Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

We must ask: is designing our next-generation learning tools with such a content-driven focus on academic mastery sufficient to help people break into the middle class, when we know our economy is still so connection-driven ? Connection-Driven experiences emphasize who you’ll learn with and from.

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Coursera MOOC Education Khan Academy 105

Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population.

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Trends Technology MOOC Education 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2017

But we’ve been disheartened to see a lack of interest in making that clear distinction, as evidenced most recently by the comments of a number of our colleagues in a recent Campus Technology article. Personalized learning, adaptive learning, potato, potahto. The terminology doesn’t really matter.”.

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Personalized Learning Adaptive Learning Learning MOOC 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) Are any education technologies, for that matter? It’s not even an LMS, quite frankly – something Edmodo tried to use as a selling point for a little while. They’re amazing.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

It requires a deep respect for the pedagogical practices that teachers have honed for decades, balanced with fluency in today’s digital tools. But they can also be creating learning apps, museum exhibits, or the latest educational toy. To get serious about education technology, you have to read Seymour Papert.

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Udemy Course Coursera MOOC 141

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Such are the tools that many education entrepreneurs are building—and which educators are increasingly adopting—to improve outcomes for students. Students often lack a voice in shaping the institutions they attend and the broader narrative around how programs, tools and services can better support their increasingly diverse needs.

Adaptive Learning 76

Adaptive Learning MOOC Trends Report 76

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

education technology industry appears on track to surpass the amount of investor funding tallied in recent years. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to support educators and learners across preK-12 and postsecondary education. In this analysis, EdSurge counts all venture investments in U.S.

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EdTech Coursera Knewton Analysis 147

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. There are school finance tools for administrators ( Allovue ) alongside educational hip hop music videos ( Flocabulary ). He’s never been a fan of digital textbooks or MOOCs.) Venture capital for U.S.

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EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. 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. Um, they do.)

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Getting a C is just the first step in a process of actually learning something, not the demonstration that you hadn't learned it. We focus on technology in education, and these days there’s a lot of talk about trends like adaptive learning and flipped classrooms.

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Training Flipped Classroom Study Trends 131

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “As In-Person Bootcamps Falter, Codecademy Introduces Paid Online Options.” Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports.

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Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via Desmos : “The Desmos Geometry Tool.” “A bipartisan proposal in the U.S. .

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix – and LinkedIn.” ” There’s more MOOC-related research in the research section below. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ”). (To

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. “ Uber-U is Already Here ” – “powered by Blockchain Technology.” But how do they compare to the old one and the ACT ?”

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The tech-wielding entrepreneurial dad and the avante garde, life-hacking mom team-up (you have to) to lead the learning of their own three children using a combination of their personalized attention, and the growth of technology. The cost of starting a company has gone down because there are online tools you can use for free.

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Khan Academy Libraries MOOC eBook 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “That Hilarious Tweet About an Instructor’s Big Mistake? ” Via Education Week : “New Tool Alerts Teachers When Students Give Up on Tests.” ” Via Campus Technology : “2.1

Education 45

Education Broadband Company Data 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Oh sure sure, this isn’t exactly education technology news, except for the part where Khosla invests in education technology companies and his wife founded the open education organization CK–12. “Open.”

Education 46

Education Company Data Elsevier 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” MarcoPolo Learning has raised $8.5 a month.). .”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Also via Chalkbeat : “Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills.” ” Here’s the WaPo headline : “Girls outscore boys on inaugural national test of technology, engineering skills.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

Our sharks were Goldie Blumenstyk, a senior writer at The Chronicle; Jason Jones, a co-editor of the ProfHacker blog and director of educational technology at Trinity College, in Connecticut; and Paul Freedman, founder of Entangled Ventures, an education-technology company. Each spoke from a different perspective — Ms.

E-rate 28

E-rate Company Course MOOC 28

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “ Stackable Credentials May Not Boost Earnings,” says Campus Technology. Is advertorial content really something education technology journalism should foster?

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43