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ACT Bets Big on Analytics, Adaptive Learning With $7.5M Investment in Smart Sparrow

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In recent years, the nonprofit has invested in several education technology efforts around learning analytics and adaptive learning. Roorda wants the ACT to become more involved in the learning process, and provide more analytics solutions to teachers and students. Its latest: a $7.5

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Reading Students Through a Tech Lens

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They wondered: Would it be possible for students to learn effectively outside of the classroom? Evidence of student learning, achievement and engagement is more pronounced and easier to manage in schools. The statistics highlighted: Learning and instructional gaps (with an eye toward equity). Online and far away.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

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This series is meant to serve in-depth exploration of the events of the past year and an analysis of how these events shape the way in which we imagine and prepare for the future of teaching and learning. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Khan Academy. Online Learning.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

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But I’ve purposefully called this series “trends” because I like to imagine it helps defang some of the bulleted list of crap that other publications churn out, claiming that this or that product is going to “change everything” about how we teach and learn. Learning to Code. Khan Academy.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Perhaps we can learn a little about the folks who still do. “ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? ” “ Khan Academy introduces something big for little learners,” says the Khan Academy blog. .” (State and Local) Education Politics.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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