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The latest news related to the meaningful and effective implementation of educational technology and e-learning in K-12, higher education, corporate and government sectors.
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Higher ed business leaders say this is critical for 2017

Higher ed business leaders say this is critical for 2017 | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
Chief Business Officers: The missional case for outsourcing in higher education.
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Future Proofing Your Video Platform: A Cautionary Tale About Obsolescence

Future Proofing Your Video Platform: A Cautionary Tale About Obsolescence | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it

"Colleges and universities are awash in digital video. Chief information officers (CIOs) are tasked with organizing, sharing and providing on-demand access to terabytes of video for a panoply of stakeholders. Yet most of the content management and storage solutions are woefully to support teaching and learning. Even as learning sciences offer stronger evidence of how video can support learners, CIOs continue to invest in commercial video platforms that solve for yesterday’s use case—often without a clear picture of how demand will evolve in the coming years."

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The Higher Ed Learning Revolution: Tracking Each Student's Every Move

The Higher Ed Learning Revolution: Tracking Each Student's Every Move | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
More colleges and universities are exploring how to better use the trove of data they're collecting on their students to improve teaching and learning.
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Gates Foundation Pushes More Data Tracking in Higher Ed, Linking Outcomes to Funding

Gates Foundation Pushes More Data Tracking in Higher Ed, Linking Outcomes to Funding | Educational Technology News | Scoop.it
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation is once again calling for change in higher education. Among other things, the politically influential Gates Foundation is now pushing for reforms that are reminiscent in some ways of the K-12 reforms the organization has forwarded in recent years, including all-encompassing tracking of student outcome data and connecting such data to institutional funding.
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