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Change is a Mindset

A Principal's Reflections

Online courses through the Virtual High School implemented in 2010. Creation of a digital badge platform to acknowledge the informal learning of teachers implemented in 2013 by Laura Fleming. So many of my teachers are making the choice to integrate social media as a learning tool that I just can''t list all of the examples.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

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peaked at the end of the last recession in 2010 , and has been declining ever since. IBM and Wake Technical Community College in North Carolina have partnered to jointly offer a digital badge on blockchain technology. The Colorado Community College System was an early pioneer in offering digital badges.

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Why I Had to Develop a Unique Learner Profile to Meet the Needs of My Students

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In 2010, I prioritized incorporating elements of play into teaching and learning. This exercise tied into a curricular and behavior system in which characters earned points and digital badges (instead of grades), and could earn rewards based on completing quests and challenges (instead of assignments).

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Using Transactional Distance Theory to inform instructional design

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The use of practice quizzes along with digital badging systems and other formative assessment tools can assist students in measuring their own progress, as well as providing motivational support. Weimer (2010). Assessment feedback could include contextual links to additional resources / material for students to review.

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What Problems Has Edtech Solved, and What New Ones Did It Create?

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Computing devices and 1:1 programs are far more prevalent now than in 2010. Open digital badges. Introduced in 2010, iPads spurred Dumbo Drops of tablet tech into classrooms. School internet connectivity is so close to ubiquitous that the nonprofit tracking it is shutting down. Certain interoperability efforts.

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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

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Digital badges. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges. OK, so Learning Management Systems weren’t developed in the 2010s, but they sure didn’t improve much during this decade. OER and open books. Learning analytics.

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As the Higher Ed Opportunity Act Turns 10, Here’s How the Landscape Has Changed

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Supporters of innovation have championed approaches like digital badges, alternative credentials, competency-based education (CBE), and work-based learning for the convenience, flexibility, and efficiency they have to offer.

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