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Top Hat Buys Canadian Textbook Business to Compete With Publishers in Digital Courseware

Edsurge

The term comes from the physical devices that other companies used to sell, where students literally pressed buttons to respond to multiple-choice questions. The Toronto-based company once relied on textbook publishers to distribute its technology. To date, the company has raised $105 million in venture capital.

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Teaching isn’t Rocket Science – It’s Way More Complex

The CoolCatTeacher

Doug: Well, the people that started this back in about 2007… They just started recording their lessons. You know, we’re not giving the kids the tools in school along with opportunities to collaborate, that they need on the job, that the companies are asking for. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

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California Launches the Nation's Largest Community College Course Exchange

Edsurge

Course offerings fell 21 percent between 2007 and 2012. Nearly all (104 by the latest count) have adopted the Canvas LMS , and students are receiving secondary IDs that work across the entire system. Just offering a course online doesn’t guarantee students with newfound access will succeed.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5

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Reading, Writing, Gaming

Educator Innovator

Founded in 2007, the Institute of Play has designed and opened two secondary schools devoted to game-based learning: New York City’s Quest to Learn , a public school, and ChicagoQuest , a charter school. And they really produce some amazing stuff,” said Darnell, now president of Histrionix Learning Company.

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Why the Education Expenses are Rising and How to Deal with it?

Evelyn Learning

However, many students find themselves stuck on the cost and perceive it as the primary determinant of their access to education. Bill Gates dropped out of college at the age of 20 and made a revolutionizing company, “Microsoft”. But, tertiary and post secondary education are subsidized to a certain extent”.

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Colleges Are Striking Bulk Deals With Textbook Publishers. Critics Say There Are Many Downsides.

Edsurge

Now something similar may be happening with textbooks, as publishing giants start to broker campuswide deals with colleges that give students unlimited access to a publisher’s digital textbooks at cut-rate prices. Inclusive access has already gotten up to acronym status,” he said.

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