- by Kathy Mickey
- October 24 2016
- classroom
- Ed tech
- edtech
- education
- education market
- educational media
- educational technology
- market
- online education
- prek
- prek-12
- prek-12 market
- professional development
- students
- teachers
- teaching
- technology
Easy Access and Equity Are Two Goals of States’ Professional Learning Hubs
Vermont is one example of a state with a Professional Learning Network. Launched in 2013, it is a statewide system for professional learning related to two objectives: instructional leadership and Common Core implementation.
It’s a Jungle Out There: The Tricky Business of Indentifying Predatory Publishers in an Open Access Habitat
Steady increases in journal subscription costs have given rise to a movement to create free, unfettered access to scholarly research. This movement has the broad support of researchers, governments, private research foundations, college and university faculty and librarians.But disruption of a scholarly publishing ecosystem that traces its roots to the 17th century has given rise to a new breed of publishers with questionable business practices.The latest report from Simba Information, Open Access Journal Publishing 2016-2020, delves into the emergence of such predatory publishers and how the industry is combating it.
