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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

Edsurge

Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5 In its statement, the publisher said Smart Sparrow’s technology will support its capabilities in adaptive learning and add more interactive and immersive features for its digital books. One such provider, Acrobatiq, was acquired in 2018. million in venture capital.

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Blending with the Station Rotation Model

A Principal's Reflections

Blended learning is something that is near and dear to my heart. For me, the journey began back in 2011 when we first introduced the flipped approach at New Milford High School, where I was principal, with resounding success. Keep in mind that there are many ways to set up this model.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Critical thinking, as Finn (2011) defines it, “is applied rationality…a set of skills that people can learn and apply in their everyday or professional lives.” (p. With the help of technology and innovative teaching methods, educators can create a learning environment that accommodates different learning styles and paces.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. An adaptive teacher is able to recognize and respond to the different needs and backgrounds of their students, adjusting their approach to maximize learning for all. 2011, Nurmi et al.,

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Pearson, an Investor in Knewton, Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products

Edsurge

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.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

eSpark

2: Adaptivity Allows For Growth. In order to continually adapt to each student’s needs, eSpark administers a pre and post-quiz during each Quest. Step-by-step instruction, particularly with math, and clear goal or expectation setting both increases test scores and improves the attitudes of students who struggle (Al-Makahleh, 2011). #5:

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PROOF POINTS: Free, no frills programs lead the class in new federal study of remote learning

The Hechinger Report

None uses especially sophisticated algorithms to tailor the instruction to each student, known as “adaptivelearning, but they do give instant feedback, letting students know what they’ve gotten right and wrong. “We All three were developed at universities and have no flashy graphics, animations or games. The other two do exist.

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