A Farewell To EdTech? Remote Possibilities
When Din Heiman, SVP of Strategy at Renaissance Learning, first posted his thoughts on the edtech industry’s responsibility to respond to the current education crisis, he expected to spark...
Digital Divide Worsens During COVID Crisis
LearnPlatform released this week The Exponential Growth of the Digital Divide – a new analysis of student and teacher use of K-12 edtech tools across a cross-section of U.S. school...
Top 5 Disruptive EdTech Trends of 2020
Like all other industries, technological revolutions will disrupt the education sector too in 2020 and the upcoming years. Before moving ahead to the trends, let's talk about the technologies...
Online Learning Minute: Elevating Your Graphic Design Skills with Behance
On this episode of MarketScale’s Online Learning Minute, host Brian Runo explores how even free courses, particularly in the area of graphic design, can deliver tremendous value. “ is one...
How COVID-19 Will Force Education Into The Future
This post originally appeared on the ASCD website. Sean Slade is the Senior Director of Global Outreach at ASCD, focusing on promoting and expanding the ASCD Whole Child approach...
Yale’s Most Popular Class Is Now Available Free Online
In the spring of 2018, the Yale psychology professor Laurie Santos unveiled a new course, Psychology and the Good Life. The subject was happiness. Santos's course was a blend of...
Winners of the 2020 CODiE Education Technology Awards Announced
Scroll below for details. Or if you want the suspense and a peek inside the homes of some edtech luminaries, follow along for the quarantined presentations. Best Administrative Solution Abre,...
Upskill with Free Online Learning Courses
Staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic has brought many some extra time. Now is a great opportunity for anyone to participate in online learning. By taking online courses, individuals...
The Changing Market for Postsecondary Education
We know all too well that the current virus pandemic is impacting enrollments in the near term, but this is temporary -- the pandemic will pass. It will take...
Remote Possibilities: A New EdTech Podcast
In the premiere episode of Remote Possibilities, host Kevin Hogan talks with Scrum master and remote learning veteran David Prior about, what else, the COVID-19 pandemic and its effect...
Laredo College Offering Free Online Small Business Courses
Free, online courses are being offered by Laredo College that include subjects like Creating Web Pages, WordPress Websites, Supervision and Management and more. “These courses offer in-depth specializations that help...
How Workplace Learning Must Adapt To Meet The COVID-19 Challenge
Sam Herring is the Vice President and General Manager, Intrepid by VitalSource. His post originally appeared March 5 here. Herring will appear on an upcoming episode of Remote Possibilities...
Online Learning Minute: How Lenovo’s LanSchool Backs a Holistic Approach to Successful EdTech
On this episode of MarketScale’s Online Learning Minute, host Brian Runo was once again joined by Lenovo Director, Global Education Solutions Rich Henderson. This go-around, the duo dove into the...
Special Ed Services Amidst COVID—How One District Does It
Ukiah Unified School District in California is no stranger to extended school closings. In the last three years, it has experienced closings due to wildfires, smoke from a nearby...
Online Learning Minute: Exploring the Current State of the Online and Remote Education Space
On this episode of the MarketScale Online Learning Minute, host Brian Runo was joined by the Remote Possibilities podcast’s Kevin Hogan, who will also begin a role as an...
The Evolution of Classroom Tech, From VCR Carts to Interactive Displays
Educational technology is not a new concept. Whether in a small classroom or a vast lecture theatre, the role of audiovisual technology has played an important, if not always...
Big Deals For Edtech This Week (May 15)
As the pandemic lockdowns continue, the prospects for physical summer camps are grim and fall back-to-school re-openings murky. To compensate, curriculum providers and online schools are scrambling to create...
4 Budget-Friendly Ways To Upskill Your Newly Remote Workforce
As entire organizations and teams are disbanded and forced into the digital revolution, many are left vulnerable due to the widening skills gap plaguing the workforce. The skills gap...
Teacher Support Critical To Remote Learning Success
A broad gap exists between what the public wants and what they believe schools are able to provide, according to the latest survey conducted by Langer Research of New...
What Universities Are Learning From Online Education
Six months ago, few of the world’s academics had taught an online class. Now they’re almost all doing it. I asked dozens of them about their experiences. My conclusion:...
Microsoft Education Details Remote Learning Successes And Goals
Industry behemoth Microsoft Education this week began to document how the company is responding to the global pandemic and offers resources for institutions to move forward. Alexa Joyce, Future-Ready...
Google Meet Premium Features for G-Suite Now Free Through September
Last month, Google for Education announced that they’ve extended access to premium Google Meet features for all G Suite for Education and G Suite Enterprise for Education users until Sept. 30,...
The Impact of Distance Learning on the Future of Lower and Higher Education Programs
Boasting an innovative Live Learning Platform, a personalized approach, and highly credentialed instructors that make it easier to learn with confidence, Varsity Tutors connects expert instructors to students in...
Three EdTech Insights To Follow During Quarantine
One advantage to quarantine is some extra time for deep reading. Each successive day there are new ideas and trends being posted on the reinvention of edtech. Rebecca Heilweil...
Online Learning Minute: How to Leverage Current Educational Content
On this episode of MarketScale’s Online Learning Minute with host Brian Runo, Runo highlights best practices for adapting and leveraging current content in a push toward online learning. Though building...