EdNews Daily
AUGUST 7, 2017
And like any major problem, this mass exodus of dropouts must be addressed sooner rather than later through innovative interventions. Sweeping the issue under the rug makes no sense; hitting it head-on with technology does. The “soft” predictors, those subtle hints that are precursors to student dropout. Big Data Hits the Quad.
The Hechinger Report
MAY 23, 2022
Like many dropouts, Floyd always intended to finish his college education. The number of college dropouts swelled during the tight labor market; an additional 2 million people joined their ranks from only a year and a half earlier in 2018. As with many dropouts, Floyd had unpaid student debt to resolve. He was 40 years old.
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The Hechinger Report
MAY 19, 2022
Much as she loves technology, Wilkins-Walker said, “I have never wanted to be an online teacher.”. In normal times, students enrolled in her courses as 10th graders already knew how to navigate high school life. The pandemic will create that dropout crisis if schools just focus on 11th and 12th graders and trying to catch them up.
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 9, 2017
At the University of Alaska Anchorage’s Community & Technical College, Associate Dean Kim Griffis says dropouts aren’t considered a failure, if the student has landed a job in the technical field they were training for. Kim Griffis. But some colleges have a different perspective on the matter. Graduation rates are not the whole story.”.
Edsurge
MAY 11, 2017
That’s why it might come as surprise to hear AspirEDU , an educational analytics company, pitch their Dropout Detective software as an “academic credit score” for students. Whereas credit scores are designed to prevent risky buyers from getting approved on loans, Dropout Detective is meant to improve student success and lower dropout rates.
Neo LMS
AUGUST 23, 2022
Using edtech to personalize education for students is already something that many educators do by incorporating technology in teaching activities , such as: Learning management systems (LMSs). Based on the competencies teachers want to teach or assess, the system enables them to tag the course content accordingly. Digital field trips
Kitaboo on EdTech
DECEMBER 4, 2023
With EdTech gaining ground, educational institutions, including schools and higher education institutions are increasingly leveraging the advances in technology to support their classrooms. The generation of today is addicted to online games, a fact that education technology has used to its advantage.
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