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April 25, 2016

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EdCast launches world’s first “Global Educator Teach-A-Thon”

EdCast, the fast-growing social knowledge network on which users learn from influencers, peers and subject matter experts, recently announced the launch of the Global Educator Teach-A-Thon, a new annual challenge for educators to showcase the impact and power of social learning and mobile livestream technology.

The 4 short clips that wowed during education’s hottest innovation conference

“These are not infomercials,” is perhaps the best way to describe the reinvented interview lineup recently part of ASU GSV 2016’s Innovation Conference Summit held in San Diego April 18-20, said Casey Green, host of the interactive interviews and founding director of Campus Computing—the largest continuing study of eLearning and…

UoP, UC Berkeley establish transfer students agreement

University of the People (UoPeople) is partnering with the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley). According to the articulation agreement between the two Californian universities, UC Berkeley will consider qualified, top-performing UoPeople Associate’s degree graduates, who wish to transfer to complete a bachelor’s degree at Berkeley. UoPeople is a nonprofit,…

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6 apps that block social media distractions

A collection of apps, lauded by educators and students alike, are helping to solve one of education’s biggest tech-related pet peeves: unnecessary distraction. As mobile initiatives and social media implementation gain steam in college and university courses, the biggest complaint among educators is lack of student concentration—and students agree.

Shocking data reveals Millennials lacking skills across board

International data sets show U.S. Millennials hit global bottoms for skills in literacy, numeracy and technology problem-solving.

Research: Social media has negative impact on academic performance

Perusing Facebook, sending rapid-fire text messages, and tweeting back and forth with friends and celebrities alike might not be the best academic strategy, it turns out.

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