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Pearson’s Connections Academy Launches New College and Career Prep Initiative

eSchool News

The initiatives feature partnerships with Coursera , the global online learning platform, Acadeum , the largest course sharing network in higher education, e-Dynamic Learning , a provider of Career Technical Education for middle and high school students, and Credly , a global leader in digital credentialing.

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The school that connects STEM, badging, and life beyond the classroom

eSchool News

As educators, we know that science is not just a body of knowledge, but it is a process that enables people to answer questions through scientific inquiry. To make Competency X a success, it was vital that we know which foundational science-based skills industry partners seek in employees and interns. So, how do we do it?

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Turning ‘Google Maps for Education’ From Metaphor to Reality

Edsurge

In his latest EdSurge column , Michael Horn laid out how Google Maps offers an aspirational metaphor for what the future of educational tools could look like. Yet there are several initiatives, some of which I’ve had the privilege of working on, that aim to support the educational data ecosystem necessary for learner navigation.

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Can Competency-Based Education Demonstrate Mastery Across a Lifetime? #DLNchat

Edsurge

The conversation was guided by our special guest Executive Director of C-BEN (Competency-Based Education Network), Charla Long. Much of the discussion focused on how competency-based education (CBE) could support students in acquiring and demonstrating the knowledge, skills and abilities. The competencies should be additive.

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In 2019, What’s REALLY the Definition of a Teacher?

EdNews Daily

Maybe, we need to look at educators in a new context of what teaching really is in most schools, and whether it should be given cultural, economic and technological change. Causing others to know something is, in fact, at the core of every single industry. Giving students gold stars or digital badges.

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3 Big Issues We Heard About at SXSWedu

Wired Campus

. — Student privacy, easier-to-use digital tools for instructors, and efforts to offer alternative credentials were some of the most-talked-about topics this week at the South by Southwest Edu conference, an offshoot of the popular South by Southwest music festival. Big data is coming to education, if it’s not here already. Mitchell L.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

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