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StudyBlue announces annual teacher appreciation program “Thank a Teacher a Latte.”

Educational Technology Guy

Mobile and social study platform, StudyBlue today announced the launch of its annual teacher appreciation program “Thank a Teacher a Latte.” With one click, a digital thank-you card is created and displayed as a keepsake. Follow me on Twitter and Google+. In addition, any teacher or school staff member may be recognized.

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Can Competency-Based Education Demonstrate Mastery Across a Lifetime? #DLNchat

Edsurge

The Twitter chat started by first defining the buzzwords at the center of our discussion. Within higher ed and between higher ed & industry. Many #DLNchat -ters agreed that digital portfolios were one way to show skill mastery, but needed to go further. The work completed in a CBE program could become part of a digital CV.”

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Is the college degree outdated?

The Hechinger Report

After earning a college degree, Martin Chibwe enrolled in an online program where he received a credential in iOS mobile app development. The campus is also embedding more licenses and industry certifications within its education programs. Credly creates digital badges and stores information about the competencies they represent.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. The implication, according to one NYT article : “the digital gap between rich and poor kids is not what we expected.”

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