Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Not everyone thinks that’s possible, of course, and even Cavanagh, vice provost for digital learning at the University of Central Florida, admits that edtech can spark plenty of new ethical challenges along the way. We could probably do multiple episodes on learning analytics, maybe there's a whole podcast about it out there somewhere.

Learning Analytics 157

Learning Analytics Education Data Analysis 157

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

While machine learning and automation are obviating the need for learners to memorize content and develop routine skills, current edtech solutions still focus on helping learners develop these capabilities, he says. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

Digital Learning 60

Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

To believe that would require, of course, that we overlook the role that the major technology platforms – Google, Facebook, and Amazon – play in education. Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). Education’s Proto-Platforms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The topic names have been modified “for consistency,” the report’s authors say (although I’m a little unclear about some of these choices – how are “mobile learning,” “tablet computing,” and “bring your own device” separate technological developments? Mobile Learning.

Learning Analytics 68

Learning Analytics LMS Robotics Trends 68

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Via The Guardian : “ Open University plans major cuts to number of staff and courses.” Speaking of blockchain scamminess, David Gerard writes about the latest application of blockchain to education: “ Woolf University : college courses literally on the Ethereum blockchain.” That’s d.tech.

Education 45

Education Robotics iPad Company 45

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot ,” says The Wall Street Journal in a story about “Jill Watson” (of course it’s a female name), an automated teaching assistant at Georgia Tech. ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.].

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Rafter, a course material provider that was an early advocate of and provider for this bundling of textbooks and tuition, closed its doors in 2016 , having raised more than $86 million.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145