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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

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In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

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How to navigate the new device-agnostic classroom

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In the new device-agnostic classroom, educators are taking the opportunity to ensure they are focused on purposeful applications first, with a secondary emphasis on the device itself. So how can schools ensure that they are creating effective, purposeful learning environments in a device-agnostic classroom?

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The digital-first district where OER meets iPads

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Department of Education’s #GoOpen initiative have spurred school districts across the country to incorporate quality open resources into their curricula, but initiatives like Central Valley’s are fairly rare among elementary and secondary institutions, University of Pittsburgh librarian and open educational resource advocate Paul Bond said.

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Top Hat Buys Canadian Textbook Business to Compete With Publishers in Digital Courseware

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For openly-licensed materials, there’s Lumen Learning and OpenStax. For Nelson, this sale marks its first step in its “strategic decision to withdraw from the post-secondary market,” it said in an announcement. The terms of Nelson’s pending sale of its Canadian higher-ed assets were hashed out fairly quickly.

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Transition to Digital: Improving Access, Affordability and Achievement in Higher Education

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With the increasing cost of a post-secondary education, many students opt to delay or completely forego purchase of required. Original Image Source … and important steps to help you get there! Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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“Ohio State collaborates with Apple to launch digital learning initiative,” the university announced in October. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) million devices shipped to primary and secondary schools in the US last year – that’s up from 50% in 2015.

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Data Interoperability: Beyond Accountability and Reporting

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Folkers currently oversees the Nebraska Department of Education’s Information, Technology, Data, and Digital Learning efforts. She also served as the state agency lead on the development of the North Carolina Digital Learning Plan. Maureen graduated from American University with a B.A. Dr. Dean R.

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