Indiana educators benefitting from state’s commitment to OER
Candice Dodson describes the work Indiana has done to promote openly licensed digital resources during an interview with EdScoop TV. edscoop
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New Zealand revamping digital technology education in school curriculum
Schools will be expected to fully integrate the revised learning area into their curriculum by the start of the 2020 school year. OPENGOV
Data, AI and Collaboration Top Higher Ed Tech Trends
Microsoft’s vice president for worldwide education, Anthony Salcito, highlights the future of higher education technology. EdTech Focus on Higher Education
NYC broadband initiative looks to eliminate the homework gap
With this effort, every student in the city could have home access to high-speed internet by 2025. edscoop
Operation Phakisa Education: Why a secret? Mass surveillance, inequality, and race in South Africa’s emerging national e-education system
This paper investigates several human rights concerns with respect to the South African government’s secretive plan to transform basic education, Operation Phakisa Education. The first concern is the influence of digital surveillance on education and society by government and corporate institutions. This is evaluated in light of electronic foreign and domestic government and corporate surveillance, […]
The FCC’s craven net neutrality vote announcement makes no mention of the 22 million comments filed
For someone who claims to be working for the American people, FCC Chairman Ajit Pai sure doesn’t seem to care what they have to say. In his announcement today that the Commission would vote whether to roll back net neutrality rules on December 15, he made no mention of the inconvenient and embarrassing fact that […]
2017 Digital Literacy Impact Study> An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief
The 2017 Digital Literacy Impact Study: An NMC Horizon Project Strategic Brief uncovers the learner’s perspective of how digital literacy training influences work life after graduation. As a complement to the definitions and frameworks outlined in the 2017 strategic brief on digital literacy in higher education, this study examines digital literacy in action as learners […]
EcoXPT: Designing for Deeper Learning through Experimentation in an Immersive Virtual Ecosystem
Young people now must compete in a global, knowledge-based, innovation-centered economy; they must acquire not just academic knowledge, but also character attributes such as intrinsic motivation, persistence, and flexibility. To accomplish these ambitious goals, the National Research Council (2012) of the United States recommends the use of “deeper learning” classroom strategies. These include case-based learning, […]
D2L Extends Reach Across EMEA with New Customers and Partners
D2L is enhancing the learning experience for more people in the UK, Europe, Middle East and South Africa Desire2Learn
Blackboard Helps K-12 School Districts and Teachers Make Digital Learning Materials More Accessible for Students
Blackboard Ally is designed to integrate with a school district’s existing LMS and automatically runs class materials through an accessibility checklist that looks for common accessibility issues. The solution generates a range of more accessible alternatives for the teacher’s original content including Semantic HTML, audio, ePub, and electronic Braille. It provides teachers with guidance for […]
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