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As LinkedIn’s Video Library Grows, Company Says It Has No Plans to Compete With Colleges

Edsurge

It has been just over two years since LinkedIn shocked the industry by buying Lynda.com, a library of video courses, for $1.5 To check in on how the Lynda courses fit into the LinkedIn strategy, EdSurge sat down with Mordy Golding, director of content for LinkedIn, at the ASU+GSV Summit last month. Golding: I joined Lynda.com in 2011.

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LinkedIn Learning Opens Its Platform (Slightly)

Edsurge

A few years ago, in a move toward professional learning, LinkedIn bought Lynda.com for $1.5 The move puts LinkedIn in direct competition with companies like Degreed and EdCast, said Sean Gallagher, an executive director of Northeastern University’s Center for the Future of Higher Education and Talent Strategy (and a columnist for EdSurge ).

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Microsoft Takes a Bite Out of BrightBytes, Acquiring Its DataSense Platform and Team

Edsurge

Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed, although the “small team” behind DataSense, based in Atlanta, will be joining Microsoft’s education team, said Steve Liffick, Microsoft’s general manager of education strategy and platforms, via email.

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PresenceLearning Acquires Global Teletherapy and Propels Next Phase of Growth with Majority Investment from Spectrum Equity and TPG’s Rise Fund

eSchool News

The company has acquired Global Teletherapy, the leading teletherapy service provider to virtual K-12 schools, and has signed a definitive agreement for Spectrum Equity, a leading growth equity firm, and The Rise Fund, TPG’s multi-sector global impact investing strategy, to acquire a majority stake in the company. About The Rise Funds.

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Friday 5 — 9.23.2016

Perry Hewitt

LinkedIn has revealed the learning program made possible by its Lynda.com acquisition, with consumer plans available for $29.99/month. It's one thing to claim you have skills on your LinkedIn profile, and have a couple of colleagues endorse you. It's entirely another to have those skills tested and validated for potential employers.

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?Blockchain, Bitcoin and the Tokenization of Learning

Edsurge

Take LiveEdu , for example, a Y Combinator-backed online learning company that touts itself as being the “next-gen Lynda.com,” referring to a platform that offers online courses and skills training. Of course, there’s no guarantee that EDU coin will have any value in any digital market. Everything else is like trading penny stocks.”

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Media Literacy Resources for Classrooms

Graphite Blog

LinkedIn Learning : Formerly Lynda.com, LinkedIn Learning is a subscription-based site for courses in media production and beyond. Tips for Decoding Media Documents (by Project Look Sharp): Aimed at teachers, this two-page handout offers great teaching strategies for helping students effectively analyze printed media.