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Power Tomorrow’s Leaders with STEAM
It is estimated there will be 2.4 million jobs in STEAM careers in 2018. These jobs will have 20% higher starting salaries and
nearly double the job growth rate of non-STEAM fields.*
Arts
*https://www.pltw.org/about-us
Campus Industry
Trends Survey, conducted by Hanover Research, polled more than 1,000 college students across the United States about their experiences and preferences around “digital learning technology.” It defined that term as any technology or system that facilitates teaching and learning, from digital course materials and e-textbooks to lecture recordings, learning management systems and other learning platforms. Read the full story online.
TV ON ANY DEVICE. Students at Emory University (GA) can now watch
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live television and on-demand content on any internet-enabled device. The institu- tion partnered with Comcast to launch Xfinity On Campus, a streaming TV product for colleges and universities, in- cluded with room and board for students living in on-campus housing. Through Comcast’s Xfinity Stream app and portal, students can access about 80 live cable TV channels, including the major broad- cast networks plus AMC, Barvo, Comedy Central, ESPN and others. In addition, thousands of TV shows and movies are available via Xfinity On Demand. Read the full story online.4
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