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Startup Hopes to Shake Up Textbook Market By Encouraging a Mix-and-Match of Courseware

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Argos is calling its courseware platform and marketplace Sojourner, and the goal is to make it a hub for professors and students to create, assign and use digital course materials, in a way that allows for rich analytics for professors, showing them how their students are using materials.

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Investors Write $3.2 Million Check for Writing Startup That’s All About Peer Feedback

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It’s a problem thesis that has convinced others to write (a check, that is), including Omidyar Technology Ventures, which is leading a $3.2 For teachers, Writable’s web-based tool offers customizable templates for common writing assignments (such as an argumentative or cause-and-effect essay, or a personal narrative). based company.

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Brightspace Excellence Awards highlight innovation in online learning

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This year’s Brightspace Excellence Awards , announced at FUSION 2016 by global learning technology provider D2L, recognized the promise of online learning and its ability to connect more and more people to high-quality educational programs. Smith School of Business at Queen’s University : Troy St.

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Reliable Turnitin alternatives for K12

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That’s quite an advantage since copied materials often come from peer-reviewed articles. The website claims to have advanced machine learning technologies, however, Copyleaks “keeps” your texts after checking them. You can change this parameter in the settings, but that’s the standard option.

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HBCU’s Augment HyFlex Format Using Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

Faculty Focus

The course structure overview video, syllabus, and course map are provided in the “Start Here” module to give clear information about the objectives, assignments, assessments, and materials for student learning. This helps my face-to-face and virtual students focus on their learning process using various modes of presentation.

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25 AI predictions for 2025

eSchool News

AI tools can reduce the administrative burden so many educators carry, can personalize learning for students, and can help students become more engaged in their learning when they use the tools to brainstorm and expand on ideas for assignments and projects. So: Whats next for AI in education ?

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