🚀 Day 2 of #BigBlueButton World 2025 is all about innovation & insight: @steveruizok (@tldraw), Samuel Weirich, @jontfila, Jack Child (@MinervaVirtual) & 💡 Dev deep dives w/ Bruno & Lucas (@mconforg), Jesus & Shamiso (@blindsidenetworks) 🔗 https://t.co/15VUKoGeoW #EdTech

A meta-study of 54 studies and 170,000+ people found that: People remember more information if they read a physical book instead of a digital one. The paper advantage holds across ages and has grown over time. Looks like paper beats pixel.

3. Use AI to do more — efficiently and adaptively, including the boring stuff (like doc processing).

2. Change how you interact to meet “today’s students”, who have different behaviors and expectations (these will continue to change).

1. Focus more on increasing conversion rates than on adding to top of funnel.

Higher ed marketing arguments / advice from Edmo panel featuring @WGU and @NatUniv (2 HEIs who should know):

Higher ed panel with @wgu & flagship R1 university paints a stark contrast, not just in student populations but in strategy & coherence: WGU VP succinctly explains problem, urgency, & a (well-thought out) solution; the other HEI seems complacent but verbose.

There are dozens of edu and ed tech conferences and events happening in 2025. We made a list, with helpful metadata to help you prioritize:

🚨#BREAKING: Boone NC officials have confirmed that 62 members of the Pennsylvania Amish community have completed the construction of 12 tiny homes in under 48 hours. The total cost of the project for #WNC was over $300,000, all of which was donated by the Amish community.

Daily reminder that (1) the world is bigger than we often realize, and (2) perspective is everything. OH: “I’ve played the piano my whole life.” “Oh, so you can play half the accordion.”

what do you think? is @jstein right? is this debate on the horizon? check out all the insights in the year-end episode, and ping us at @topcastnow with your thoughts.

We're hosting 2 LIVE, in-person events for early-stage #edtech #startups during @UTtechweek on 25 Jan 2024. Sign-up here:

TOPcast ep151 includes shoutouts to @drbouchey @neilmosley5 @rojow123 @dylanbarth @jstein @UPCEA @olctoday @yumbrands @UofLBiz @NationalLouisU and more!

[Graphic warning] I have just seen the raw footage from Hamas terrorists of their attacks on 7 October. The screams of civilians murdered in their cars, babies slain in Disney pyjamas, children begging for “daddy” as he is blown up, the dead spat on. As they mercilessly

Japanese Godzillas are the best Godzillas. America doesn't get the existential fear, and the existential guilt, that the genre requires.

Skate friends: Rock N Ron finally has Rockets bearings available — the fastest, most durable bearings I’ve ever ridden — on sale now:

Thank you for all of your support and love. #IStandWithIsrael