Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2022

Knewton: All Talk, Little Evidence While AltSchool spent millions of dollars, few experts I talked to described the microschool model as having negative impacts on student learning. But, don’t worry—they had plenty to say about Knewton. The company raised $182 million, but only sold for $17 million.

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Knewton Education Kaplan Company 218

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

The next big move came when instructional designers, as part of their skillset, turned to digital authoring systems, software introduced to stimulate engagement, encouraging virtual students to interface actively with digital materials, often by tapping at a keyboard or touching the screen as in a video game.

Online Learning 125

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 125

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

But publishers see that as an opportunity to use proprietary systems to provide a more than just open content—they utilize interactive and personalized learning environments and then package it with OER and try to make it affordable for students that way. Lang: I really think so, yeah. So what's next?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Although sometimes talked about as a “movement,” Mozilla’s Open Badges Project was really more of a technical specification, one that was transferred from Mozilla to IMS Global Learning Consortium in 2017. And “free” doesn’t last. Without revenue the company will go away.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy. He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education.

Digital Learning 60

Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Marketplace K-12

JUNE 16, 2016

But by 2008, the reform movement’s unity and results were both dwindling, according to the the organization. (My Kids learn at a different pace,” he said, emphasizing the need for individualized learning. McGraw-Hill is spending up to $200 million to build more software for adaptive learning engines.

Education 40

Education Advocacy Strategy Adaptive Learning 40

Saving Socrates

MARCH 19, 2014

I hope to rectify this in the near future, but since 2008, reading acquisition has become something on the forefront of my mind. Her district has turned to Renaissance Learning''s Accelerated Reader and Star Reader programs. They have used these programs, online based, adaptive learning software, with a great deal of success.

Technology 51

Technology Blended Learning Elementary Assessment 51