All posts by Henry Kronk
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edX CEO Anant Agarwal Announces Ambitious Goals for 2022
May 31, 2018 Henry Kronk
On Wednesday, edX CEO Anant Agarwal took the stage at the University of Montreal to kick off the Open edX 2018 conference. As…
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SelfStudy Raises $3 Million in Seed Round Led by the IARS
May 30, 2018 Henry Kronk
On Wednesday, SelfStudy announced they have received seed round funding to the tune of $3 million. The AI-powered cloud platform has an ambitious…
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Gamification vs. Game-Based Learning–Which Is More Effective?
May 30, 2018 Henry Kronk
In recent years, educators who spend any time on the internet have no doubt come across one particular buzzword: gamification. For anyone struggling…
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Minecraft Provided Ideal Game-Based Learning for Benjamin Kelly. But to Use It, He Had to Cut Through Some Red Tape.
May 29, 2018 Henry Kronk
Game-based learning has been shown to be a viable educational tool. But that doesn’t mean it’s necessarily easy to implement. When Benjamin Kelly,…
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What is Title 21 CFR Part 11–and Why Is It So Complicated?
May 27, 2018 Henry Kronk
When Title 21 of the Code of Federal Regulation Part 11 went into effect in 1997, a good many software providers were left…
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Flipped Learning Global Initiative Launches New Non-Profit to Head the Global Standards Project
May 25, 2018 Henry Kronk
Earlier this week, the Flipped Learning Global Initiative announced that they would form a new non-profit to spearhead their ongoing Global Standards Project.…
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WeGrow’s Acquisition of MissionU Marks A Setback for Income Share Agreements
May 24, 2018 Henry Kronk
MissionU promised learners they could forego a 4-year degree and train for the job market instead. But they’re secret sauce was how they…
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This Fall, SUNY Empire State College Will Debut A Virtual Residency
May 23, 2018 Henry Kronk
At SUNY Empire State College, students have long been able to participate in residency programs. These opportunities typically stand adjacent to a major…
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Soon, Both Students and Teachers Will Be (Online Learning) Digital Natives
May 22, 2018 Henry Kronk
Much has been made for nearly the last two decades about digital natives in the context of education. First described by Marc Plensky…
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Goldman Sachs Launches Their 10,000 Women Entrepreneurial Course as a Coursera MOOC
May 22, 2018 Henry Kronk
Since its role in the recession beginning in late 2007, Goldman Sachs has committed itself to operating in a more ethical manner. On…
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