Edsurge

MAY 29, 2020

The group also invested in startups building assessment and adaptive learning technologies, and invested $10.5 She is a veteran, having joined ACT in 1990 and served as its chief operating officer since August 2014. million in New Markets Venture Partners, an education technology venture investment firm.

Assessment 91

Assessment Adaptive Learning Company Technology 91

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. Tony Wan ( @tonywan ) is Managing Editor at EdSurge.

Knewton 81

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 81

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

(He claims to be among the first to coin this approach as “adaptive learning.” What’s all the buzz about adaptive learning really about? Learn more about its different definitions and applications in our special report on adaptive learning. Not everyone bought into his vision at first.

Knewton 60

Knewton Adaptive Learning Company Education 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 10, 2018

In early 2014, the company set up a second headquarter in New York and launched a version of this online tool for the U.S. based startup that licenses its adaptive-learning technologies to educational content providers. Students then are given additional practice materials related to those skills. schools market.

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Company Software Adaptive Learning Technology 113

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Knewton’s pitch is that its mix of OER and an adaptive-learning system will set it apart. In an op-ed published on EdSurge in 2014, Knewton’s former CEO, Ferreira, went further. Knewton is also sticking to its old business model of selling its adaptive-learning platform to other organizations.

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Knewton Strategy OER Pearson 119

Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

This type of learning where teachers can adapt the resources pertinent to the student is called adaptive learning. Adaptive learning only shows resources that match a student’s skill set by omitting the ones they don’t need. KITABOO Supports Clever Integrations to Improve Learning Environments.

Learning Analytics 52

Learning Analytics eBook Learning Analysis 52

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 380 million tally in 2014. million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9 million (A) 2014 SoftBank Ventures Korea, KTB Ventures Listenwise $600K (Seed) 2016 EduLab Minerva Project $70 million (B).

EdTech 98

EdTech Knewton Company Robotics 98

eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2016

A research study from the Center for Education Policy Research (CEPR) at Harvard University demonstrates a link between an adaptive learning program and improvement in mathematics achievement for students in grades 3-5.

Elementary 40

Elementary Study Adaptive Learning Assessment 40

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 10, 2016

Overall, funding for global deals in the digital space jumped by 58 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to research from CB Insights , a New York-based market research company. The money flowing to Chinese companies accounted for 37 percent of the total in 2015, a big jump from 17 percent in 2014.

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Knewton Schoology Common Core Analysis 40

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

For instance, in her study titled “ Adaptive Teaching: Reflective Practice of Two Elementary Teachers’ Visions and Adaptations During Literacy Instruction “, Vaughn (2014) examines how two elementary teachers adapt their teaching methods in response to their students’ needs during literacy instruction.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

. – for the purpose of solving new problems, creating new conversation turns, composing new knowledge artifacts, and of seeing and beginning to inhabit, at least tentatively, new possible worlds beyond those that are current actualized” (Wilhelm, 2014). These elements can ensure students meet their potential. References. Wilhelm, J.

Personalized Learning 42

Personalized Learning Blended Learning Learning Exercises 42

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The company has already garnered 33 awards in 2018, including: · The CODiE award for best pre-k/early childhood learning solution · EdTech Digest’s best e-learning, blended, or flipped solution award · The 2018 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Classroom by Learning Magazine.

Assessment 40

Assessment Tools EdTech Company 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

In addition to the Engrade and Smarter acquisitions, another Rethink portfolio company, 2U, went public in 2014. bought for $75 million in 2014 by Pluralsight, which offers more than 5,000 online courses. Returns from these three exits have more than covered Rethink’s first $60 million fund. Careers, Credentials, Content.

EdTech 60

EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

Edsurge

JULY 16, 2018

There are newly-funded curriculum and courseware services, games, adaptive learning platforms and study tools. In 2014, the average seed round was less than $1 million. Then in May, Francisco bought Renaissance Learning , an assessment developer, from its previous private-equity owner Hellman & Friedman (which paid $1.1

EdTech 67

EdTech Report Company Industry 67

TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

Learning anywhere : Transforming the action of learning into a 24/7 activity through the widespread adoption of education resources available via smart phones, tablets, adaptive learning tools, virtual reality platforms, and video games. Amy Moynihan, a Content Manager at Hanover Research, is currently a Ph.D.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning ePortfolio Learning Analytics Learning 40

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

Goegan has been teaching economics classes at ASU as a full-time, non-tenured lecturer since 2014, but the university did not renew his contract, and he finished up his teaching duties this month. Still many students resist the change, arguing that they can look up what they need on the internet without a textbook at all.

Pearson 161

Pearson Course Social Media Company 161

Reading By Example

OCTOBER 20, 2016

. – for the purpose of solving new problems, creating new conversation turns, composing new knowledge artifacts, and of seeing and beginning to inhabit, at least tentatively, new possible worlds beyond those that are current actualized” (Wilhelm, 2014). These elements can ensure students meet their potential. References. Wilhelm, J.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Blended Learning Learning Exercises 28

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2014

In this first installment, software engineer Ben Slivka — inspired by science fiction — dreamed of creating truly adaptive learning software. Copyright © 2014. Blended Learning Computers Technology' CHAPTER 9: Sci-Fi-Inspired Software. February 2005: Bellevue, Washington. Reprinted with permission from Wiley.

