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The Surprising History of Google's Push to Scan Millions of Library Books

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Nearly 20 years ago, Google made an ambitious play to digitize the content of some of the world’s largest research libraries. It seemed like the beginning of a new era, when scholars and the public could make new connections and discoveries in the kind of mass digital library that had previously been the stuff of science fiction.

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Pluralsight, Vista Equity Partners Agree to $3.5 Billion Acquisition Deal

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Pluralsight , the publicly-traded provider of online training courses on technology skills, has reached an agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash deal worth approximately $3.5 Today, Pluralsight offers a library of over 7,500 online courses across technology, design and business skills.

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Visix Celebrates 45 Years of Innovation and Leadership in Visual Communications

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Its been a joy to grow with our clients, partners and employees over the last 45 years, navigating so many technological and communication advances together. Under the leadership of Sean Matthews since 2004, the company shifted its focus to software development. consult on communications strategy, content planning and success measures.

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That’s a Rap! Nearpod Buys Educational Hip Hop Creator, Flocabulary

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Today it’s adding Flocabulary, to bring hip hop to the library. Through this deal, Nearpod will add one of the more unique, coveted collections of online educational resources to its library. Since 2004 it has created more than 1,100 clips that have amassed an estimated 50 million views. We asked, but he declined.)

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Experiences in Self-Determined Learning: Moving from Education 1.0 Through Education 2.0 Towards Education 3.0

User Generated Education

was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. Other than libraries and news outlets, students were dependent on the educator to provide them with information. I classify these technologies as worksheets on steroids.). happens when the technologies of Web 2.0 Education 1.0

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Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive?

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In 2004, the education historian Larry Cuban predicted that “while the open classroom has clearly currently disappeared from the vocabulary of educators, another variation of open education is likely to reappear in the years ahead.” In the 1960s and 1970s, we learned that “open design” schools often produced chaotic learning environments.

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Humanizing Education to Prevent Cyberbullying, Part 1: Fostering Humanizing Relationships – By Owen Matson, Ph.D.

ViewSonic Education

Designing for Humanization in Digital Spaces This viral spread of dehumanization, reinforced by the distance of digital interfaces, makes it even more essential that we address these issues at more fundamental levels, including how we design educational technologies. Peter Lang, 2004. appeared first on ViewSonic Library.

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