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Charting New Territories in PD: The Whitsby Story with ASCD

The CoolCatTeacher

As educators, there are many new options opening up to us that will help improve our classrooms and make our professional development more accessible and available via our mobile devices. Introducing Whitsby and Penny Reinart 00:00:31:38 – 00:01:01:45 Vicki Davis: Whitsby is a mobile-based PD platform.

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Cost remains the top barrier to higher education

eSchool News

The cost of college, including the expense of living and the cost of tuition and course materials, is the biggest barrier to post-secondary education for students.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

employees working from home and interacting with colleagues and customers remotely at the peak of the pandemic, many companies began to invest in digital transformation initiatives to address gaps in cloud adoption and cybersecurity. And it appears that investing in last-mile training has a secondary benefit: higher retention.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

They expect the same flexibility, mobility and always-on services they get with everything from travel and entertainment, also from educational providers. There is evidence that universities have a slow-changing culture , when compared to for instance high- or secondary-schools. Are universities adapting quick enough to this demand?

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Podcast pedagogy: Leveraging audio programs for learning

Neo LMS

Some companies, like title=” listenwise”=””>Listenwise , have built an entire platform around curriculum-based podcasts, but there are also plenty of free opportunities out there. But the truth is that many podcasts that appeal to adults can also be used in secondary classrooms.

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How edtech supports the success of the Nordic Education

Neo LMS

The Playful Learning Center is also, unsurprisingly, deeply immersed in discovering how game-based learning, mobile and digital games and maker spaces can advance an already sophisticated pedagogic approach in Finnish and other European schools. Read more: Why students love a game-based learning experience.

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Top Hat Buys Canadian Textbook Business to Compete With Publishers in Digital Courseware

Edsurge

Top Hat got its start in the “clicker” business, offering a web-based and mobile classroom response tool that lets instructors gauge whether students understood the lesson (or paid attention). The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. From Tech Company to Publisher?

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