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‘Faculty Information System’ Developer, Interfolio Acquired for $110M+

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Behind the scenes, there’s accreditation reporting, tracking and organizing work around tenure, plus managing and supporting students while staying on top of new technologies and instructional practices. The first centralizes faculty data for activity reporting, which administrators gather for accreditation. Washington D.C.-based

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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But that’s not the same as saying that employers no longer value college credentials, despite overhyped media reports that employers are “throwing out” degrees. Then came the pandemic and even steeper drops that “show no signs of recovery from 2020” as documented by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center and other sources.

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A Step-by-Step Guide On How To Create Your First Online Course

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Additional documentation, worksheets for each chapter with homework. Trading platforms (Udemy, Teachable, Thinkific, etc.). An initial content plan might look like this: Brief description of the course, its objectives, and requirements. Presentation by the author, including the reasons that make him authoritative on the topic.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

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This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

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Media Literacy Resources for Classrooms

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Media Production Lesson s (by MediaSmarts): Browse MediaSmart's lessons focused on creating media ranging from videos to news reports. Udemy : This video-based learning site has high-quality courses for just about anything students will need to know. There's also a handy list of tools and websites. Media Literacy! (by

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Hack Education Weekly News

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. “Ten more states sued the federal government on Friday over a directive to public schools on bathroom use by transgender students , adding their objections to those of 11 states that brought a lawsuit soon after the directive was released in May,” The New York Times reports. Via The Wall Street Journal : “ U.S.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” I mean… In other Arne news, Chalkbeat also reports that “‘I think that’s blood money’: Arne Duncan pushed charters to reject funds from Trump admin if budget cuts approved.” ” “Republicans try to take cheap phones and broadband away from poor people,” Ars Technica reports.