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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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The deal marks the latest in a series of acquisitions involving digital courseware, the industry parlance for online products that leverage data and technology to personalize the course instruction and feedback that each student receives. Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence.

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Clearlake Capital-Backed Discovery Education to Acquire DreamBox Learning? 

eSchool News

Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, DreamBox Learning offers the only dual-discipline solution rated “Strong” by Johns Hopkins University’s evidenceforESSA.org in both mathematics and reading. ® The firm’s core target sectors are technology, consumer, and industrials.

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How Data Science Can Help You Create Better Customer Experiences

EdNews Daily

They further provide you data from various communication channels, from chats, calls, and emails to multiple social media platforms. The education industry, like any other, is highly sophisticated. The research and analysis in these directions can help educators modify and create adaptive learning curriculum for their students.

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Your Syllabus to SXSW EDU 2019 (and Where to Find Us!)

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Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU. Ostensibly these tools are for the greater good—keeping kids safe.

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Deals and More Deals: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2019

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industry, eclipsing last year’s tally. Some deals have given birth to new unicorns, the industry parlance for private businesses valued at over $1 billion. Thanks to a $157 million fundraise, the edtech industry has given birth to its third U.S. Investors continue to pour money into the U.S. But there have also been fire sales.

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How colleges are adapting to the future of education

Linways Technologies

If that seems too far fetched, just think about the number of jobs that was created in the last few decades, like social media manager, drone operator, mobile app developer, system admin etc. People who chose to work in a different industry as to what they have studied in college are also common now.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

When teachers engage in this collaborative culture, they share best practices, develop interdisciplinary projects, and contribute to professional learning communities, leading to more innovative teaching strategies and cohesive learning environments.

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