Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2017

But one company thinks it has figured it out, and it’s been rewarded with a few extra dollar signs to prove it. At Butler University, students and administrators have already taken ClearScholar on a test spin, and the company says it expects to add nine more institutions to that list in 2017.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 1, 2017

Scholars want peers to find—and cite—their research, and these days that increasingly happens on social media. Among the most widely-villified are ResearchGate and Academia.edu , which is evident by griping on social media and elsewhere.) “The The old adage ‘publish or perish’ could soon go digital as ‘clicks or canned.’

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EdTechTeam

AUGUST 9, 2019

Jennifer has been doing her part to get all hands on deck, working with the UN since 2016 to connect schools to these goals in meaningful ways. Social Media: @TeachSDGs & #TeachSDGs Leadership Opportunity: TeachSDGs Ambassador Cohort 4 applications open in September!

Education 71

Education Social Media EdTech Advocacy 71

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

Instructional Materials 150

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Now, educators are focused on linking edtech tools directly to student learning outcomes. Hyper-stimulating media pervades their worlds, social media culture makes them feel inadequate, and existential pressures of economic, community and environmental decline hover over their futures. Students are stressed out.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 10, 2016

I recently availed myself of the chance to join and learn from many of the leading innovators and thinkers in the emerging blockchain industry at the Chamber of Digital Commerce’s DC Blockchain Summit 2016 , which billed itself (accurately, I think) as “a dialogue at the intersection of industry, regulation, and innovation.”

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edWeb.net

JUNE 13, 2019

School districts are struggling with the fact that 70% of purchased licenses for edtech programs don’t get used at all within the school year and only 10% of teachers know how often students should use edtech programs to drive learning outcomes. Data Analytics.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2017

“Wearables,” for what it’s worth, were featured in the 2016 Horizon Report for K–12, an annual report that predicts which education technologies are “on the horizon.” Or your health insurance company deciding whether to deny you coverage based on your physical activity or lack thereof.

Learning Analytics 75

Learning Analytics Data Analysis Learning 75

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs.

Technology 62

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MindShift

MAY 1, 2019

Norton & Company. In fact, mindfully savoring positive experience promotes resilience (Smith & Bryant, 2016). Oliva & Piqueras, 2016; Simons & Gaher, 2005). Social media offers a ready platform for comparing oneself to others, a process called social comparison.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Participants are encouraged to use #library2016 and #librariesofthefuture on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Prior to joining the School as Director, she worked in the Silicon Valley for more than a decade at major technology companies: Hewlett Packard and Microsoft. and at the Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Participants are encouraged to use #library2016 and #librariesofthefuture on their social media posts leading up to and during the event. Prior to joining the School as Director, she worked in the Silicon Valley for more than a decade at major technology companies: Hewlett Packard and Microsoft. See you online! He holds an M.Ed

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. That makes it hard for students, professors or even journalists to get a glimpse inside.

Data 151

Data Learning Advocacy System 151

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 10, 2022

There has been a significant and steady drop nationwide in the proportion of high school graduates enrolling in college in the fall after they finish high school — from a high of 70 percent in 2016 to 63 percent in 2020, the most recent year for which the figure is available, according to the National Center for Education Statistics.

Education 144

Education Survey Report Trends 144

MIND Research Institute

MARCH 30, 2021

I’m sure you’ve seen all kinds of math memes floating around social media. We perceive the outcome, literally by seeing it, and inside the brain – in the hippocampus, a little part right in the middle – something very remarkable happens. Percent of students meeting or exceeding standards in grades 3-5, 2014 vs 2016.

Learning 52

Learning Outcomes Study Social Media 52

The Hechinger Report

MAY 2, 2020

They see kids devouring video games and living on social media and find it obvious that they would also like educational technology. Since 2016, when the couple launched an LLC to coordinate much of their charitable giving, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has committed $142.1 But Logan’s feelings about online learning are common.

Learning 125

Learning Laptops Personalized Learning Data 125

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I suspect the spark for them was Bernie Sanders’ proposal during the 2016 presidential campaign, as that clearly resonated with many voters, especially younger ones, and was soon revised and taken up by Hillary Clinton’s team. They argue that putatively equitable technologies actually reinstate social inequalities.

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NeverEndingSearch

NOVEMBER 26, 2016

Professional journalists themselves face new practical and ethical challenges relating to anonymity, privacy and safety, as well as reliability in their attempts to verify sources of breaking news from social media and user generated content in all media formats. (The On news literacy. Not as a lesson of good vs. bad.

Social Media 40

Social Media Handbook Facebook Report 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Now professional protesters, incited by the media, are protesting. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) November 11, 2016. ” Shares in for-profit higher education companies were up on news of Trump’s election. ” Via AFR : “ Peter Thiel’s company Palantir Defense could win contracts under Donald Trump.”

Education 54

Education Common Core Company Facebook 54

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. ” “ How Asian test-prep companies swiftly exposed the brand-new SAT.” This is part eight of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. — Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) May 10, 2016. Accreditation and Certification.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this. But the total dollars fell sharply in 2016 – “only” $2.2 What sorts of companies and what sorts of products do venture capitalists like, for example? “Disrupt.” ” “Unbundle.”

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. And “free” doesn’t last.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

” The University of Northern New Jersey had a website – one with a.edu domain, to boot – as well as several active social media profiles. 2016 was, as the president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation wrote earlier this month in Inside Higher Ed , a “ Pivotal Year for Accreditation.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Lots of details this week as tech executives testified in front of Congress about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” The Australian company provides courses for schools that decide to outsource their educational services. So I dunno.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

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. Some 280 incidents since January 2016. 77 million users accounts stolen from Edmodo. million students.

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Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2017

The Goldwater Institute is also backed by the Koch Brothers, the libertarian mega-donors who were one of the key figures in Jane Meyer’s 2016 book Dark Money. In 2016 that meant 111 speakers on 77 campuses. They’re interested in specific outcomes, specific ideas, specific stories.

Technology 58

Technology Education Social Media Groups 58

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. “Harvard Management Company to Lay Off Half Its Staff,” The Harvard Crimson reports.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

K98BwFMkIc @ryancraiguv #edtech pic.twitter.com/3mITJHvODv — EdSurge HigherEd (@HigherEdSurge) November 11, 2016. ” Palantir is the data analytics company co-founded by Peter Thiel and funded in part by the CIA. Another tech company ready and willing to support Trump: IBM. ” The company has raised $12.5

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

“ Facebook Is Not a Technology Company ,” media studies professor Ian Bogost also wrote in August. If that’s what “technology” means, then every company is in the technology business – a useless distinction. …There are companies that are firmly planted in the computing sector.

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