Software 69

Software Microsoft Education Blended Learning 69

Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

” The district has been piloting micro-credentials since 2014, and is a key thought partner of Digital Promise’s Educator Micro-credential initiative. Students benefit long-term from real-world learning experiences. Pam Moran of Albemarle Public Schools in Charlottesvile, Va.,

Broadband 60

Broadband Future Ready Twitter Adaptive Learning 60

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2017

market in 2014, Smart Sparrow’s offerings have increasingly been described as “adaptive courseware.” Adaptive’ is just one feature of good learning design,” the company’s founder and CEO tells EdSurge. Good learning design also needs to be engaging, motivational and structured in the right way.”.

Adaptive Learning 97

Adaptive Learning Tools Company Learning 97

eSchool News

JULY 26, 2016

Gwinnett County Public Schools launched Brightspace in the 2014-15 school year to transform the instruction of its more than 172,000 students through the use of blended learning both in and out of the classroom.

Online Learning 40

Online Learning Learning Blended Learning Assessment 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Watkins and Johnson highlight how adaptive tools create more enriching learning environments, improve teaching and learning, and save students money. Manuela Ekowo: What made CPCC begin using adaptive technology? Bruce Johnson: CPCC joined a Gates Foundation-funded.

Learning 60

Learning OER Software Course 60

MindShift

JUNE 29, 2015

A 2014 Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) survey found that 81 percent of surveyed schools either had a BYOD policy or planned to implement one. 3-D Printing: The report notes that in the next two to three years, 3-D printing and adaptive learning technologies will have become mainstream school technologies.

Technology 28

Technology Maker Movement Trends Khan Academy 28

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 28, 2019

It creeps into promises about instantaneous learning, facilitated by alleged breakthroughs in brain science. We already see this when we talk on the phone with customer support; we see this in Amazon warehouses; and we see this in adaptive learning software. Humans being bent towards the machine. Why the rush to mechanize?

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Robotics Technology Training Data 139

techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom.

Classroom 53

Classroom Schoology Khan Academy Blended Learning 53

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

The company has already garnered 33 awards in 2018, including: · The CODiE award for best pre-k/early childhood learning solution · EdTech Digest’s best e-learning, blended, or flipped solution award · The 2018 Teachers’ Choice Award for the Classroom by Learning Magazine.

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Company EdTech Assessment Adaptive Learning 40

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency.

Personalized Learning 40

Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

The topic names have been modified “for consistency,” the report’s authors say (although I’m a little unclear about some of these choices – how are “mobile learning,” “tablet computing,” and “bring your own device” separate technological developments? Mobile Learning.

Learning Analytics 68

Learning Analytics LMS Robotics Trends 68

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Michael Teitelbaum, a scholar on the history of STEM, said in 2014 to an audience of education reporters that the post-war U.S. This represents a 30% year-over-year decrease in the number of female-led companies that raised an A in the Bay Area compared with 2014,” as Female Founders Fund’s Claire Burke wrote in January.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

The English-language-learning company has raised $608 million total. Area9, an adaptive learning company, was acquired by McGraw-Hill in 2014, but the press release suggests that Area9 Lyceum is a new company founded by the same people with some of the same IP.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2014, the college and career planning startup ConnectEDU filed for bankruptcy , as it struggled to make good on its debts despite having raised some $61 million in venture funding. ConnectEDU.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Speaking of which, Edsurge and Pearson have published a report on adaptive learning , with an introduction by the Clayton Christensen Institute’s Michael Horn. Via the AP : “The number of 3- and 4-year-olds in state-funded classrooms rose slightly during the 2014–15 school year to almost 1.4 It's religion.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” According to investment analyst firm CB Insights, “ Ed Tech Startup Exits Fall From Peak 2014 Levels.” . “For online lenders , it’s suddenly touch-and-go,” says Techcrunch. Pay Edsurge money to see the details.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

.” Gotta love a quote like this, from a story in Edsurge profiling McComb, Mississippi ’s Summit Elementary School: “We are learning how to mitigate between policy and trying to be as innovative as possible without breaking state laws.” Edsurge offers “Your Guide to Running a School Like Disney World.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

AltSchool, a private school startup, was founded in 2014 by Max Ventilla, a former Google executive. Data-driven learning: A majority of platforms described as ‘adaptive’ fall into this category of efficient management systems that provide materials appropriate to a students’ proficiency level.

Technology 73

Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73

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. The adaptive learning company has raised $4.57 “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates. .”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Inside Higher Ed reports that “ National University is working to create a personalized education platform that combines three of the buzziest innovations in higher education – adaptive learning, competency-based learning and predictive analytics for student retention.” ” Icon credits: The Noun Project

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46