Date Announced for Digital Learning Day 2017! Save the Date!

And from the neo-liberals…

The Alliance for Excellent Education is pleased to announce that the sixth annual Digital Learning Day (#DLDay) will take place on Thursday, February 23, 2017. Created by the Alliance for Excellent Education in 2012, DLDay is a nationwide celebration that highlights great teaching and demonstrates how technology can improve student outcomes. Learn more atwww.DigitalLearningDay.org.     VIsit the Digital Learning Day Website     Click to Tweet: It’s official! Digital Learning Day 2017 will be held onFebruary 23, 2017: Learn more at DigitalLearningDay.org. #DLDay @officialDLDay

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These New Articles For Distance Education Are Available Online

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The online platform for Taylor & Francis Online content New for Distance Education and online now on Taylor & Francis Online: Original ArticlesPhonological attainment and foreign language anxiety in distance language learning: a quantitative approach Daniel Bosmans & Stella Hurd Pages: 1-15 | DOI: 10.1080/01587919.2016.1233049 Want to know which papers your peers have recently been reading in Education? Discover the free#ReadMyResearch collection today. This message is personalised to your status as a society member. Please do not forward this email. To recommend content, please use the social sharing tools on the website. If you need any further help, please contact us at support@tandfonline.com Please do not reply to this email. To ensure that you receive your alerts and information from Taylor & Francis Online, please add “alerts@tandfonline.com” and “info@tandfonline.com” to your safe senders list. Taylor & Francis, an Informa business. Taylor & Francis is a trading name of Informa UK Limited, registered in England under no. 1072954. Registered office: 5 Howick Place, London, SW1P 1WG.

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Distance-Educator.com e-Newsletter 9/26/16

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