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LinkedIn’s New Learning Platform to Recommend Lynda Courses for Professionals

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Today the social media site for professionals. If that offering sounds like what one might find on Lynda.com, which LinkedIn acquired 18 months ago. If that offering sounds like what one might find on Lynda.com, which LinkedIn acquired 18 months ago. LinkedIn loves to learn. billion , that’s because it is.

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Forbes’ 2018 ‘30 Under 30’ Came Early This Year. Here’s Who Made the Education List.

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Many of the creative types honored are using social media to reach large numbers of students and education influencers. Prince Ea , 29) has created videos that have received about a billion views across social media, where he showcases his spoken word poetry on topics such as social justice and education.

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Reid Hoffman Challenges Universities to Embrace the ‘Network Effect’

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It’s a fitting message from the man who started the world’s largest social media network for professionals. Last week LinkedIn launched a new platform to connect professionals to Lynda.com courses that are relevant to their careers.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. Platforms are “an extractive apparatus for data.”

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Media Literacy Resources for Classrooms

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LinkedIn Learning : Formerly Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning is a subscription-based site for courses in media production and beyond. Developing Habits of Reflection: Key Questions to Ask When Creating Media Messages (by Project Look Sharp): This poster is perfect for media-production classrooms.

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36 Edtech Tools I’m Using Right Now in My Classroom and Life

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I just enter the data once. I went through an incredible course on Lynda.com in January to help me use it better each day. I’ve also shared any previous blog posts that will help you get started with the tool. Haiku Learning (my LMS). Haiku Learning is my Learning Management system. I grade it and bam – there you go.

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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

Hack Education

Funding data about “learn to code” startups can be found at funding.hackeducation.com. ” Reflecting, perhaps, its Silicon Valley roots, the gig economy has been found to be rife with gender and racial bias and to benefit those with the greatest social and financial capital. ( Computer Science For All.