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Building a Career in EdTech: SmarterServices Team Member Celebrates 15 Years

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Technology has become integral to education, 71% of US students claim to use laptops in the classroom ( McKinsey ). In 2016, the self-paced eLearning industry made up $46.67 billion of the global market share, and by 2022, that number is projected to exceed $243 billion ( Statista ).

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ACT Bets Big on Analytics, Adaptive Learning With $7.5M Investment in Smart Sparrow

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In recent years, the nonprofit has invested in several education technology efforts around learning analytics and adaptive learning. million investment in Smart Sparrow , a company that offers a platform used by many higher-ed faculty members and instructors to develop online, adaptive courses and simulations. Its latest: a $7.5

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What It Takes For a College to Go Online

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When I first entered digital education more than two decades ago, instructional design was just at the starting gate. Most early online units sent virtual instructors off on their own, with little or no support. Today, with pandemic-fueled breakneck remote learning growth, it’s among the fastest expanding technical occupations.

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6 Tips for How to Build an Online College Degree from Scratch #DLNchat

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Students get the best of both worlds where they can engage the instructor and other students but still have the flexibility of online work,” said White. Garay put it this way, “Quality mobile-first eLearning program delivery is, today, a requirement. In my experience, blended is best. The #DLNchat community concurred.

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Say Goodbye to Boring PD: Rethinking Technology’s Role in Professional Development

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My “teacher-students” also have to rethink how technology might help improve their classrooms and then rebuild a lesson plan using the new methodology. Rather than wait for the teacher to do it at a future date, good PD should insist on letting the instructor serve as the facilitator just as they should do with their own students.

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How Academic Publishers Can Push the Boundaries of Digital Learning

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Instructors of online and blended learning programs also reap the benefits. When put to best use, reusable learning elements can free up subject matter experts in publishing and higher education—as well as all educators—to work toward increasingly innovative learning solutions. How to Become the Netflix of Publishing.

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