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OPINION: How schools can find common ground in an era of education wars

The Hechinger Report

Designed by Google employees as integrated courses and embedded in the school day by teachers, each certificate is available on Coursera and includes practice and graded assessments and quizzes or writing assignments to ensure rigor and mastery.

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How Colleges Can Help Educate the 40-Million-Plus Newly Unemployed

Edsurge

Before joining JFF, Lexi spent nearly a decade in public service at the federal level, including working on Capitol Hill for six years, and serving as a policy advisor to the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education at the U.S. Department of Education. Listen to the conversation below, or read highlights below.

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As the world goes virtual, big education technology players tighten their grip

The Hechinger Report

Coursera provided every student in the world free access to the university and college courses it makes available online, attracting a 500 percent increase in enrollments. Among the winners so far is Coursera, which provided every student in the world free access to the university and college courses it makes available online.

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Future-Proofing College by Embracing ‘Purpose Learning’

Edsurge

At the most recent ASU GSV Summit, machine-learning pioneer Andrew Ng (and co-founder of Coursera) warned audience members to steer their children away from becoming radiologists. which forecasted that the jobs of telemarketers, umpires, and even fashion models would become computerized. So, what is higher ed supposed to do?

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. Coursera (online education) –- $64 million. Coursera (online education) – $210.1 Is this really a trend? Would it be valuable to KPCB if it were?”

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Notes from Leadership for the Digital Age with Alan November - Day 2

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Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. Distict #1 : Principal of an elementary school shared that as part of their 1:1 initiative, they want to create a bank of lessons created by students based on [link] which Alan shared last time. Notes from the Discussion We no longer have to go to school if we want to learn.

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STEMxCon - Today Is the Final Deadline for Proposals; Great Keynotes + Sessions; Need Volunteers!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Gary Bass Meaningful STEM-Based Learning in a University/Elementary School Partnership - Maria D. Assistant Professor of Elementary and Early Childhood Education) Using Scratch and Picoboards to teach "x", Maths and Science - Martin Levins, Director IT What''s The Connection? Shaheen, Ph.D.

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