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| | Today's Top Stories | | 1. | Digital Portfolios Position Students for Success in the Workforce | | | via EdSurge | | | According to a study from CareerBuilder, 81 percent of employers have some level of difficulty filling open positions due to the gap between the skills applicants possess and the skills required for the jobs. With the skills gap presenting problems for both employers and students, students must do all they can to present their best selves to prospective employers and showcase the skills they actually know that will make them better matches for open positions. More
Why This Matters: Most institutions don't require digital portfolios, but they can give students a leg up when they hit the job market. Read how to make digital portfolios an integral part of campus culture. |
| | 2. | Arizona CC Hopes to Lift Student Success with Early Notifications, Support | | | via Campus Technology | | | Starting this fall an Arizona community college system will be automating collaboration workstreams among faculty, advisors and students to help it improve student outcomes and completion rates. More
Why This Matters: It's nice when edtech doesn't exclusively focus on fixing a problem. This early notification system will alert educators and advisors when students start struggling, or conversely, when they should be commended for good performance. |
| | 3. | Protecting Whats Vital | | | via EdTech Digest | | | Universities have never had a more important place as a linchpin in a global system driven by knowledge, ideas, and innovation. More
Why This Matters: With great power comes great responsibility. For universities, the freedom of sharing research data is necessary, but it is also very necessary to make sure that data is protected. |
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| | Blog Quote of the Day | The Problem With Zuckerberg Telepathy
"Interfaces that can track subvocalization of language may appear sometime in the distant or not-to-distant future, and could revolutionize the way with interact with machines. But ultimately its the language stream youd want to tap into, not the thought stream, because its the language stream that is the recipe, and recreation is about the recipe not the cake." Mike Caulfield, Hapgood |
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THE [ED-TECH] GRADUATE (2016) I just want to say one word to you. Just one word Yes sir Are you listening? Yes I am *Flashcards* |
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