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8 ways B Schools are different than Ed Schools
Following a visit to Florida State University College of Education, Tom reflects on the cultural differences between business and ed schools and how ed schools can fight for relevance in the learning revolution.
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Better than Prep: Experiencing Success In What’s Next
Ten experiences high school students should leave the secondary system with so they are able to plan next steps with knowledge and confidence.
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The Great Skills-Based Education Land Grab
By: Jeremy Johnson. There's a skill gap that is creating an alarming dilemma — especially for educators. While higher education works on a four-year cycle, the technology cycle changes every 18 to 24 months. Many traditional institutions simply aren’t prepared for these rapid changes in technology. Skills-based education will meet student needs by equipping them with tools necessary for success.
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Infographic: Higher Ed’s New Normal
Infographic demostrates just how much has changed in higher ed since the days of Thriller, big hair, and mix tapes.
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Open Badges Are Unlocking the Emerging Jobs Economy
We think Badges will be big. They provide an efficient way for employer groups to signal requirements for job clusters and a way for learners to accumulate and share a growing portfolio of skills.
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How One Network of Schools Addresses the Need for Greater Global Awareness
In a recent interview with the Head of School from Léman Manhattan Preparatory School we learn how the Manhattan Boarding school tackles personalized learning and preparation for the global economy of the future.
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Fidelis Charts Course With Learner Relationship Management
Learning relationship management is an emerging category that has the potential to solve critical problems--attrition, skills gap, and powering lifelong learning.
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Say Hello to The Netflix Generation
By: James Cross. Today's students are the ‘Netflix Generation’ — they've grown up in a world where video is available instantly, on-demand, and on any device. With video now accounting for 43% of all online traffic, forward thinking colleges and universities are looking to explore the rich educational possibilities video can offer.
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College Now: Scott Mendelsberg’s Great New Book on College Prep
In many high schools, the shuffle of a discipline-based, big-catalog master schedule can lead to lack of sustained relationships and increased risks for students to fall through the cracks. Important outcomes get little attention with the lack of an advisory spine. In his new book College Now, Scott Mendelsberg takes on these problems of aims and architecture; of inequitably distributed resources and expectations; and the political dysfunction of urban school districts.
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Connectivity is Critical: 33 Ways Broadband Boosts Learning
Connectivity powers personalized learning, makes connections with the world, helps meet special needs, powers professional work products, supports professional learning, boosts productivity, supports community and collaboration, and saves money.