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Educator Micro-credentials Policy Map Provides an Update of State and District Use of Micro-credentials

Digital Promise

Digital Promise first launched our Micro-credential Policy Map in January 2020 to share valuable information on how states and districts across the U.S. State-Level Policy and/or Guidelines : Policies supporting micro-credentials are in place at a state-wide level through legislation or the state’s Department of Education.

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. But today, edtech is commonly understood to mean digital technology.

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Massive Study of Online Teaching Ends With Surprising — and ‘Deflating’ — Result

Edsurge

New study in @PNASNews on MOOC persistence- 2.5 Rene Kizilcec, an assistant professor in the School of Computing and Information Science at Cornell University who also worked on the study, also found the experience “humbling and disheartening.” New insights on scale, global achievement gaps, open science, & personalization.

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Stanford Calls for Responsible Use of Student Data in Higher Ed

Edsurge

We’re standing under a waterfall, feasting on information that’s never existed before,” said Mitchell Stevens, a sociologist and associate professor at Stanford Graduate School of Education (GSE). The guidelines center on four core ideas. He also realized nobody knew the right or wrong way to handle the information crush.

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4 Reasons to Attend the Ohio Educational Technology Conference 2014: Check Out the Keynote Lineup!

The 21st Century Principal

Alan November, Founder of November Learning, Inc Leadership: Managing the Transition Listen as he outlines essential skills for leadership and offer both practical guidelines and creative solutions for building accountability into the planning and implementation process. Ohio Educational Technology Conference 2014 Web Site.

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Creating “Purposeful Conflict”

The Principal of Change

I tweeted this article from Tina Seelig , “Teaching — It’s about Inspiration, Not Information “, and asked the following question on Twitter: Curious what you think about this quote from Tina Seelig? If you do, they will inevitably do the minimum amount to get the grade they want. So if both are needed, how do we make it happen?

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Tools for professional-looking digital portfolios

Neo LMS

For some time now, the internet has also become a significant source of information for students and teachers all over the world. Read more: 6 Things you may not know about MOOCs. Used as an aid, a carefully chosen image or a great infographic will help readers absorb the information more easily. The sky is the limit!

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