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How Social Media Encourages Plagiarism (and Six Ways You Can Fight It)

Edsurge

Consider this sequence : 95% high school students cheat; then they go on to undergraduate education, where 68% cheat; then to graduate school, where 43% of them still cheat. This creates an unhealthy, competitive environment which actually promotes cheating by shifting the focus from education to grades.

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Hoping to Spur 'Learning Engineering,' Carnegie Mellon Will Open-Source Its Digital-Learning Software

Edsurge

To do that, it has partnered with the Empirical Educator Project , a group of colleges and edtech companies led by e-Literate , a popular education blog, that holds summits and encourages participants to try each others’ tools and approaches. It’s an invitation to the educators of the world for us all to solve big problems together."

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Beware Edtech’s Equivalent of the Flashlight App

Edsurge

And with the sort of clarity that makes one feel a little dumb, it struck me: the great technology trend reversal of our times is hurtling at us. This shift is happening in education technology as well, notably with the learning management system (LMS). Last week I overheard my 8-year-old nephew protest: “A FLASHLIGHT APP?!”

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Longtime Higher Ed Leader (and Former U.S. Congressman) Argues For a ‘Networked College’

Edsurge

It’s a key claim in his new book, “ Free-Range Learning in the Digital Age: The Emerging Revolution in College, Career, and Education ,” due out next month, and it’s one that might unsettle college administrators accustomed to directly overseeing more campus services in-house. Smith has a unique perspective on innovation in education.

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The Best Flipped Classroom Software Tools For Flipped Learning In 2021

Fractus Learning

We created a list of the best tools for flipped classrooms for K-12 grades, including screen recording tools, tools, interactive whiteboard educational apps, software to create interactive lessons and videos, apps for communicating, creating a PowerPoint presentation, and ready-to-use video content resources. Open Culture for K-12 Grades.

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What next with the LMS? A conversation with Phill Hill, continued

Bryan Alexander

What are your thoughts about competency-based education (CBE)? The OPEN education movement is gaining ground. What’s happening with Sakai? First, despite its status as ed tech’s minivan, the LMS clearly nestles at the heart of so, so many questions and issues in technology and education. Julie Uranis).

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What next with the LMS? A conversation with Phill Hill, continued

Bryan Alexander

What are your thoughts about competency-based education (CBE)? The OPEN education movement is gaining ground. What’s happening with Sakai? First, despite its status as ed tech’s minivan, the LMS clearly nestles at the heart of so, so many questions and issues in technology and education. Julie Uranis).

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