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4 Digital learning trends for Higher Education

Neo LMS

4 Digital learning trends for Higher Education. So let’s explore a few online learning trends that I think are currently shaping how colleges and universities will prepare students for the future. The alternative to four-year degrees comes in the form of digital credentials. Change is inevitable. Artificial Intelligence.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

If we want to make sure community colleges can meet the rising demand, we need to not only devise new policies and funding mechanisms, but we also need to re-envision the strategies and infrastructure of community colleges so that they can play a powerful role in the economic recovery. Better state-level coordination could also help.

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Higher Ed Should Pay Attention to the Corporate World’s Growing Use of Skills Data

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And government leaders are also pushing the trend: many state governors , for instance, have adopted skills-based hiring for state positions, and the U.S. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift toward digital HR. Department of Labor reported a near-record 9.5 million job openings and a robust employment situation.

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

Edsurge

Open digital badges. While each of these premises are empirically testable, only trends in the teacher workforce have risen to garner researchers’ serious concern and attention. What trend or fad will resurface next decade? What technology never lived up to expectations or the hype? Certain interoperability efforts.

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Spotlight on Professional Learning Funding During and After COVID

edWeb.net

According to experts from the edWebinar, “ The Transformation and Funding of PreK-12 Professional Learning in the COVID Era,” sponsored by Simba Information, a business of Market Research.com, research shows that recent trends in professional learning are here to stay. How Vendors Can Help.

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Higher Education Joins the Blockchain Party

Edsurge

Joining us were Phil Komarny, VP of innovation at Salesforce ; Aparna Krishnan, a UC Berkeley student and a leader of the Blockchain at Berkeley student group; and Roberto Santana, advisor to product and strategy at BitDegree. He pointed out that anyone may put false information—like a degree or digital badge—on their LinkedIn profile.

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An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015

TeachThought - Learn better.

Emerging Trends & Technologies in the Virtual K-12 Classroom. Digital Badge: Rockets to the Rescue! Art and Inquiry: Museum Teaching Strategies For Your Classroom. Go To Class | Next Session : 15th Jul, 2015. Tinkering Fundamentals: A Constructionist Approach to STEM Learning. Exploratorium via Coursera.