Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Ever wonder how stories covered by popular edtech outlets – such as edSurge, eSchoolNews, Tech & Learning, and THE Journal – get selected? Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why.

EdTech 170

EdTech Coursera Data Case Study 170

Neo LMS

MARCH 30, 2017

Once students have created their avatar they can engage in curated group experiences such as visiting other countries without leaving the classroom, or their homes in the case of distance learning. Closing thoughts. However, as e-educators it is worthwhile to keep an eye on its ever-growing potential. appeared first on NEO BLOG.

Classroom 150

Classroom Android STEM LMS 150

Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Axios reported that venture firms have cumulatively raised $100 billion over the past two years, and many are “ open for business ” and actively investing. School budgets may well soon dip too, as they did following the last recession in 2008. According to PitchBook, private equity firms are sitting on $2.4

Technology 93

Technology Education Company Industry 93

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ). public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

But these massive open online courses still continue to shape the way people around the world learn and access education. In 2016, the company reported its largest loss in its history, down $3.3 Does Online Education Help Low-income Students Succeed? How Blockbuster MOOCs Could Shape the Future of Teaching.

MOOC 113

MOOC Coursera Chegg Pearson 113

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2020

One poll, from the nonprofit Learning Heroes, found that two-thirds of surveyed parents say they’re more involved with their child’s education today than ever before. Not every teacher is adjusting to online learning on the fly like Adao. A small minority actually teach online full time, and did so even before the pandemic.

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Survey Learning Outcomes Conference 101

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 15, 2017

Recently , Nobel laureate James Heckman and his colleagues published a report that makes this point loud and clear. The programs examined in the report cost around $18,514 per student per year. Since 2008, Utah has given its families an alternative to preschool called Upstart. Preschool is still expensive. Britain says ‘yes’.

Software 66

Software Guidelines Training Report 66

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

In a way, that’s not surprising, given concerns about the safety of in-person instruction, the quality of online learning and the lack of clarity around whether jobs will recover from the economic crisis, and if so, which ones. appeared first on The Hechinger Report. We don’t want to lose a generation of people.”.

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Training Policies Groups System 138

User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

From Obstacle to Opportunity: Using Government-mandated Curriculum Change as a Springboard for Changes in Learning and Teaching: Jon Andrews. Applying Heutagogy in Online Learning: The SIDE Model: Eric Belt. An Andragogical, Constructivist Approach to Teaching and Learning. Schools embrace project-based learning 2.0.

Education 268

Education Learning Resources Tools 268

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2017

Credit scores to boost student success Kona Jones, director of online learning at Richland Community College in Illinois, was brought on in 2008 to improve student success rates, which at the time were hovering around 65 percent—not “horrendous,” she says, but still not good enough.

Dropout 60

Dropout Comparison Data Company 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. In 2008, Adam Rubin and Todd Kern co-founded 2Revolutions , or 2Rev, because they believed the field of education was siloed, preventing innovation at scale.

Competency Based Learning 60

Competency Based Learning Company Learning Blended Learning 60

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2017

One fan is a Harvard doctoral candidate who read Carol Dweck’s best-selling book, “Mindset,” in 2008 when she was teaching low-income teens in New York City. ” The problem is that low-income teens often don’t have access to it. She calls cognitive behavioral therapy the “gold standard.”

Exercises 68

Exercises Study Twitter Outcomes 68

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

I think such courses aren’t open in the sense that they limit access based on the ability to pay. Still such courses can offer considerably wider access to higher education than the traditional model. Incidentally, this power imbalance is one of the reasons mass adoption of online learning in higher education continues to fail.

MOOC 89

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 89

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

This is part six of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Some of the most oft-told tales in education in recent years have the following plot: the students all move from “brick-and-mortar” to “online.” Online education, we’re still told, will be education’s disruptor.

MOOC 55

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 55

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Edmodo was one of the early stars of the most recent resurgence in ed-tech startup founding and funding (circa 2008 onward, that is). million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. . The company has raised some $77.5

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

Via Fortune (Reuters, really): “Why This Education Publisher Is Betting on Online Degrees.” In other Pearson news, via The Digital Reader : “ Pearson Shares Slump Following Poor Earnings Report.” ” Devschool did have four stars on Course Report , a Yelp-like review site for coding bootcamps.

Education 40

Education Company Pearson E-rate 40

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

I think such courses aren’t open in the sense that they limit access based on the ability to pay. Still such courses can offer considerably wider access to higher education than the traditional model. Incidentally, this power imbalance is one of the reasons mass adoption of online learning in higher education continues to fail.

MOOC 32

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

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Learning 48

Learning Conference Social Media Secondary 48

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

After clawing his way through college, however, he had a distinguished career in education — first as a middle school science teacher (where he and Bette met), then as a long-time member and chair of New Hampshire’s state board of education, and now as president of the nonprofit National Center for Competency-Based Learning.

Education 0

Education Course Laptops Blended Learning 0

Connecting 2 the World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2011

Information becomes content when there is a situation to apply it (Nonaka, 1999, Yaklief, 2010), but does not require a depth of understanding to access or transfer. Once created, individual, groups, departments, or the organization can control the dissemination and access to a larger number of people.

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Groups Outcomes Training Study 52