Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

Trends 202

Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 202

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Smart Sparrow , which provides course-authoring tools for faculty and instructional designers to build adaptive courseware, has found a new home in a much bigger nest. On its website , the company claims it has more than 700 institutional customers across the K-12, higher education and corporate learning space.

Pearson 101

Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 101

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. OER and open books. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics. underwhelming.

Digital Badges 92

Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 92

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

She thinks that the disconnect exists because in the past, there were ways to “slowly move an institution forward, or a curriculum, a program, a course.” Now, she says, the use of technology in learning has created more of a need to put money behind innovation.

Report 79

Report Competency Based Learning OER Survey 79

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

Throughout the past decade, Knewton ’s adaptive learning technology has been backed by some of the biggest names in the both the publishing and venture capital community. Pearson will no longer use Knewton’s adaptive learning engine for some of its digital offerings. content providers.

Knewton 81

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 81

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

The two dominating factors that drive faculty course material decisions are quality and cost. Whether or not materials exist in digital form isn’t an issue for a clear majority of instructors. There is a bedrock layer of faculty with strong resistance to digital materials. Let’s break down some details.

OER 40

OER Study Survey Education 40

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Digital Learning Innovation Awards (DLIAwards) from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) last November. The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. The result?

Tools 88

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 88