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Announcing the 2021-2022 League of Innovative Schools Cohort

Digital Promise

Through a partnership with the nonprofit 50CAN, the district is developing advocacy training for students, parents, and all stakeholders in the Columbus community because “well-informed families will assist us with the recovery of unfinished learning.”. Their trainings and materials were used across the country.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap. It seems that technical training is less relevant here than e-learning course design. Skills gap.

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COVID-19 Has Widened the Skills Gap. But It Also Presents an Opportunity to Close It.

Edsurge

When the unemployment rate spiked during the spring of 2020, jobs that required a college degree declined more than those that didn’t, and new college graduates were hit the hardest. Through 2022, half of all planned cloud migrations will be delayed by two years or more due to the lack of trained talent.

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Trucking Companies Train You on the Job. Just Don’t Try to Quit.

The Hechinger Report

A new driver only a few months past his training period, he had to sit out for six weeks without pay. He had signed a contract to work for CRST for 10 months in exchange for a two-week training course. If he didn’t last 10 months, the contract required him to pay the company $6,500 for that training.

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The power of ed-tech in the developing world

Neo LMS

I have tried to focus instead on actual case studies demonstrating the success of e-learning models in these environments. What researchers have found is that mobile technology is widespread and heavily utilized, although the majority of mobiles are still non-smart phones with basic features. Community Health Volunteer Training.

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Are School Districts Starting to Understand the Scope of Security Threats?

Edsurge

It may also include cybersecurity insurance, real-time monitoring, or training for IT staff, among other services. In the survey, school district representatives also answered questions about E-rate, broadband connectivity, cloud computing and data interoperability. I think we’re on the tip of the iceberg still.”

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Teaching students specific technical skills

Neo LMS

I won’t rehash what I have written previously — but in terms of future-proof work, I found another great resource by McKinsey , that is a well-thought through, rational analysis of the future of work, and well worth a read for anyone interested in the rapid rate of change in the labor economy.

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