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Pros and Cons of Using eLearning Software in Your Classroom

Educational Technology Guy

Although some academic institutions and educational professionals still doubt the high value of eLearning software, technology-based education is no longer a myth. Lockdown aside, why are more teachers turning to online educational software? What are the benefits and drawbacks of its everyday usage? Here are some of them.

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How Blockbuster MOOCs Could Shape the Future of Teaching

Edsurge

The colleges and companies offering MOOCs can be pretty guarded these days about releasing specific numbers on how many people enroll or pay for a “verified certificate” or microcredential showing they took the course. But both Coursera and EdX, two of the largest providers, do release lists of their most popular courses.

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Is the Solution to College Zoom Fatigue … a Different Video Platform?

Edsurge

EdSurge put that question to Engageli’s co-founder, Dan Avida, a venture capitalist who was an early board member of Coursera—the online course giant that his wife, Daphne Koller, co-founded. What’s wrong with the videoconferencing tools that have become standard and familiar, like Zoom and Google Meet or Microsoft Teams?

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What Workforce Education Is Learning From the Pandemic

Edsurge

Key questions around how to help the vulnerable access training and economic opportunity, and how to support meaningful personal development and skills advancement for all learners and workers, are even more critical today. The new nature of remote work has presented challenges to all employees.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

Edsurge

By mid-March, schools closed, sending students home to figure out how to keep learning from their kitchen tables. But how to make the most of the moment? Case in point: Online course provider Coursera reported more than 13 million new registered users since mid-March, a 535 percent increase from the same period last year.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

But.truth is, the US government isn't the early adopter here; Amazon, Google and Facebook are really the front-line developers of the surveillance state." Now, city leaders are trying to figure out how to spread the digital wealth to residents left behind.

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Great Apps to Connect to Your Google Drive

Kyle Pace

Google Drive is fantastic for many reasons. The “out of the box” uses for Google Drive are what makes it great – Docs, Sheets, Slides, Forms, and Drawings. One of the best parts about WeVideo is their effort they’ve made to teach the user how to use it. A very handy app!

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