Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2018

But they hope to create a process that others can use, and to push edtech companies to more closely follow standards so that there’s less cleaning work needed. Handing Over Datasets The first hurdle has been convincing tech companies to share the data at all.

Data 104

Data LMS Learning Analytics Classroom 104

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I was a speaker today at the #AgainstSurveillance teach-in , a fundraiser for Ian Linkletter who is being sued by the online test-proctoring software company Proctorio. To adopt test proctoring software is to maintain a pedagogical practice based on mistrust, surveillance, and punishment. This should not come as a surprise.

Software 132

Software LMS Microsoft Company 132

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

A range of specialist companies and private institutions is now providing excellent higher education components, as well as providing ancillary and support services such as examination and certification services, learning support, learning analytics, etc. but less likely to engage the software to create lessons.

Secondary 300

Secondary LMS E-rate Dropout 300

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Digital instructional materials must be subject to public inspection to ensure accuracy and freedom from bias and – in the case of software applications – that the software code treats data about student learning responsibly, securely, and transparently.

Instructional Materials 150

Instructional Materials Education Academic Standards Software 150

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2017

It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. Our bread and butter has always been middle school ELA,” a representative from the company explains. “Our Our bread and butter has always been middle school ELA,” a representative from the company explains. classrooms. “As

SchoolDude 117

SchoolDude Microsoft Company Learning Analytics 117

Marketplace K-12

JULY 25, 2016

Schoolie’s school quality data will be incorporated into GreatSchools’ website in the coming months, and “will help parents more efficiently compare and evaluate academic rigor and understand how well schools provide access to a well-rounded education,” the companies noted in the statement. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.

Software 40

Software Learning Analytics Company Mobility 40

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

It represents a category of edtech, called “digital courseware” by foundations and industry analysts, that’s changing the way online students learn and faculty teach. These neatly packaged courses also raise questions about the role of faculty, and who decides what students need to learn. A Word of Caution.

Adaptive Learning 60

Adaptive Learning Software EdTech Course 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

He’s worried that, rather than advancing our human potential, many edtech companies and universities are perpetuating the status quo. The LINK Lab is a hub international scholars exploring the digitization of knowledge and learning and how this process impacts education. Our technology is our ideology,” Siemens says.

Digital Learning 60

Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 14, 2016

In addition, investment company Weld North Holdings acquired Performance Matters , a student assessment and data-analytics company that it will merge with K-12 ed-tech business Truenorthlogic, which provides data on teachers’ performance and tracks their professional development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Udemy 40

Udemy Blackboard Company Facebook 40

edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

Eric has done numerous presentations throughout his region, as well as at ISTE, on the topics of educational efficacy, data, privacy, and the role of technology in learning. He spent most of his career as CIO/CTO with the Sharon and Newton Public Schools in Massachusetts. About the Moderator.

Personalized Learning 60

Personalized Learning Data Learning Learning Analytics 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Canvas , whiteboards and a company called Blackboard. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. No longer, he says, does it make sense for colleges to divorce technology from teaching and learning.

Pearson 60

Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

We offer our colleagues at peer institutions and edtech companies nine considerations for cultivating innovation on campus and beyond. The DIG team identified and prioritized additional needs and quickly added members with expertise in user experience design, behavioral science, data science, software development and innovation advocacy.

Advocacy 60

Advocacy Software MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2016

Frontline Acquires Teachscape: K-12 software provider Frontline Technologies has acquired Teachscape , a professional growth solutions provider for K-12 and higher education. The program is part of AT&T’s $350 million “commitment to empower students to reach their full potential,” the company said in a statement.

Knewton 40

Knewton Kaplan Learning Company 40

eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

Below, we’ve gathered some of the latest and most relevant marketplace news to keep you up-to-date on product developments, teaching and learning initiatives, and new trends in education. Collaborative software provider ClassFlow announced a way for teachers to earn extra cash during the upcoming school year.

