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Many Online Education Marketplaces Have Sputtered. Will Quizlet’s Pass the Test?

Edsurge

Founded in 2005, Quizlet has become a popular source among students for its user-generated digital flashcards. That the company has names like Pearson and Kaplan onboard is “the writing on the wall” for the traditional publishing industry, said Jennifer Carolan, co-founder of Reach Capital, an education investment firm, via email.

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In rural Maine, a university eliminates most Fs in an effort to increase graduation rates

The Hechinger Report

Only 11 percent of the students who entered UMPI in 2005 graduated in four years, and only 30 percent graduated in six — all at a time when the region desperately needs more college grads. Only 11 percent of the students who entered UMPI in 2005 graduated in four years, and only 30 percent graduated in six.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Brouwer & Korthagen, 2005; Ferrari, Cachia, & Punie, 2009; Zhu et al., Pearson, P. .” (p. Indeed, various scholars have emphasized the importance of including innovative and creative teaching skills in teacher education (e.g., Sources Brouwer, N., & Korthagen, F. Can teacher education make a difference? Griffo, V.

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Top Hat Raises $55 Million to Take on Big Textbook Publishers

Edsurge

He believes his company’s brand of digital textbooks beats anything Pearson, McGraw-Hill and their ilk can provide. Bluedoor was founded in 2005 and is based in Minneapolis. Mike Silagadze isn’t shy about his desire to take market share from the largest college textbook publishers through his classroom software company Top Hat.

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Fueled by Big Rounds, Edtech Funding Surges to $887M in First Half of 2017

Edsurge

2U 2008 2014 $665M (IPO) Archipelago Learning 2000 2012 $302M (acquired by PLATO Learning) Chegg 2005 2013 $830M (IPO) Connections Education 2001 2011 $400M (acquired by Pearson) HigherOne 2000 2012 $260M (acquired by Blackboard) Instructure 2008 2014 $487M (IPO) K12.com

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Misunderstanding The Gradual Release Of Responsibility Framework

TeachThought - Learn better.

In this model (see Figure 3.1), responsibility for the use of a strategy gradually transfers from the teacher to the student through five stages (Duke & Pearson, 2002, pp. Duke & Pearson, 2002). 208–210): An explicit description of the strategy and when and how it should be used. Brown, 2008; Guthrie, Wigfield, Barbosa, et al.,

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No, Really – Stop Saying “High Quality”

Iterating Toward Openness

It feels a bit like we’re trapped in 2005, still arguing over whether or not the Wikipedia authoring process can create writing as accurate as the Encyclopedia Britannica process. But currently there’s not. We settled this argument ten years ago. Show us proof we should stop saying high quality!” open content'

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