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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist.

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The Past Decade Forecasts a New Wave of Economic Opportunity in Education

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Maia Sharpley’s career in education includes serving in executive positions with the New York City Department of Education, Kaplan and Charter Schools USA. And in this environment, the education industry sees an unprecedented transformation due in part to a new industrial revolution. Today, that foresight has come to pass.

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Unable to ‘Reach a Sustainable Business Model,’ Dev Bootcamp Will Shut Down in December

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Dev Bootcamp , a pioneer in the coding school industry that was among the first to offer short-term, intensive programs to help learners acquire web development and programming skills, announced it will be shutting its doors on December 8. acquisition by Kaplan in 2014. Kaplan bought us time. — That decision was driven by money.

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Why I’m Optimistic About the Next Wave of Education Technology

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But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. More than 80 percent of the edtech startups created in the past five years will not survive through 2020. The edtech industry made big strides during this era.

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The Still-Evolving Future of University Credentials

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And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google. And the European Union, numerous individual countries, and various NGOs – as well as industry groups and educational leaders in the U.S. – are hard at work on standards frameworks.

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SXSWedu 2017: Ones to Watch and What to Know

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Now in its seventh year, the annual gathering brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, educators and industry experts from around the world for four days stacked with panel discussions , workshops , an expo hall , meetups , film screenings —plus plenty of after-hours shindigs. to 11:00 p.m. K-12 11:00 a.m. EdSurge 4:00 p.m.

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Higher Ed Has Now Split Into Dual Economies: Online and Traditional

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In other words, the digital university welcomes older, working, nontraditional learners who gravitate to online degrees to overcome workforce obstacles that prevent many without a degree from earning their fair share in today’s often-bewildering, post-industrial economy.

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