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How micro-credentials could have a chance

eSchool News

New survey delves into how teachers would use micro-credentials and examines how widely-known the concept is. The study, from nonprofit ed-tech advocacy group Digital Promise and consulting firm Grunwald Associates, takes a detailed look at how teachers say they feel about professional development and competency-based micro-credentials.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. CZI took over the engineering of the learning management system from Facebook in 2017.). Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

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