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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. OK, so Learning Management Systems weren’t developed in the 2010s, but they sure didn’t improve much during this decade.

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Campus Tech 2016: Recognizing—and Questioning—“Inevitable” Futures

Edsurge

Stephen Downes , senior researcher at the National Research Council of Canada and co-creator of the MOOC, began with an overview of the predictive process, saying it “isn’t magic, but it’s not mechanical either.” We’re only at the tip of the iceberg with learning analytics. That’s the real power education has.”.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population. And the MOOC numbers look like they’re rising. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. We still see the majority of campuses failing to formally recognize professors’ digital work.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

In 2011, the Mozilla Foundation unveiled its “Open Badges Project,” “an effort to make it easy to issue and share digital learning badges across the web.” Teachers Are Moonlighting As Instagram Influencers To Make Ends Meet,” Buzzfeed reported in 2018. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. The Teacher Influencer Hustle. Course Signals.

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