MIND Research Institute

JUNE 11, 2019

Over the past several years, MIND Research Institute has been endeavoring to change the conversation around edtech evaluations. A few weeks ago, EdSurge published an article that echoed many of those same sentiments, most specifically that the overreliance on “gold standard” RCT studies is the wrong approach for edtech.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

. — Discovery Education and select social impact partners are offering engaging, high-quality digital learning resources to students and teachers to support observances of Cybersecurity Awareness Month. Established in 2004 by Congress, Cybersecurity Awareness Month seeks to raise awareness about cybersecurity and online safety.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Today, the Omidyar Network does so again—this time for its education portfolio. Imaginable Futures will exist with its own board within the greater Omidyar Group, says Imaginable Futures managing partner Amy Klement, who previously led Omidyar’s education investment activities. They include Andela, Khan Academy and Code.org.

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Ditch That Textbook

JANUARY 2, 2017

In 2004, I was about to start my first teaching job. That’s when I got introduced to the world. I went on a 10-day mission trip to Uruguay. We drove the streets of Montevideo, a world capital that reminded me a lot of life in the United States. We walked through centuries-old Colonia del Sacramento, [.].

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. Over the years, it saw the most success in education and the company shifted to focus specifically on that market. He said Turnitin has been cashflow positive since 2004.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2019

This semester I’m teaching a graduate seminar on education and technology for Georgetown University. How does higher education use mobile technology to teach? After that shock, discussion began by exploring the full range of mobile technology available in 2019. This is part 4. It was mobile learning in action.

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Digital Promise

JUNE 18, 2019

In my nearly 15 years of teaching in Philadelphia, I have seen technology introduced into schools and classrooms in myriad ways. I have spent the last 13 of those years as a technology teacher and coordinator, and an informal technology coach, in three different schools. What is driving this new purchase?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 8, 2023

SCORM 2004 When SCORM 2004 was launched, it was called SCORM 1.3. As of now, there is no news regarding an updated version of SCORM 2004. It was updated shortly after, and only a few products now support SCORM 1.1. solved a lot of problems SCORM 1.1 It is the latest release and has all the updated features and tools.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 22, 2022

SCORM 2004 . When SCORM 2004 was launched, it was called SCORM 1.3. As of now, there is no news regarding an updated version of SCORM 2004. Blog , Digital Publishing , eBook solution , Education Technology / August 24, 2022. It was updated shortly after, and only a few products now support SCORM 1.1.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

For more than two decades, Jonathan Grayer has made a career out of welding educational companies. The former Kaplan executive, who served as its CEO from 1994 to 2008, oversaw 67 acquisitions that turned the test-prep business into a global education services provider. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Tech Helpful

NOVEMBER 18, 2016

This is the progression of technology integration at CCS lower school since I came on staff in January of 2004 as a part-time related arts computer teacher. I graduated with a Masters in Instructional Technology in 2007. I wanted them to learn that technology was a tool for their learning. We've come a long way baby!

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

To do that, it has partnered with the Empirical Educator Project , a group of colleges and edtech companies led by e-Literate , a popular education blog, that holds summits and encourages participants to try each others’ tools and approaches. This isn’t a silver bullet, and it isn’t charity. What do we find in a university?

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2018

Texarkana College adopted new enterprise software and other edtech tools like an early-alert system, but technology was only one aspect of the school’s effort. And in fact, some officials attribute poor technology purchasing decisions as one of the roots of their troubles. We let technology leave us in the dust.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2022

Online corporate training and the education sector are witnessing immense growth year on year. and SCORM 2004 3rd Edition are the most widely used versions. Also, SCORM compliance ensures that your eLearning products can withstand technology evolution without costly redesign, recoding, and reconfiguration. In conclusion.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2016

For years, he served as the business partner and editor for Tim O’Reilly’s O’Reilly Media, which itself has become an intellectual (and publishing) nexus for the technology community. (A Come meet Dale Dougherty, Tim O’Reilly and Betsy Corcoran at the SF Edtech Meetup on Thursday, Nov. It took me only a moment to say ‘Yes!’”

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 27, 2020

of Education, author of 12 books including the recent Slaying Goliath: The Passionate Resistance to Privatization and the Danger to Our Public Schools; Cindy Cisneros , Vice President of Education Programs at the Committee for Economic Development at The Conference Board; and Gavin Dykes , from England, Managing Director of Cellcove, Ltd.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

When it first opened its doors in 2004 as a part of the Civic Committee of the Commercial Club of Chicago, the organization took a leading role in opening charter schools across the city—130 of them, to be exact. At the end of the day, public schools—both charter and district—are educating kids and preparing them for college and life.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 24, 2018

While you may take up the role of champion as a general way of perceiving your fit within your school system, we may find ourselves identifying with one adopter category or another when discussing emergent technology. Read through the descriptions below with one type of emergent technology and see how you fit.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

An “uber trend” of remote work for higher education information security is coming, at a time when more connections are being forged between higher ed and other state data. Plus: printers, smart speakers and privacy (oh my!) — all in this Edtech Reports Recap. But this Horizon Report represents a couple of firsts.

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2019

In fall 2007, Larry Berger, CEO of Wireless Generation (now Amplify) was invited to submit a paper to an “Entrepreneurship in Education” working group led by Rick Hess, the director of Education Policy Studies at the American Enterprise Institute. As education entrepreneurs know, growth in K-12 comes hard. Sometimes very hard.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 22, 2018

I began teaching teenagers in 2004 in Texas. My new book, Hacking Digital Learning Strategies with EdTech Missions , has 10 digital missions to help teachers support their teenage students in establishing their identities and defining their goals using technology and digital devices.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

To mark the 20th anniversary of Blackboard, one of the first LMSes, the company’s co-founder, Matthew Pittinsky, wrote an epic blog post about the company’s history, which includes his advice for today’s edtech leaders. Here are some lessons I learned about what makes the higher education market unique. The idea was simple.

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EdTechTeam

MAY 20, 2020

As educators, we thrive when we are around fellow passionate educators and leaders. I think back to August of 2004 when I interviewed for my first teaching position. Had she not taken a risk on me, a non-certified person with a passion to become an educator, I wouldn’t be where I am today.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

She had heard there might be a special announcement relating to one of her favorite education websites, DonorsChoose.org, and was curious to know more. I thought they were going to do something small, like fund every special education project or something—but funding every project? She was glad she did. I was not expecting that.

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Hack Education

JUNE 15, 2017

I will not be assigning penance today – although as a scholar of history and culture, I do want you (all of us, really) to think about what we’ve done; to think about what we’ve said; to think about the stories we tell about the future of technology and education. Why and where. Or perhaps I’m projecting.)

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edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

The answer to these questions is yes, so said educational leaders and edtech specialists in an edLeader Panel, sponsored by Gaggle and CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate. Technology, in this case, proved to be (sometimes literally) a lifesaver. It’s said that COVID has changed education forever. About the Presenters.

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A Principal's Reflections

JANUARY 22, 2017

I remember the days when I was not a very big believer in educational technology. As I moved from the classroom to administration, I still saw technology from a mere delivery aspect. From 2004 through 2008, I basically rubber-stamped the status quo while adding a splash here and there of technology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

Her passion for smart entertainment has lead her around the world, speaking on the role of STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, Mathematics) programming on television. He is an elected member of the National Academy of Education and a fellow of the International Academy of Education. Yong Zhao, Ph.D Yong Zhao, Ph.D

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 18, 2017

He has also been named a Master Educator by Course Hero , an education technology company that produced a short film on Boyer. . What would you tell other educators who want to move some or all of a course online? Understand how Boyer integrates technology into his course design.

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