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To Better Serve Adult Learners, Eliminate the Barriers Between Work and Learning

Edsurge

Non-Degree Microcredentials as Pathways to Lifelong Learning and Degrees From digital badges and nanodegrees, to MicroMasters and new types of certificates, there’s an explosion of professionally-oriented microcredential offerings , and employers are increasingly aware of and accepting of these educational options.

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It’s Time to Digitally Transform Community College

Edsurge

While high-resolution data for community colleges isn’t available, we can see evidence for this in proxies such as Google search trends , consumers’ growing openness and intention to study online , booming MOOC enrollment , and publicly-traded online learning company enrollment results.

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There Are 700K+ Credentials — and Counting. Which Ones Are ‘Quality’?

Edsurge

To help people make better decisions about which of the many education and workforce training programs to use, both reports call for the creation of better consumer information tools. “If

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

The Shake Up Learning Blog

This powerful tool can provide a space for teacher-to-teacher collaboration, professional learning and support, parent communication, and even special projects and enrichment classes for students. Related: Google Classroom Student Selector (Digital Popsicle Sticks!). Badging Systems. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC).

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Online PD Courses Help Educators Understand Ed-Tech, Classroom Management, Study Finds

Marketplace K-12

Most often selected tools used to teach the professional learning courses were: Videos: 76 percent. To receive a digital badge: 10 percent. See also: Research Update: K-12 Teachers Turning to MOOCs for Professional Development. Respondents named these providers: Educational institutions: 60 percent. Audio: 72 percent.

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20 New Ways to Use Google Classroom [infographic]

Shake Up Learning

Badging Systems. Digital Badging as become a fun way for teachers and students to show off their accomplishments. Organizing and tracking badges could easily be managed through Google Classroom. Of course, Google Classroom would also make a great tool for the lit circles within our classes and on our campus.

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Educators Make, Play, and Connect This Summer

Educator Innovator

But we also know that for many educators summer is a time to collaborate, try new tools, and come up with ideas. Connecting all these activities are digital badges. Designed by the Mozilla Foundation, open digital badges are a new form of credentialing for the digital age. You want to relax this summer.

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