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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Monday, March 3rd at 8pm TL Virtual Cafe: Breaking Down Library Walls , Learn how to use Google Hangout and Edmodo and more to break down the library walls and connect with other people from around the world. Following recent conversations about the assessment capacity of MOOCs, this is a great topic! Thanks, Ted!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The big “business of ed-tech” news of the week: Edmodo has been acquired by Chinese game-maker NetDragon. Edmodo had raised some $77.5 The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. More on the accreditation of for-profits in the accreditation section below.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In an era before Facebook or Edmodo, the social networking site Ning was, for a time, quite popular with educators. In 2011, Barber went to work for Pearson as its Chief Education Advisor, continuing his advocacy for competition, data collection, measurements, and standards-based reforms. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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The Top Ed-Tech Trends (Aren't 'Tech')

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An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. This is part of the push for MOOCs, we must be honest.). million in venture capital, for example, Edmodo hadn’t even figured out a business model, let alone become a powerful platform.

Trends 66