Bryan Alexander

NOVEMBER 27, 2015

The New Media Consortium’s Horizon Report for higher education* just derived eighteen concepts for its upcoming report. A quick note before approaching these: remember that the technology items are only 1/3rd of the current report. Personalizing Learning. Learning Analytics & Adaptive Learning.

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Trends BYOD Learning Analytics Blended Learning 40

eSchool News

JUNE 2, 2016

With Brightspace’s personalized learning tools and analytics deployed and managed at a state level, we can support educators in preparing students for both higher education and a career. Learning Analytics to help keep students on track for success.

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LMS Learning Analytics Game-Based Learning Outcomes 0

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Pearson CEO John Fallon recently met with a group of reporters at Education Week’ s offices and spoke about his company’s business strategies and record, and offered a defense against some of its detractors’ claims. If it doesn’t, it won’t, and it won’t deserve to.

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Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

University of Texas at Austin , related to features unique to that university,“ Inside Higher Ed reports. ” As Vox reports, “The Court announced Thursday that it was unable to reach a decision in the case United States v. ” asks The Hechinger Report after looking at the country’s rising PISA scores.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

” Via NPR : “Report: Michigan State Spent $500,000 To Keep Tabs On Nassar Victims, Journalists.” ” Edsurge offers “A Word of Caution Before Hiring a Director of Personalized Learning.” From the Google blog : “ Chromebook tablets for versatile learning.”

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Education Robotics iPad Company 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Online learning, or the teaching formerly knows as “distance learning” Will this keep growing? The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016.

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Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

. “High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. ” “ Smartwatch cheats force Thai students back to exam halls,” the BBC reports.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). In education, both algorithms and data are integral to the push for “personalization.” ” But “personalization” doesn’t (necessarily) require a platform. ” But what did Facebook do?

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

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Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40