Techno-News Blog. Educators should ignore the ‘fear factor’ around AI robots taking over teaching, and should harness the technology to improve their craft. More...
The Next Frontier of Adaptive Learning
Techno-News Blog. Arizona State University isn’t satisfied with the state of adaptive. That’s why this innovative university is going all in with adaptive degree programs. More...
Assistive Technology to Help Students with Learning Disabilities Succeed Academically
Techno-News Blog. Learning disabilities can affect students in a variety of ways, ranging from difficulty with reading to struggles with basic math problems. These issues can be difficult to sort through for students and teachers alike. More...
Making the Most of Your Edtech Conference
Techno-News Blog. At a recent edtech conference in Austin, Texas, there were over 40,000 devices connected to the network at the convention hall. More...
How Much Does a Blockchain Developer Really Make?
Techno-News Blog. 2017 was the breakout year for blockchain technology. The numbers don’t lie and some of the numbers are truly staggering. Indeed.com, one of the biggest job portals in the world, published some interesting statistics regarding the rise of Blockchain jobs. More...
Online learning comes to life on the court
Techno-News Blog. Returning to the classroom more than 20 years after finishing high school was a major and slightly daunting step for Olympic medalist and WNBL coach. More...
The charge of the chatbots: how do you tell who’s human online?
Techno-News Blog. We find ourselves locked into interminable text chats with breezy automated bank tellers and offer our mother’s maiden name to a variety of robotic speakers that sound plausibly alive. More...
Should students be allowed to use cellphones in class? It depends.
Techno-News Blog. Some educators embrace phones in class as a way to boost learning, allowing access to endless information and incorporating devices in school in a world that now relies on them. More...
Measuring the Value of Digital Credentials (Part Two): The Role of Efficiency in Delivering Agility
Techno-News Blog. With their increased granularity, transparency and portability, digital credentials are quickly supplanting the paper certificate as a means of non-degree skills verification in leading-edge continuing and professional education units. More...
Students protest Zuckerberg-backed digital learning program and ask him: ‘What gives you this right?’
Techno-News Blog. Students at a New York high school have protested in recent weeks an online education program developed with engineers working for Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg in the latest challenge to the growing “personalized learning” movement in U.S. education. More...