As 2024 comes to a close, we wanted to reflect on the topics that generated the most interest this past year. A look at our blog posts with the highest number of unique viewers reveals that Artificial Intelligence captured readers' attention, while digital credentials drew significant engagement on LinkedIn.
Top 5 1EdTech Blogs in 2024
#5: Using Generative AI in Education: Learning by Doing
At 1EdTech, we take pride in bringing together educational institutions and edtech suppliers to support, collaborate, and innovate—together. This work takes center stage each year at the Learning Impact Conference, and 2024 was no different. This blog recapped the discussion “Intersection of AI and Education” and the panelists’ recommendations to prepare students and educators for the future. You can also watch the video of the general session below.
The Intersection of AI and Education: Going Beyond the Hype
#4: Gleaning Inspiration from the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan
This year, the U.S. Department of Education unveiled the 2024 National Educational Technology Plan (NETP), emphasizing the imperative to bridge digital divides for learners and educators alike. Former 1EdTech CEO Rob Abel considered how 1EdTech can help bridge digital divides.
#3: Building a Bridge of Trust: Three Pillars of the 1EdTech Digital Credentials Ecosystem
There is a growing need for flexible, verifiable credentials that can capture a learner’s entire journey, from K-12 to college and career. To help create a digital ecosystem supporting those credentials, 1EdTech offers three pillars of digital credential standards—Open Badges 3.0, CLR Standard® 2.0, and CASE®. Together, they form the foundation for a trusted and interoperable ecosystem that empowers learners and unlocks new opportunities.
#2: Easing Burden on Schools: 5 Quality Indicators for EdTech and AI Products
1EdTech is proud to be a member of the EdTech Quality Collaborative, seven leading EdTech organizations working together on behalf of educators, product developers, students, and their families to help determine if a product is of sufficient quality to be used by teachers and students. This blog from CEOs of each organization looks at the Five EdTech Quality Indicators to evaluate effective EdTech products.
#1: Five Questions to Ask Before Implementing an AI Tool
As a collaborative, innovative, and forward-thinking organization, 1EdTech members took the challenge of artificial intelligence head-on this year, looking for not just best practices but practical tools that can help educators make decisions around AI and help suppliers provide tools that meet educational needs. We started by releasing 1EdTech’s TrustEd Apps Generative AI Data Rubric. The rubric is designed to serve as an informative and educational tool for suppliers and educators to understand some of the most important questions around privacy and what educators should expect from reliable suppliers.
1EdTech members interested in joining the AI Data Project Group are encouraged to get involved through
1EdTech Community. Institutions looking for additional guidance can access the AI Institutional Preparedness Checklist to start developing responses to AI and initiate conversations within organizations.
Most Engaging News On LinkedIn
#5: New Open Badges 3.0 Standard Provides Enhanced Security and Mobility
The latest version of 1EdTech’s Open Badges standard for digital credentials is now publicly available! The Open Badges 3.0 standard marks a major leap in empowering learners, educators, and employers to recognize lifelong learning with enhanced security, learner ownership, and interoperability.
#4: TrustEd Credential Coalition
1EdTech's TrustEd Credential Coalition, comprised of senior leaders from higher education, edtech suppliers, and K-12 districts, releases a new metadata framework based on Open Badges 3.0 so organizations can issue verifiable and trusted credentials.
#3: 1EdTech Joins the GDN Network as Signatory
1EdTech Consortium joined the Groningen Declaration Network (GDN) as a signatory, advancing global standards for digital credential mobility! This partnership strengthens efforts to create secure, portable credentials that empower learners and workers worldwide.
#2: 1EdTech Welcomes Christien Bok to the Board of Directors
1EdTech welcomes Christien Bok, innovation manager of education at SURF, to the 1EdTech Board of Directors.
#1: Curtiss Barnes Named New Chief Executive Officer of 1EdTech Consortium
1EdTech’s board of directors appointed Curtiss Barnes, a senior education technology executive with a demonstrated track record of providing vision, strategic direction, and expertise in education and non-profit industries, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
What’s Coming In 2025
2024 was filled with excitement, and we expect big things in 2025. Here are a few ways you can get involved and stay informed.
Join us in the 1EdTech Community online networking hub and attend our conferences.
If you are interested in digital credentials, register for 1EdTech’s Digital Credentials Summit, which will be held from March 3 to 5 in Phoenix, Arizona.
Makes plans to attend Learning Impact 2025 in Indianapolis, Indiana, from June 2 to 5. The call for proposals and registration will open in January.
