Edsurge

JULY 15, 2019

The biggest education company in the world is moving away from a production model that has been one of the main drivers in the rising cost of textbooks. And focusing on digital makes the secondary textbook market even less attractive, since students have to buy access directly from Pearson to get course materials.

Pearson 163

Pearson OER Company Knewton 163

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The company that set the bar for hyping adaptive-learning technology has had to adapt to new leadership and a new business model. Brian Kibby, CEO of Knewton Getting into the courseware business marks a major pivot for the New York City-based company, which originally licensed its adaptive learning technology to publishers.

Knewton 64

Knewton OER Pearson Adaptive Learning 64

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

For over a decade, plenty of time and dollars have been poured into encouraging the use of open educational resources (OER). In 2007 the Hewlett Foundation’s funding helped create OER Commons. Yet many teachers still ask: “Why can’t I find the open educational resources I’m looking for?” Last year, the U.S.

OER 60

OER Resources Common Core Education 60

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 28, 2018

This is another post in my series of posts showing gratitude and appreciation for members of the open education community. From their website: OpenStax is a nonprofit based at Rice University, and it’s our mission to improve student access to education. Today I’m going to focus on OpenStax.

OER 60

OER Adaptive Learning Outcomes Libraries 60

Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

A minority are interested, but the majority prefer traditional (print) materials, with powerful implications for the intersection of technology and higher education. The two dominating factors that drive faculty course material decisions are quality and cost. Let’s break down some details.

OER 40

OER Study Survey Education 40

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. content providers.

Knewton 76

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 76

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

A new report surveying academic administrators released Wednesday by the Online Learning Consortium and Learning House sheds some insight on innovation challenges at higher education institutions. Now, she says, the use of technology in learning has created more of a need to put money behind innovation.

Report 77

Report Competency Based Learning OER Survey 77

Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

It brings together K-12 educators, companies, reporters, university professors, and students to talk about product announcements, implementation strategies and edtech trends. The ISTE conference isn’t the biggest edtech conference in the world by sheer luck. We caught a few tidbits—take a look below. Full EdSurge coverage on Google here.)

Microsoft 110

Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 110

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Each of the five startups focuses on technology innovation in higher education, with products that range from student coaching tools to a talent recruiting platform. Here are the five companies in the 2016 cohort: Lrnr : An adaptive-learning platform that uses open educational resources (OER).

OER 60

OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. The deadline for.

Tools 83

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 83

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2017

Community colleges are known for innovating to meet the challenges of educating some of the nation’s most disadvantaged students: low-income, first-generation, minority, and adult learners. adaptive technology. Kathy Watkins: Within the science division, approximately 15 CPCC courses are experimenting adaptive tools.

Learning 60

Learning OER Software Course 60

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

The overall cost of higher education has been continuously increasing, as is evident by the rise in the textbook prices. But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? What Is a Subscription Model? a semester.

OER 16

OER MOOC Education Adaptive Learning 16

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2016

Now benefits like those cost reductions and higher student success rates are prompting the school to roll out more Z-degrees programs and extend its partnership with Lumen Learning by piloting next-generation adaptive OER courseware. But Tidewater doesn’t have plans for total conversion to OER, despite the benefits.

Adaptive Learning 76

Adaptive Learning OER Learning Course 76

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

By the way, this resource is excellent for any Google for Education school that uses the Chrome browser, not just Chromebooks! Here’s how Google describes it : “ The Chromebook App Hub , an online resource to help educators, administrators and developers work together to learn about Chromebook apps and activity ideas for schools.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Those resources are increasingly delivered in digital form. It’s a big, big change….You It will take time.”.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

This week, many of the education industry’s bigwigs are planning their annual pilgrimage to the next “ tech mecca ” of America. There’s also Pluralsight, a provider of tech-training courses that analysts bet will hit the public market soon. Department of Education) and David Wiley (the. Polish the dress shoes. Don’t worry.

Coursera 70

Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 70

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

(National) Education Politics. US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos launched a “rethink schools” tour. ” DeVos visited my hometown of Casper, Wyoming to give this speech where she spoke at the Woods Learning Center. That’s not the story that DeVos wants to tell, of course.).

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

JULY 27, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Immigration and Education.

Education 43

Education MOOC E-rate Coursera 43

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

Education Politics. Secretary of Education John B. Board of Education.” ” Via The Atlantic: “ The Challenge of Educational Inequality.” Education Department said this week it will make Pell Grants available to 10,000 high school students who are enrolled in courses at 44 colleges.”

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “ Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control.” ” “ What does Trump’s executive order on education do? ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Department relaxes financial aid process in the absence of IRS tool.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

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. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

Education Politics. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. .” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. .” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Gov. ” Education in the Courts. “ Spending Bill Could Revive Year-Round Pell Grants.”

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

Education Politics. Many in higher education opposed a British exit, or Brexit, from the union, arguing that membership in the E.U. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “With two executive orders, Gov. That’s what former Department of Education folks, Arne Duncan and Jim Shelton, have done. “The U.S.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

(National) Education Politics. US Secretary of Education spoke to ALEC this week. Here’s a list of education organizations that are members or sponsors.) (Here’s a list of education organizations that are members or sponsors.) But as Education Week reports , “States Bristle as DeVos Ed.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Education Politics. The vote for Betsy DeVos , Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education , has been delayed. Franken : No Democrat will vote for Betsy DeVos as education secretary – and we’re seeking Republicans to oppose her.” Via The Washington Post : “ Sen. Teresa UnRue of Myrtle Beach, S.C.,

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40