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Top e-learning trends to keep an eye on in 2020

Neo LMS

With that in mind, it’s important to keep an eye on the myriad of digital education trends that are currently shaping up the industry. Video content is loved by students and always the preferred method of getting new information over the content heavy written form. AR adds digital layers of information on top of the physical world.

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Introducing YouScience® Brightpath: A New Platform That Enables the Convergence of Education-to-Career to Better Prepare Students for Success in School and Life

eSchool News

In addition, the troubling nationwide high school dropout rate persists, and college enrollment and retention rates are declining for our most vulnerable populations, further highlighting student disengagement. Quantifying outcomes through industry-recognized certifications.

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Acceleration Academies Appoints Kelli Campbell as New Chief Executive Officer

eSchool News

“Kelli has a track record of strong leadership in the EdTech industry, established relationships with K-12 school districts, and success in private equity value creation. For more information visit: accelerationacademies.org We are confident that Kelli is the right leader to accelerate the company’s growth opportunities.”

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

.” When, or if, this doomsday scenario arises for higher education, it will be a combination of the challenges we have examined thus far – costs of “campus-based” education, failing revenue streams, and expensive dropouts. A denial of disruption contributes the slow change at many universities. Skills gap.

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Most Popular EdSurge Podcast Episodes of 2019

Edsurge

High School Dropout. The title of Anthony Johnson’s book explains why he’s an unlikely educator: it’s called “High School Dropout to Teacher of the Year.” Teachers face the challenge of teaching students to navigate the relentless flow of information they comb through social media and websites and YouTube and. Rebel ‘Mayor.’

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Edtech, Equity, and Innovation: A Critical Look in the Mirror

Digital Promise

When schools persistently graduate less than half of their students of color and students with disabilities, we call those schools dropout factories. Like any business, the edtech industry includes actors that prioritize profit. This is not a condemnation of edtech as much as it is an acknowledgement that edtech is a business.

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How Childhood Experiences Contribute to the Education-Health Link

Digital Promise

Industrial Revolution started in the late 1700s and early 1800s. Childhood traumatic stress from violence , abuse , corporal punishment and neglect contribute to educational outcomes such as excessive absenteeism, school dropout and school performance. Education for all. Child labor increased when the U.S.

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