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Digital Promise Works with Facebook to Launch Digital Skills Micro-credentials for Adult Learners

Digital Promise

Digital skills are in high demand. Today, according to a Burning Glass report, eight in 10 middle-skill level jobs require digital skills, such as online communication and productivity tools. Unfortunately, this gap between digital skill level and skill need is expected to continue increasing over the next 10 years.

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Predictions for 2021: An Acceleration of 2020?

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The 75 percent of individuals who report expecting their employers to offer more flexibility in where they work after the pandemic also apply to service industries. “In Institutions will need to build the infrastructure to offer most of their programs virtually.” The programs’ credits count toward degrees at those institutions as well.

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Support English Learners with Micro-credentials from Digital Promise

Ask a Tech Teacher

More than 50% of teachers report they have one computer for every student (on average) and that changes for the better every year. Digital devices, be they iPads, laptops, Chromebooks, Macs, or PCs, give students access to endless amounts of web-based resources for research, inquiry, collaboration, sharing, and more.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

.” MIT , New York University , and Yale are being sued by employees, “accused of allowing their employees to be charged excessive fees on their retirement savings,” The New York Times reported on Tuesday. BYU is under Title IX investigation, The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. ” Meanwhile on Campus.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” (Related: “Theranos investor Tim Draper blames the company’s downfall on an investigative journalist,” Business Insider reports.). Report Says No to a For-Profit Accreditor – but It Might Not Matter.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Facebook Adds Community Colleges to Program.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Buzzfeed reported that – as of 9pm Thursday at least – “ Betsy DeVos Still Hasn’t Said Anything About Trump’s Decision To End DACA.” Via the US News & World Report : “ Why Few Borrowers Have Pursued PSLF.” Via The Hechinger Report : “How slavery helped build many U.S.