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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. They expect the same flexibility, mobility and always-on services they get with everything from travel and entertainment, also from educational providers. Read more: Why blended learning will become an educational norm.

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K-12 Dealmaking: GreatSchools Acquires Schoolie; n2y, Thrivist Gain Funding

Marketplace K-12

Schoolie’s school quality data will be incorporated into GreatSchools’ website in the coming months, and “will help parents more efficiently compare and evaluate academic rigor and understand how well schools provide access to a well-rounded education,” the companies noted in the statement. Modo Labs Gains $10 Million: Cambridge, Mass.-based

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8 Trends in Education Technology That Will Have A Major Impact

Kitaboo on EdTech

Teachers are far more accessible now and act as mentors to help students in their overall development. This collaborative learning approach helps students to interact with their peers and build their interpersonal skills. Learning Outside the Classroom Environment. Social Media in Learning. Download Now!

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10Q: Martin Weller - the battle for open

Learning with 'e's

blogs, social media, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. This is particularly true of the sort of learners you might want to reach with MOOCs (people who cannot access normal higher education for instance). social media developments of the late 00s this was quite small scale.

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Mastering Digital Magazines: From PDFs to Publication

Kitaboo on EdTech

With so much content available online through social media and other channels, are people really reading digital magazines? 10 Steps to Master PDF Digital Magazines The best part about PDF magazines is that they are easily accessible, even if your audience does not have an eReader installed. billion by 2028.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

As concerns about “fake news” make clear, Silicon Valley’s influence also extends to how we access information and build knowledge; it extends to the stories we hear and share. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics.

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A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 10 Edition)

Doug Levin

Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Tech devices won't fix our education system | Lockport Union Sun & Journal → Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently issued a plea for greater student access to high-tech tools. "This

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