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Is Creativity a Skill?

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Lynda Weinman, founder of Lynda.com: Creativity is a soft skill. Creativity also separates us from machines or robots. Lynda Weinman, founder of Lynda.com Jaime Casap: The best creative solution usually comes from collaboration. It combines elements of both. It is a skill because it can be learned.

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Interplay Raises $18M to Build a Lynda.com for Essential Skilled Trades

Edsurge

There’s been a lot of great edtech serving the knowledge worker, such as tools like Pluralsight. His company has set out to create a digital education platform similar to Lynda.com, but focused on hands-on trades. Technology may well change the nature of trades skills and what tools are used to get the job done.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

More often than not, these platforms also come with a series of tools that enable their users to build their own products, services, and marketplaces. They therefore position themselves as intermediaries that bring together different users: customers, advertisers, service providers, producers, suppliers, and even physical objects.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.” ” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Good grief, the handwringing. ” asks Donald Clark.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

She’s Building Tools to Boost Student Character.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. I’d love to see a comparison between Pluralsight and Lynda.com.). From Edsurge : “This Year’s ASU+GSV Summit Is Hard to Describe. Here’s Our Best Attempt.” ” (Psst.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” “ Robots and drones take over classrooms,” according to the BBC. ” “ Robots and drones take over classrooms,” according to the BBC. The complete list of all winners is here.