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Avoiding the Landfill, Part III: Towards Better Customer Launches

by Len Scrogan

In education, poor [technology] implementation from the very outset of a project spirals our products towards the landfill of technological promise. In last month’s article, “Avoiding the Landfill, Part II: Great Beginnings” we zeroed …

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Avoiding the Landfill, Part II: Great Beginnings

by Len Scrogan

Plato was squarely on center when he advised that “the beginning is the most important part of the work.” Poor [technology] implementation from the very outset of a project always spirals us towards the …

Tags:Education

Avoiding the Landfill of Educational Promise

by Len Scrogan

Although most in the ed tech manufacturing and sales industry covet the first sale or the largest tender, I sincerely wonder if this priority is misplaced. An initial sale can certainly impress our competitors …

Tags:Education| Robotics| Virtual Reality

Fatigue, Techlash, and the Great Escape in Education

by Len Scrogan

I never wanted to write this article. Or maybe I really did intend to write it all along, having predicted this all would happen exactly a year ago. I predicted a techlash coming from …

Tags:Covid-19| Education

Scanning the Horizon at SXSWedu 2022

by Len Scrogan

The annual SXSWedu conference typically serves as the most innovative, fresh, and predictive venue for envisioning the future of the ed-tech marketplace. This year, the SXSWedu® Conference & Festival will be held in face-to-face …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality

FETC 2022 Preview: What’s Whispering

by Len Scrogan

In this final article of the series, I outline some soft whispers emerging from FETC 2022, the Future of Education Technology Conference, which rotates it venue from Orlando to Miami, Florida. This year’s conference …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality

FETC 2022 Preview: What’s Shouting the Loudest

by Len Scrogan

In this article, I outline observations related to key education trends taking shape at FETC 2022 using my typical conference session analysis approach. The ed-tech conference season in the U.S. kicks off at the …

Tags:Education| Events

FETC 2022 Preview: What’s New

by Len Scrogan

The ed-tech conference season in the U.S. kicks off at the start of each year with a strong event, the Future of Education Technology Conference, which rotates its venue from Orlando to Miami, Florida. …

Tags:Augmented Reality| display technology| Education| Events| Virtual Reality

Why VR is Struggling in K-12 Education

by Len Scrogan

I was on my way to Southern Utah to compete in the national senior games when I received an email from Bob Raikes asking my ‘educator’s’ opinion on this recent announcement: “ABI Research said …

Tags:Education| Market Data| Virtual Reality

Grab Bag 2021: Education Edition

by Len Scrogan

Since not every little revelation warrants a dedicated article, my answer is to provide a periodic curation of interesting developments in the education sector. And that’s what we have here: merely a few “grab …

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What’s Bubbling Up in the Ed Market?

by Len Scrogan

The annual ISTE conference, the largest ed-tech conference in the U.S., has been forced online (due to the stresses of the Rona) for two consecutive years now. Every year I provide a conference session …

Tags:Augmented Reality| Education| Virtual Reality

ISTE Live 2021 Conference Review

by Len Scrogan

The annual ISTE conference, the largest ed-tech conference in the U.S., has certainly gone through its covidian contortions lately. Every year I provide a conference session analysis of this respected conference for our readers, …

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