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Alternative Pathways: A Complex Upheaval Is Unfolding But Not a 50 Percent...

Jun 18, 2016
When I first heard Clayton Christiansen's prediction that, via disruption, 50 percent of all colleges and universities would go out of business by 2030, I understood the dynamic forces to which he was referring. Though I believe deeply in his theory of disruption, I thought the prediction was a bit over the top.
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Are Skills-Building "Boot Camps" Worth the Bucks?

Jun 18, 2016
These extra-cost college programs promise to shape up students' job skills. As if college isn't expensive enough these days, some students are now paying thousands of dollars, over and above their normal tuition, for specialized courses in everything from business fundamentals to computer programming.
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Microsoft buying LinkedIn could transform the way we're taught, trained, and...

Jun 14, 2016
In its $26 billion bid for LinkedIn this week, Microsoft made a bold move, paying almost 50% more per share than the price at which the social network last traded. So... why?
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The CBE train is leaving - time for colleges and universities to get onboard

Jun 14, 2016
Various articles along the lines of Is Competency-Based Education Worth The Investment have surfaced in recent weeks. And no wonder. Something like 500 colleges and universities are preparing to launch new competency-based education (CBE) programs, up from an estimated 52 last year. But where are all...
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Opening Plenary: 21st Century Credentials: Learners + Institutions + Workforce

Jun 14, 2016
Opening Plenary: 21st Century Credentials: Learners + Institutions + Workforce
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What Microsoft's LinkedIn Acquisition Means for Higher Ed

Jun 14, 2016
Growing a business is like running a marathon. But instead of jogging 26.2 miles, that's how many dollars-in billions-Microsoft forked over to acquire LinkedIn.
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Video Learning Platform ApprenNet Gets a Name Change and a $4M Series A

Jun 9, 2016
Practice makes perfect, and one company is willing to bet on it. Video learning platform ApprenNet is changing its name to Practice XYZ.
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This programming crash course reaps real-world results | #SparkBizApps

Jun 8, 2016
The tech community isn't so much a community as it is a sprawling metropolis, with more and more programmers released into the Silicon Valley wilds by the year. IBM alone hopes to train 1 billion data scientists over the next few years. It's training these scores of...
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Preparing America's Workforce for Jobs of the 21st Century: One Student's Story

Jun 2, 2016
A couple of weeks ago, I had the honor of meeting Commerce Secretary Pritzker when she visited Galvanize - a startup that believes in making education and growth accessible to anyone - especially underrepresented groups in the tech industry. As a recent graduate of Galvanize...
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Boulder key player on boosting women's fortunes in tech fields

May 29, 2016
With all the focus on Black Lives Matter, gay marriage and transgender rights, perhaps women's issues are for the history books? Not so much. In the high-tech industry, often synonymous with progress, women are waging a battle for equity, inclusion, fairness and respect that echoes campaigns of the past.
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