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The Association 4.0 Podcast Series—Build Skills to Succeed in the Digital Marketplace

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Podcasts are the perfect learning tool for multitaskers. You can walk the dog, workout, or pick up a Starbucks and be educated and entertained at the same time. That’s why.orgSource,orgCommunity’s partner consultancy, is excited to launch the Association 4.0

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Udacity raises $75M in debt, says its tech education business is profitable after enterprise pivot

TechCrunch

Online education tools continue to see a surge of interest boosted by major changes in work and learning practices in the midst of a global health pandemic. Education is in session. But that’s not the only classroom where online education is getting called on.

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Nucleos puts secure, tablet-powered education in the hands of inmates

TechCrunch

Nucleos is a startup that hopes to make the kind of e-learning tools we tend to take for granted available to inmates with an all-in-one service that’s free for them to use. Inmates in correctional facilities around the country have wildly varying levels of opportunity to prepare for life after release. All rights reserved.

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Online learning marketplace Udemy is raising up to $100M at a $3.32B valuation

TechCrunch

Online education has been one of the hotspots in the tech world this year, as people turn to e-learning tools to fill in the gaps variously arising from closed schools, closed offices, social distancing and more time on our hands at home because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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The Robinhood competitor landscape intensifies as Invstr raises $20M

TechCrunch

One of the biggest gripes about investing apps is that they are not acting responsibly by not educating users properly and allegedly letting them fend for themselves. Today, an eight-year-old company that has been focused on nothing but financial education is now offering trading and banking services in the U.S.

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Go read this Adobe designer’s take on why Google Classroom is so joyless

The Verge

As students around the world continue to study from home as a result of the pandemic, Google’s Classroom software has fast become an invaluable remote learning tool. However, Vinh’s core argument is that the service’s biggest problems reflect how broader society undervalues education. Illustration: Alex Castro / The Verge.

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What are Learning Management Systems (LMS)?

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A learning management system—or an “LMS” for short—is a software resource or application that provides communication tools, academic course management, and a user interface for students, educators, and administrators in K–12 schools and higher education institutions.