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Top 10 Ed-Tech Trends of 2011

by Audrey Watters on 16 Dec, 2011

1. The iPad

2. Social Media -- Adoption and Crackdown

3. Text-messaging

4. Data (Which Still Means Mostly "Standardized Testing")

5. The Digital Library

6. Khan Academy

7. STEM Education's Sputnik Moment

8. The Higher Education Bubble

9. "Open"

10. The Business of Ed-Tech

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2013 Ed-Tech Trends

  • MOOCs and Anti-MOOCs
  • (Data and) Standardization
  • (Data and) Platforming
  • (Data and) Personalization
  • Startups

2012 Ed-Tech Trends

  • The Business of Ed-Tech
  • The Maker Movement
  • Learning to Code
  • The Flipped Classroom
  • MOOCs
  • The Battle to Open Textbooks
  • Education Data & Learning Analytics
  • The Platforming of Education
  • Automation & Artificial Intelligence
  • The Politics of Ed-Tech

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