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It’s 2020: Have Digital Learning Innovations Trends Changed?

Edsurge

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), one of the 12 partner organizations of Every Learner Everywhere, was charged with identifying and understanding innovations in the digital education landscape. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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Do We Really Want Academic Permanent Records to Live Forever on Blockchain?

Edsurge

Blockchain could be used to manage student records and certificates; to track lifelong learning progress; to preserve educational data; or to administer verifiable academic credits. Technology that makes alternative learning sharable and verifiable elevates these learning paths. Education is more than mere courses completed.

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COVID-19 Is Accelerating the Digital Blending of Working and Learning

Edsurge

Restaurants have rapidly shifted to online and mobile ordering, and are speeding up the deployment of digital kiosks that replace human workers. These trends present great risks in a job market that is already polarized and biased toward knowledge work and technology skills, with growing gaps based on educational attainment.

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The Microlearning Moment in Workplace Learning

Edsurge

But it does mean that the expectations of employers and workers are shifting, and that data and algorithms are driving and measuring what workers have learned. Prior to the pandemic, about half of all corporate training hours were already being delivered in an online or mobile mode, and that has grown rapidly in the past 20 months.

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What is Blended Learning? Tips from 3 Bett Speakers

ViewSonic Education

Having a blended learning environment available allows collaborative tools to also be incorporated into lessons. This means pupils are able to share thoughts and work together on projects, such as documents or presentations. What are some of the challenges faced with blended learning? What is a blended learning approach?

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As Corporate World Moves Toward Curated ‘Microlearning,’ Higher Ed Must Adapt

Edsurge

When there’s a need for information or new skills, employees today are increasingly turning to instantly accessible sources such as search engines and online course libraries available on their mobile devices. Pluralsight—an online IT training provider—has scaled to become an edtech “unicorn,” with a valuation over $1 billion.

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Crowdfunding Meets Webinar: How One Organization Uses Slack to Tackle Global Challenges

Edsurge

Now that we’ve assembled international crowds of motivated, smart people online in MOOCs, it’s time to think about harnessing their collective intelligence to tackle these urgent cross-boundary issues. But instead of using a tool like WebEx or GoToWebinar, we use Slack , a mobile messaging platform.

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