eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

Trends 52

Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A pair of consultants who run a popular edtech blog plan to start offering events—in hopes of getting people at colleges and companies who don’t usually talk to each other to join forces on innovative teaching efforts. Open-ed people, personalized-learning people, and the learning-analytics people, they don’t talk to each other that much.”

Technology 75

Technology Education Pearson Blackboard 75

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2016

It’s time once again for The Hulk of edtech conferences— Educause , which kicks off fully on Wednesday in Anaheim, Calif. When he first started the account in 2010, he told no one, and he snuck to corners of the conference center so no one would catch him in the 140-character act. It’s big, expecting some 7,000 attendees.

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Conference Twitter MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

That broader project, called the Empirical Educator Project, was started a year ago by e-Literate, a blog run by two longtime edtech consultants, Michael Feldstein and Phil Hill. But the tools are the first output of a nationwide effort to spread teaching innovation in higher education.

Learning Analytics 155

Learning Analytics Guidelines Conference Groups 155

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

Computerized instruction offers the promise of a technological version of a personal tutor, giving instant feedback and tailoring lessons for each child’s needs. Yet even advocates of educational technology recognize the motivating power of a human teacher to encourage a demoralized student or clear up a point of confusion.

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Study Learning Analytics Data Software 131

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Ringelstein and Renaissance Last February, Wisconsin-based learning analytics and assessment platform Renaissance Learning acquired UClass , a San Francisco-based startup that billed itself back then as a “Dropbox for Education.” Jack Lynch, CEO of Renaissance Learning 1. The lawsuit is still pending.

EdTech 60

EdTech Company Learning Analytics Report 60

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

Flocks of educators and entrepreneurs have made their way down to San Antonio this week for the mecca of edtech conferences, hosted by the International Society for Technology in Education—better known as ISTE. Educators at a school can also set up their own channels and video conferences.

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SchoolDude Microsoft Company Learning Analytics 124

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 26, 2021

School renovation, safety upgrades to infrastructure, establishing healthier in-person learning environments, expanded tech capabilities, special education, assessment and accountability systems, parent and family engagement—all fundable but must be evidence based. Department of Education , and the Center on Reinventing Public Education.

Mobile Learning 89

Mobile Learning EdTech Company Data 89

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

There is every reason to expect that both entrepreneurs and enterprising educators will continue to generate new and compelling ideas about how to effectively address the challenges facing public education through technology, and for this we should remain optimistic and hopeful.

Instructional Materials 150

Instructional Materials Education Academic Standards Software 150

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

It doesn’t matter because the changes to higher education are happening because of economics, demographics and, most of all, technology. Expect them to be reported on enthusiastically in 2015 conferences. On-campus Edtech. I expect that learning analytics will be entering Gartner’s technology trough this year.

MOOC 89

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 89

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

It doesn’t matter because the changes to higher education are happening because of economics, demographics and, most of all, technology. Expect them to be reported on enthusiastically in 2015 conferences. On-campus Edtech. I expect that learning analytics will be entering Gartner’s technology trough this year.

MOOC 32

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

In education, there were breaches at colleges and universities, breaches at K–12 schools, breaches at the Department of Education, breaches at education technology companies, and breaches with software schools commonly use. And yet schools continue to invest millions and millions of dollars in more and more technology.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

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

MAY 4, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Are Edtech Companies Doing Enough to Protect Student Privacy? Facebook had its big developer conference this week, and honestly I couldn’t bear to pay attention. .” National) Education Politics.

MOOC 42

MOOC Education Robotics Company 42

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Educause is holding its annual conference this week. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” Part 3 of EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin’s look at schools’ data collection and data security: “ Ad Tracking & Surveillance.” ” Ed-Tech Events. ” ORLY.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates. ” From the HR Department. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60