Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

At a conference where educators and entrepreneurs seemed enraptured by the possibility of personalized and adaptive learning technology, Mitra offered this warning: “The problem we have in our system is that we think we can tell the learner where to go.” SAVE THE LIBRARY? In fact, she argues, “we may need libraries to save us.”

Libraries 60

Libraries LMS Data Blackboard 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures). November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

Khan Academy 44

Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Computing platforms have different abstraction levels, including a computer architecture, an OS, or runtime libraries. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

BLACKBOARD AND READSPEAKER ( www.blackboard.com ) & ( www.readspeaker.com ) Blackboard and ReadSpeaker are furthering their partnership to help instructors worldwide improve course content accessibility. New features include a web-based teacher console, automatic keyword library updates, GDPR compliance support, and more.

Epson 54

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 54

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

BLACKBOARD ALLY ( www.blackboard.com ) Blackboard announced that Blackboard Ally is now available for multiple learning management systems used by K-12 school districts. who are interested in establishing a makerspace in their libraries. Among the new updates includes Blackboard Gradebook integration.

Tools 73

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 73

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

“ Blackboard ’s Defense of its Finances is not Persuasive,” writes Michael Feldstein. Also from Feldstein : “ Moodle and Blackboard Cut Ties.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches a digital literacy library aimed at educators.” The adaptive learning company has raised $175.6

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

“The RISE Package for R: Reducing Time Through the OER Continuous Improvement Cycle” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. “ Blackboard ’s Debt Grows While Canvas Gains Contracts,” says ELearning Inside News. Via the CBC : “ Sesame Street to enter U.S. ” More via the AP.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43