All posts by Henry Kronk
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WGU and Carnegie Mellon Win Grant To Build AI-Powered Professional Development Tool
October 16, 2018 Henry Kronk
On Monday, the National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded a $700,000 grant to Western Governors University and Carnegie Mellon University to support an existing…
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App Academy Launches Free Online Platform for Coding Students
October 15, 2018 Henry Kronk
App Academy is one of the preeminent coding bootcamps in the U.S. With an average of 80-90 hours of work per week and…
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It Isn’t Easy Handling Instructional Design for Digital Learning: A Conversation with Nearpod VP Jennie Kristofferson
October 14, 2018 Henry Kronk
Teachers today have access to technology and instructional tools that were mostly absent from classrooms just a few years ago. While well-versed in…
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It’s Time to Change the Way Teachers Grade: Study
October 12, 2018 Henry Kronk
For years, student grades have been formed exclusively through how students perform on certain assignments and criteria. In some subjects, like math, a…
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Is an Increase in State Funding the Solution to Lower Tuition in Higher Ed?
October 11, 2018 Henry Kronk
Almost fortnightly, it seems, a report or article emerges about the increase in tuition at American institutions of higher education. Some describe what…
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Social Hackers Academy Retrains Migrants and Asylum-Seekers in Greece for Work in the Tech Industry
October 10, 2018 Henry Kronk
Last year, eLearning Inside connected with Social Hackers Academy, an NGO based in Athens, Greece that provides a coding bootcamp for migrants, asylum…
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Chinese Edtech Has No Reluctance with AI
October 08, 2018 Henry Kronk
Throughout the past year, Chinese tech startups have received encouragement via policy and financial support from their government in the development and use…
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Meritize, Which Provides Merit-Based Education Loans, Raises $13.2 in Series A
October 07, 2018 Henry Kronk
Securing funding for further education can be exceptionally difficult for learners with poor credit. What loans are available will typically carry a high…
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ASU’s Weaponized Narrative Initiative Teams Up with Truepic to Fight Fake News, Verify Images
October 06, 2018 Henry Kronk
During the past two presidential administrations, internet trolls have manipulated images of George Bush and Barack Obama talking on the phone to make…
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Bridging the Digital Divide Among Schools Is Within Reach Despite FCC Red Tape
October 05, 2018 Henry Kronk
On Tuesday, the State of the States Report, which tracks school connectivity issues, along with EducationSuperHighway, released their annual report. The bad news…
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