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iLearn Project Releases 2nd Edition of Online Learning 101
Today iLearn Project released the second edition of its groundbreaking publication, Online Learning 101: A Guide to Virtual Public Education in Washington.
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Digital Learning Helps Students ‘Where They Are and Not Where We Want Them to Be’
“Digital Learning Helps Students ‘Where They Are and Not Where We Want Them to Be’” by Star Kraschinsky, Director of Communications for Florida Virtual School, was first seen on redefinED. Florida Virtual School® (FLVS®) opened its virtual doors in August 1997 as…
Leadership
Staff Picks: Higher Ed, Digital Learning, Math Education, SmartTech
Karen Picks “Changing the Economics of Higher Education” Karen says, “I’m a big believer in higher education, having served on a community college board, and we have quite a few college degrees in our family, but both of my children obtained their degrees with alternative/combination high school-college…
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John Bailey To Lead Digital Learning Now
John Bailey was named Executive Director of Digital Learning Now! by the Foundation for Excellence in Education. In this new role he will advance Digital Learning Now!'s mission to promote quality, customized public education through technological innovations.
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Teachers and the Push for Online Education
Educational use of Internet technology is on the rise in school districts across the country. But its effectiveness depends on more than just access, to be truly useful, teachers must understand how it works. Technology in schools started slowly, first with email access and then with more regular computer use in classrooms.
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The 25 Best Smartphone Apps Developed By Students
By the end of 2012, paid mobile apps are projected to be an $8 billion a year market. To put that in perspective, that’s how much money the entire National Football League brought in in 2010. So if you can’t throw a 70-yard pass or tackle a 250-pound running back, it might be wise to explore a career in app design. Many enterprising and creative students have already begun making waves in this still-new industry. Here are 25 of the best products they’ve come up with.
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Q&A: Language Skills Are Critical In Today’s World
Judy Verses, Rosetta Stone's President of Global Institutions, joins us today to explore the pertinence of bilingualism and language learning in today's global market, national economy and more. Verses currently overseas corporate, government, non-profit and education business for the company worldwide. Prior to working at Rosetta Stone, Verses served as the President and Chief Client Officer for Global Sales and Marketing at the K-12 edtech company Blackboard.
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What’s Your Main Purpose For Blended Learning?
What's your main purpose for blended learning? Is it improving learning resources efficiency/cost and time/access? Or is it improving the learning itself? Much of the attention and excitement about blended learning is on the former, with time-and-motion descriptions of where the teacher, the student, and the computer exist during the day.
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A Tale of 5 Cities: Portfolio Strategy Revisited
Neerav Kingsland considered reforms in Memphis, New Orleans, Newark, Philadelphia, and Washington DC and concluded cities that develop charter districts, devote significant resources to human capital, and thoughtfully regulate charter authorization will outperform everyone else. He's right
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6 Digital Learning Accelerants
6 digital learning accelerants: learning platform ecosystems, state leadership, high performing blended learning schools, evidence, barrier reduction, and state assessments