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Why ‘Black Box’ Software Isn’t Ready to Teach College

Edsurge

That’s the argument of Candace Thille, who has a love-distrust relationship with adaptive software. She pioneered the use of adaptive learning in college teaching, starting the Online Learning Initiative at Carnegie Mellon University more than 15 years ago, and she sees how powerful it can be in a classroom.

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Two Edthena Partners Featured in National Broadband Imperative Report

Edthena

Throughout the day in all subjects, teachers use Google Classroom, Google Apps for Education, online adaptive learning programs, and other technology resources to improve learning and to different. Founded in 2001, SETDA is a nonprofit association representing US state and territorial educational technology leaders.

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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

The forthcoming Horizon Report sees a “Growing Focus on Measuring Learning” as something to watch in 2016, along with “Learning Analytics & Adaptive Learning” The EDUCAUSE CIO and vendor population was very keen on data and analytics this year. post-2001) web.

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Everything you need to know about AI in education

eSchool News

If we go back to the War of 1812 lecture example, we can see the value of adaptive learning if we instead embrace these tech advancements. These factors combined to create the Dot-com Bubble, which burst in 2000-2001 causing many internet-based companies to fail, leading to a significant loss of investment capital.”