Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

As recently as 1997, only 27 percent of America’s K-12 school had internet access—a number that skyrocketed to 92 percent by 2003. It was a policy change that greatly encouraged the growth of “telecommunications correspondence” courses. Observing the internet revolution, Marc Andreessen famously wrote “ software is eating the world.”

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 160

EdTechSandyK

JUNE 14, 2012

Depending on where you work, your professional development may be proscribed for you, or you may have a lot of freedom to choose courses or sessions you would like to attend or work through online. The site is a little hard to navigate in my opinion, but worth it when you find the software instructions you are looking for.

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Resources Microsoft Training Video 81

edWeb.net

JUNE 11, 2019

Instead of handouts and worksheets, try incorporating engaging activities using software such as BrainPOP and Kahoot! Vernice Jones received her bachelor’s degree in biology from Lane College in 2003. Jones said that test review should not be tedious, so this is the time for teachers to think outside the box. About the Presenter.

Assessment 47

Assessment Strategy Mobility Guidelines 47

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

It also becomes a tangible representation of tacit knowledge for both group members and those outside of the group (Conceicao, Heitor, & Veloso, 2003; Yaklief, 2002). Designing for differences: Cultural issues in the design of www-based course-support sites. 2000; Moreland & Levine, 2001). References Akgun, A., Lynn, G., & Byrne, J.

Groups 52

Groups Outcomes Training Study 52

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

The companies claim this kind of pattern analysis can help colleges pinpoint which students are veering off course and help them when there’s still plenty of time for them to get back on track to finish college. The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation gave grants to colleges to buy data tools and software. Robinson had a 3.1

Data 107

Data Dropout Company Report 107

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 29, 2019

Looking at data from 2003 and 2012 for 448 small private colleges, it found that higher tuition discounts did not correlate with increased low-income or minority student enrollment. And of course we did it again every year.”. Even though institutions will say, ‘No, no, you probably won’t pay that.’ ”.

Data 94

Data Report Strategy Study 94

Hack Education

AUGUST 23, 2016

Of course, we might ask how these questions – all questions – about ownership are already shaped by the government and by banks, both of whom can readily seize the materials items in our possession. You (likely) do not own the software you use (unless it’s open source); it’s been licensed to you.

Software 40

Software Data Company Libraries 40

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

Districts have spent thousands of dollars on consultants and software upgrades, and the racial and socioeconomic achievement gaps that the law was supposed to help eliminate remain largely unchanged. In 2003, the Gates Foundation gave RISC $5.8 Staying the course in Portland. A local success story.

Learning 111

Learning Report System Case Study 111

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Beginning in 2003 and continuing consistently thereafter I have depicted learning resources as words in a conversation , and applied the logic of language to the logic of reuse. Finally, Stephen writes: Of course [Wiley] wants us to stop talking about cost – that would deflect the criticism of his own business model.

Accessibility 62

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 62

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 11, 2022

(Longtime readers may recall that the research group I founded at Utah State University in 2003, the Open Sustainable Learning Opportunities group, became The Center for Open and Sustainable Learning in 2005, which I directed until I moved to BYU.) The empirical work on the sustainability of open source software (e.g.,

OER 147

OER Analysis Software Outcomes 147

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 9, 2015

Our family’s budget software of choice is YNAB (You Need A Budget). If they like the footy, a couple of books: Michael Calvin’s Living on the Volcano: The Secrets of Surviving as a Football Manager or Amy Lawrence’s Invincible: Inside Arsenal’s Unbeaten 2003-2004 Season are likely to interest.

Exercises 40

Exercises System Software Comparison 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

ohnson, a Little Rock native, came to the Arkansas side of the Delta in 2003 with Teach For America. Every child would have access to a laptop loaded with software for phonics and numeracy, because Johnson believed children needed a lot of practice in these areas. She said she cares about improving the public schools, too. “We

Report 106

Report Libraries Elementary System 106

The Cornerstone for Teachers

SEPTEMBER 11, 2016

This means I had to look for and purchase attractive fonts, graphics, and clip art, and buy software, programs, and tools beyond Microsoft Word in order to make the covers (and of course, to make the resources themselves more modern-looking and engaging for students.) .

Resources 40

Resources Company eBook Classroom 40

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

Of course, we can also do our part by making guns harder to access, but that’s a whole other column.). The program allows teachers to communicate and engage with families directly through text messages with praise or concerns, and the software can even translate 50 languages in real time. But why is connectedness so important?

Comparison 110

Comparison Report Training Study 110

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

Completion rates for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid increased to 54 percent, compared to 48 percent for the state, and the share of students taking college-level courses grew to 74 percent, compared to 48 percent at non-funded schools. Related: Out of poverty, into the middle class. Related: Jobs in cybersecurity are exploding.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Training Outcomes 111

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In 2003, before the existence of YouTube, she founded ProjectExplorer.org, a free multimedia website designed to educate primary and secondary school students about global issues and world cultures and histories. During 2020, WLS is finding new ways to help teachers make the shift to remote learning, including 5-day virtual teacher courses.

Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

In 2005, Joan Didion published The Year of Magical Thinking , which chronicles her husband’s death in December 2003, shortly after their daughter had fallen into septic shock and been placed an induced coma. That’s not what Didion meant to do, of course. Of course it did. That famous Arthur C.

Technology 40

Technology Education Report Training 40

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

” “Mixing Automation and a Human Touch, New Software Helps Keep Students ‘ On Task ’,” says Edsurge. ” The story praises the work of Tristan Denley and his course recommendation tool Degree Compass. .” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Then Deeper Questions Emerged.” ” asks Matt Bruenig.

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Iterating Toward Openness

DECEMBER 3, 2015

When I say “today’s content infrastructure,” I’m speaking of course about the traditional textbooks, online homework systems, and other educational offerings from commercial publishers. A few years later, Creative Commons entered the scene and on June 30, 2003 I officially shutdown the open licensing work I was doing.

OER 60

OER Education Course Resources 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2017

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics , the occupations that will add the most new jobs in the next decade are personal care aides (754,000 new jobs), food service workers (579,900 new jobs), registered nurses (437,000 new jobs), home health aides (425,600 new jobs), software developers (253,400 new jobs), and janitors and cleaners (233,000).

Robotics 63

Robotics Company Industry Data 63

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

The reporting often isolates education technology from other developments in the computer technology sector and tends to isolate education technology from education politics and policies more broadly (unless, of course, those policies dovetail with the political interests of ed-tech and ed-reform, which they often do).

Technology 40

Technology Education Facebook Company 40