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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

Edsurge

Restaurants have rapidly shifted to online and mobile ordering, and are speeding up the deployment of digital kiosks that replace human workers. Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. Career-oriented lifelong learning is now even more of a societal and economic imperative.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Digital Badges Are Gaining Traction,” according to MIndwire Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Related, via Doug Belshaw : “Some thoughts on the future of the Open Badges backpack.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Accreditation and Certification. powered teaching method.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” From the press release : “ Concentric Sky Announces BadgeRank – a New Search Engine for Digital Badges.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. “The ethical dilemma of the robot teacher ” by Neil Selwyn. 3 Findings From a New Survey Offer Some Clues.”

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Conference of Mayors Resolves to Support Digital Badging ,” says Edsurge. There’s some more research on badges and alternative credentials in the research section below. ” “U.S. Go, School Sports Team!

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2018, Mozilla said it would retire Backpack, its platform for sharing and displaying badges, and would help users move their badges to Badgr, software developed by the tech company Concentric Sky. That’s not a surprise, as a COSN survey that year found educators pleading that “ We’re Not Ready for Online Tests.”.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Tony Bates : “Responses to the Canadian survey of online and distance learning.” Salesforce has filed a patent for “ Digital badging for facilitating virtual recognition of an achievement.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The University of Naples Federico II has joined edX.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via the Northeastern press office : “ Northeastern University and IBM partnership first to turn digital badges into academic credentials for learners worldwide.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.” Rural ones.”