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Pearson’s Connections Academy Launches New College and Career Prep Initiative

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HOBOKEN – Pearson , the world’s leading learning company, announced today that Connections Academy , its K-12 online school program will expand its slate of college and career readiness initiatives for middle and high school students. Credly is a Pearson business.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

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A Need for More Strategic Online-Learning Capacity Following the sudden move to online and remote learning across all of American higher education last spring, many community colleges will be operating online this fall. But are community colleges ready for this digital transformation?

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 University of Houston System via Coursera. Foundations of Teaching for Learning 5: Planning for Teaching and Learning. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. University of Oregon via Coursera.

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The Microlearning Moment in Workplace Learning

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Another key dynamic is the emergence of large-scale online learning platforms such as publicly traded companies Coursera and 2U ( now combined with EdX), which are developing a rich ecosystem of courses, microcredentials and full degrees that employers are adopting as a resource for their employees.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” ” That’s the headline describing a conversation between Recode and Coursera ’s Daphne Koller. ” Try learning styles, maybe. Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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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. Coursera has raised over $310 million. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Common Core State Standards.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via The Hill : “ Karl Rove and David Axelrod partner for online class on winning elections” – an online class on the Masterclass platform, that is. “ Coursera ’s 2018 Revenue Estimated to be $140 million,” Class Central estimates. Indiana University has joined edX. ” JFC.