Trends 40

Trends Digital Badges Blended Learning Learning Analytics 40

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. The company has raised some $77.5

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

In addition, there is also logistical data ranging from attendance, whether online or on site, to hardware and software use, school bus routes, lunches, and much more. He spent most of his career as CIO/CTO with the Sharon and Newton Public Schools in Massachusetts. Join the Community.

Data 53

Data Education Report Professional Learning 53

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Tip Tap Tap Learning Analytics. Gamification for Learning. TTT platform was designed to provide modalities of interaction complementary alongside effective pedagogies, curriculums and existing tools such as paper, to enhance students’ development of literacy, tracing, and tactile learning. Leveraging Learning Analytics.

Learning Analytics 40

Learning Analytics Gamification Assessment Industry 40

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 9, 2018

However, we’re just one company. Earlier this year I also published an open source implementation of RISE in the Journal of Open Source Software. These are matrixed to create four ways of diagnosing how OER are working in support of student learning.

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OER Outcomes Analysis Assessment 114

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Personalized learning dates back to a Chicago lab school at the turn of the 20th century, but the concept is having a renaissance because of today’s more sophisticated technology — and the excitement and investment the technology has inspired. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

Personalized learning dates back to a Chicago lab school at the turn of the 20th century, but the concept is having a renaissance because of today’s more sophisticated technology — and the excitement and investment the technology has inspired. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2020

While that particular red flag feature is no longer used by Canvas, Mariachi says she worries that colleges and companies are experimenting with learning analytics in ways that are not transparent and could be prone to algorithmic bias. The systems we are putting into place are laying the tracks from institutional racism 2.0

Course 135

Course Learning Analytics Tools LMS 135

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Companies like Kaltura, Panopto and Warpwire battled through the year for market share. Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. And it has.

Trends 111

Trends EdTech MOOC Smartphone 111

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Billion Federal Block Grant Makes Ed-Tech Training Higher Priority Than Software, Devices.” ” Also via Wired : “Companies Are Cashing in on Reality TV for Tots.” Job training company BetterUp has raised $26 million from Lightspeed Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Freestyle Capital, and DFJ Growth.

Education 45

Education Robotics iPad Company 45

MindShift

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Innovative predictive analytics are essential for businesses, especially tech companies. So why aren’t more of the best minds in higher education doing more to tap those data streams to improve teaching and learning? The four-year-old company recently got new investor pledges of some $60 million to expand its products.

Data 28

Data Course Company Software 28

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

.” And again, let’s recall Franklin’s definition of technologies includes not just hardware or software, but ideas, practices, models, and systems. I’m concerned because students are compelled to use software in educational settings. You can’t opt out of the learning management system.

Data 40

Data Software Company System 40

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

I believe the alignment of esports to the development of higher order thinking skills and social emotional learning with a path toward college scholarships combined with the high interest of adolescents for gaming activities ensures that esports will continue to grow for some time into the future. –Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company.

EdTech 114

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 114

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

" Tagged on: March 10, 2017 Drop it like it's bot: Brands have cooled on chatbots | Digiday → Many companies have begun dropping their bots, saying that they don't do what they were supposed to: “I would call it overpromising." " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Indeed, Edutechnica, which also tracks LMS data, responds with their own numbers and says that Blackboard still has about two hundred more installations than Canvas and about a million more students using the software. The company has raised $20.4 The company had raised some $40.5 Venture Capital and the Business of Education.

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

This is part five of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” As in previous years, it would be quite easy to fill a whole article in this series on “ data insecurity ,” on the data breaches and cyberattacks that continue to plague education – both schools and software. million students.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. The Common Core aligned reading software maker had raised $1.8 ” Trends to watch: investors’ interest in English language learning (software). Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

.” Testing, Testing… Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “These days, everyone’s talking about ‘equity,’ and now a testing company has affixed the word to a new effort. An in-depth look at for profit companies selling their education products and services in Africa. “Can U.S.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there. But despite all these cuts, big companies rolled out New Products this week that were perhaps Very Exciting if you’re into New Products. Upgrades and Downgrades. The CEO has resigned.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40