Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The company that set the bar for hyping adaptive-learning technology has had to adapt to new leadership and a new business model. The company licenses content from OER providers including FlatWorld, a for-profit offering low-cost course materials, and OpenStax, a nonprofit housed at Rice University.

Knewton 65

Knewton OER Pearson Adaptive Learning 65

Bryan Alexander

JUNE 24, 2015

The director of EDUCAUSE ELI describes six major trends (he calls them “trajectories”) for technology and education. Malcolm Brown begins with three major drivers: personalization, hybrid learning, and big data. It’s a very impressive article, packing a lot of insight into a short space. Read what follows carefully.

Technology 40

Technology LMS OER Learning Analytics 40

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 28, 2018

Our adaptive learning technology, designed to improve learning outcomes through personalized educational paths, is being piloted in college courses across the country. It’s difficult to find an OER initiative that doesn’t make use of their materials.

OER 60

OER Adaptive Learning Outcomes Libraries 60

Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

David Wiley, a longtime textbook researcher and advocate for open educational resources, says many faculty still latch on to print—and for some good reasons. We need to be asking this of all digital materials, even open educational resources.” A report by investment bank Macquarie estimated that print titles made up 45 percent of U.S.

Pearson 166

Pearson OER Company Knewton 166

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.

Knewton 80

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 80

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

A minority are interested, but the majority prefer traditional (print) materials, with powerful implications for the intersection of technology and higher education. Most American professors generally avoid digital materials, according to a new study. ”, the leading answer was finding stuff with the right quality.

OER 40

OER Study Survey Education 40

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

“It’s rare that you have the ability to to take consumer technology and offer it to schools,” he said. Back in February, an EdWeek brief reported that Amazon Education was beta-testing a new platform with educators, helping teachers navigate the jungles of open educational resources (OER). And then, there’s Amazon.

Microsoft 112

Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 112

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Five higher-ed technology startups are soaring this week. Each of the five startups focuses on technology innovation in higher education, with products that range from student coaching tools to a talent recruiting platform. We’re learning alongside these institutions.”

OER 60

OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

Marketplace K-12

SEPTEMBER 23, 2020

COVID-19 accelerated the rollout of Mosaic by ACT, which is being billed by the company as a comprehensive, adaptive learning solution weaving together assessments, curriculum, and social-emotional learning. The post ACT Rolls Its Recent Acquisitions Into a New, Integrated Learning Platform appeared first on Market Brief.

Adaptive Learning 70

Adaptive Learning Learning Assessment Company 70

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

adaptive technology. These digital tools help students master course learning goals by using data generated from students’ interactions with the adaptive software to predict what students should view or do next online. Manuela Ekowo: What made CPCC begin using adaptive technology?

Learning 60

Learning OER Software Course 60

EmergingEdTech

NOVEMBER 19, 2015

OpenStax College is Testing Embedded Coaching Software for Their OER Textbooks … and YOU can Help. More and more teachers, administrators, and #edtech enthusiasts like yours truly are becoming. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

OER 40

OER Software EdTech Learning 40

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

Campus Technology offers a nice intro , so I’ll focus here on my very quick responses. ” Depending on how you count instances of the former, I’m seeing that all over the place now, driven partly by excitement over technological possibility and also by growing anxiety over the higher education crisis. .”

Report 46

Report Trends Robotics OER 46

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Peak Mathematics uses Pearson’s MyMathTest, an online homework tool that has adaptive technology that personalizes the content and pacing for each student. These peer math coaches provided instruction, encouragement, and “college knowledge,” a sense of what campus life is like and what resources new students should know about.

Tools 88

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 88

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

Campus Technology offers a nice intro , so I’ll focus here on my very quick responses. ” Depending on how you count instances of the former, I’m seeing that all over the place now, driven partly by excitement over technological possibility and also by growing anxiety over the higher education crisis. .”

Report 40

Report Trends Robotics OER 40

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2016

Now benefits like those cost reductions and higher student success rates are prompting the school to roll out more Z-degrees programs and extend its partnership with Lumen Learning by piloting next-generation adaptive OER courseware. But Tidewater doesn’t have plans for total conversion to OER, despite the benefits.

Adaptive Learning 81

Adaptive Learning OER Learning Course 81

Marketplace K-12

APRIL 4, 2019

The State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) found that more states are providing guidance to help districts select and implement digital instructional materials. The post States Are Playing a Bigger Role in Digital Instruction, Survey Finds appeared first on Market Brief.

Survey 97

Survey Instructional Materials Technology Adaptive Learning 97

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Pearson has been criticized for everything from its deployment of curriculum in districts’ 1-to-1 technology programs to the prominent role it plays in high-stakes testing. Those resources are increasingly delivered in digital form. So it’s going to be important that we track value-added, or progress-added.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By the way, this resource is excellent for any Google for Education school that uses the Chrome browser, not just Chromebooks! While I can’t actually fit 100 ideas into this blog post and podcast episode, I can offer you a FREE Google Chromebook resource that is loaded with ideas, lessons, apps, and more! Click To Tweet.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2016

Collaboration aims to create a more open, collaborative digital learning environment for K-12 students and educators. As a result, educators trust that the resources found in the Knovation Content Collection, including Open Educational Resources (OER), are ready to be incorporated into instruction.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility OER Company Adaptive Learning 40

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.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.”

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

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.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” From the story: “Online education company Udacity plans to branch out of its core technology market to meet growing demand for digitally-skilled workers in areas such as banking and the car industry, its co-founder told Reuters as the company launched in Germany.” The video learning company has previously raised $1.57

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Minecraft Party to Raise Money for Technology in Philly Schools.” ” The curriculum company Great Minds is appealing a lawsuit in which it claimed that FedEx had violated the “open” in its open educational resources by making copies. ” (State and Local) Education Politics.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46