google are all dipping their toes into virtual and augmented reality. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m. Will VR Really Impact Student Outcomes? 2:00 p.m.

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Lies, Damned Lies, and Statistics: Some Thoughts from ASU+GSV

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VCs often speak of having an “investment thesis” – a strategy for why they fund certain companies. ” Investors go to the event for private meetings. ” I heard someone from Facebook relay the ol’ “founded in a Harvard dorm room” tale and then contend that “education is at our core.

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Events + News - New Curated "Revolution" Blog - NMC Preview - Games for Change - The Modern University is Failing.

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular "live" web meetings. NMC Summer Conference presenters are thought leaders within the education industry at colleges and universities, schools, museums, libraries, organizations, and companies. Details to join the webinar at [link].

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Interview with Terry Anderson

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Being an Academic has allowed me to travel widely, to meet some very interesting people and to set my own research agenda. However, I’m not so thrilled about moving directly to commercial systems like Facebook or LinkedIn, due to privacy and ownership concerns. What are your views on MOOCs?

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Tips for Landing an Edtech Gig—From the EdSurge Jobs Team

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Check out our growing list of MOOCs and Courses on the EdSurge Index. As for your social profiles such as Facebook and Instagram, previous wisdom used to to be to hide any trace that a hiring manager could find. Post articles and media on Facebook, Twitter, etc that is useful and interesting to your followers.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Meet the New Mega-University.” Via The New York Times : “‘I Don’t Really Want to Work for Facebook.’