Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Higher education institutions, edtechs and learning companies are using Alexa to enhance experiences for students. We’ve been really excited about collaborating with edtech developers—we now have skills available to customers from Kickboard, ParentSquare, Coursera, Blackboard and Canvas.

Technology 184

Technology Kickboard Education Coursera 184

Edsurge

APRIL 22, 2024

Leaders in the sector, including 2U, Coursera and Keypath, never made a profit on the activity, and Pearson and Wiley sold off their OPM offshoots in recent months when the going got rough. OPMs, I worried, would undermine academic integrity in digital education. It’s an OPM paradox — as companies lose money, colleges make it. “The

Coursera 161

Coursera Education Pearson Company 161

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

More than 75 percent of students don’t think they’re getting a quality learning experience this semester. “The Along with their students, faculty were “thrown into the deep end of the pool for digital learning and asked to swim,” Moe said. The beauty of a residential education has never been more apparent to people.”

Tools 117

Tools Coursera Course Survey 117

Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Even though the cost of delivering online courses was then far less than on campus, we worried that if colleges set a lower price for remote instruction, students and their families might get the wrong impression, with lower prices signaling that digital learning was less valuable.

MOOC 204

MOOC Coursera Survey Study 204

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2021

The Ivies are all risk-averse,” says Peggy McCready, former associate vice provost for technology and digital initiatives at UPenn Libraries. But the Ivies need not fear their top-of-the-line standing will be undermined by digital education. The last thing they want is to damage their reputation.”

MOOC 173

MOOC Coursera Industry Course 173

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Cantwell, Instructional Services Librarian (Asst. Build a Bridge: Transitioning to STEM TPBL - Beth Witte, Program Coordinator Creating Citizen Scientists in the Classroom - Matthew Rudisi – Science Faculty (Biology) Re-awakening Students’ Curiosity - Frank Kowalski, Physics Prof.

STEM 47

STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

Just as formal education systems made a dramatic shift to digital since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, on-the-job training is changing as well. The same forces that transformed classrooms have accelerated the adoption of more digital learning in workplace training—advancing a trend that was already underway.

Learning 168

Learning Training Digital Badges Coursera 168

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

And like so many products on this list, 3D printing was hailed as a revolution in education, and schools were encouraged to reorient libraries and shop classes towards “maker spaces” which would give students opportunities to print their plastic designs. The End of Library" Stories (and the Software that Seems to Support That).

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

“ New York City libraries have announced they plan to forgive the late fees of all children aged 17 and under in a one-time amnesty event,” The AP reports. More MOOC job changes: Techcrunch reports that “ Coursera ’s chief product officer just left to become a VC.” ” From the HR Department.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” For those keeping track of how ed-tech is intertwined in all this, here’s a list of Yuri Milner ’s education investments : 17zuoye, Remind, Coursera, Clever, Codecademy, ClassDojo, and General Assembly. ” Via Bklyner.com : “ Brooklyn Public Library and Bard College to Offer Free College Degree Programs in 2018.”

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45