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Stanford Calls for Responsible Use of Student Data in Higher Ed

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All of this data has the power to redefine higher education.”. To Stevens and others, this massive data is full of promise—but also peril. Yet, at the same time, they worry that the data will be misused, sold or stolen. Currently, formal rules governing what can and can’t be done with student data are murky.

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

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So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. But today, edtech is commonly understood to mean digital technology.

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Assessment strategies in higher education- What are formative and summative approaches in student assessment?

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It is recommended by AICET in its assessment guidelines that “at institution/ University level, upper limit need to arrive for lower order skills (for example, no more than 40% weightage for knowledge-oriented questions)”. To categorize different types of assessment tools, the UGC assessment guidelines use four categories.

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4 Reasons to Attend the Ohio Educational Technology Conference 2014: Check Out the Keynote Lineup!

The 21st Century Principal

Alan November, Founder of November Learning, Inc Leadership: Managing the Transition Listen as he outlines essential skills for leadership and offer both practical guidelines and creative solutions for building accountability into the planning and implementation process.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

.” She posits gaming as the new site for “modern learning,” with an emphasis on skills training and data-driven self-improvement. How accurate is her data? (I’d You can find more data about “the business of ed-tech” – from 2017 and from previous years – on funding.hackeducation.com.

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Learning Revolution Free Events - The Conference - Next Up #Reinvent14 - Appreciative Inquiry and AERO

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Education Revolution Google+ Community Guidelines for Project Based Learning. Thursday, April 24th at 7am Learning Revolution Keynotes , Don''t miss Pat Farenga on "What is the role of the teacher when children learn on their own?" Designing Baseball Uniforms in the School Library. The European Competition 2.0

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From Neutrality to Inequality: Why the FCC Is Dismantling Equal Access and What It Could Mean for Education

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Under the new FCC guidelines, these historic protections will now be crippled. Digital courses often run on heavy data usage with serious information transmission demands. Who knows how much ISPs will now bill MOOCs and others for eating-up vast chunks of bandwidth? Sky-High Cloud. Trickle-down Student Fees. trillion in debt.