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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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Guest post: Caston Binger Explains How the Digital Revolution Has Transformed Education

EdTech4Beginners

For school, educators can now customize instruction to meet the needs of individual students, and they can communicate with parents and guardians more easily. However, with the advent of social media and collaborative software tools, students can now work together from anywhere. One great example of this is the website Coursera.

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How to Become an Online Teacher Abroad

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Online teachers have to perform their job and meet the needs of their students virtually.That being the case, success in online teaching requires a slightly different set of skills besides the mainstream teaching skills. Coursera, edX, Udemy, are good places to start looking for specialized teaching 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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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

With an uncertain fall and a deep economic downturn, many believe two-year colleges may be the best answer to meeting the higher education needs of both traditional and non-traditional students and workers looking to learn new skills. That direction is heralded by the “unbundling” of services that is already a trend in the OPM market.

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As Corporate World Moves Toward Curated ‘Microlearning,’ Higher Ed Must Adapt

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“Before, our only options were to send people to a training, sit in a course, and learn the material–whether from a university or a week-long certification,” says Shelly Holt, vice president of global learning for SAP, a leading enterprise-software company. According to the Association for Talent Development, U.S.

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European Edtech Investor Brighteye Ventures Raises $54 Million for Second Fund

Edsurge

companies like Coursera are raising hundreds of millions at billion-dollar valuations. Our thesis is around meeting unmet learning demand for learning opportunities,” offers Wirz, whether they happen in schools or are “driven by economic imperatives or leisurely activities.” where devices and software remain in high demand.

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