Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Now, with the widespread cancellation of schools and conferences (where investors and entrepreneurs often meet), edtech investors are advising startups to heed Sequoia’s advice. Companies should be thinking about their cash runway, watching their burn and making sure they are comfortable with where they are at right now,” says Carolan.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 4, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). He is one of TechSoup's primary presenters at conferences in the U.S. Please join them and us!

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 19, 2019

That F often transposed into poor work reports or lateral/downward movements in the company. The MIT Press, Cambridge, MA, 2008), pp. Pear Press, San Francisco, 2008). in Edulearn 17: Neuroscience foundations – 9th Annual International Conference on Education and New Learning Technologies. UC Santa Barbara. 2007 ([link].

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 16, 2020

Tomorrow is our second Library 2.020 mini-conference! This mini-conference will focus on innovation and innovative thinking in rural, independent, tribal, and other small libraries--as well as the many unique challenges that they face. He is one of TechSoup's primary presenters at conferences in the U.S.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 19, 2020

We're excited to announce our second Library 2.020 mini-conference: " Small, Rural, and Independent Libraries ," which will be held online (and for free) on Wednesday, June 17th, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Daylight Time (click for your own time zone). He is one of TechSoup's primary presenters at conferences in the U.S.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 13, 2019

A 2008 Ball State University study found that 43% of teachers said they slept an average of 6 hours or less per night. Enjoy your food in the company of the people there. When I go to a conference, I like to hang with people like Jerry Blumengarten – I mean, the guy wears a cape. I love awesome people who make me laugh.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

John Katzman, long-time education entrepreneur and founder of several successful education businesses, once waggishly told an investor conference audience that venture capitalists were very pleased to invest in education—for the rich. million jobs lost in the 2008 recession, 5.6 This dichotomy is not lost on investors.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JUNE 10, 2020

Our second Library 2.020 mini-conference is just one week away! This mini-conference will focus on innovation and innovative thinking in rural, independent, tribal, and other small libraries--as well as the many unique challenges that they face. He is one of TechSoup's primary presenters at conferences in the U.S.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Microcredentials, and controversial moves and pivots by edtech companies hoping to disrupt the higher education landscape. A Starter Kit For Instructional Designers When EdSurge columnist Amy Ahearn graduated from college in 2008, she had never heard of instructional design—let alone anticipate that she would soon have a career in it.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2017

Indeed, while colleges and universities continue to struggle financially, the dark days of 2008 seem like a distant memory for most of them. The most common of alliances, of course, are athletic conferences. We’re closer to the next recession than we are the last, a higher ed official recently reminded me.

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Neo LMS

MARCH 30, 2017

Despite its user base plateauing out in 2008, the company is now planning a second wind for Second Life with a laser focus on the educational terrain. The Second Life world is more suited to older student and universities, and is used by a number of organisations to create simulated learning environments.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Some of those teachers spend upwards of 150 hours every year on training sessions, workshops and conferences that sometimes resemble what many students experience in the classroom: listening to a lecture and taking notes. The company also downsized personnel but Kenyon did not share further details. districts, according to Kenyon.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2022

There are a lot of companies limiting out a lot of talent. When the economy tanked in 2008 and millions of laid-off workers began competing for scarce jobs, employers got pickier about who they hired and increasingly added four-year degree requirements to some “middle-skills” jobs that had frequently been filled by workers without degrees.

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Edsurge

JULY 6, 2017

The media started calling this space MOOCs or Massive Open Online Courses, a term coopted from a 2008 experiment. At the recently concluded EMOOCs conference , the then CEO of Coursera, Rick Levin, shared his thoughts on this shift. The narrative in early days of MOOC space was around disruption of universities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 17, 2018

We were just talking about how we’re pretty sure we met just about ten years ago to the day that we are recording this, in Princeton way back in 2008. Her Monster Project, co-led with Anna Baralt, was highlighted at the 2013 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference closing keynote.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2018

A 2008 Ball State University study found that 43% of teachers said they slept an average of 6 hours or less per night. Enjoy your food in the company of the people there. When I go to a conference, I like to hang with people like Jerry Blumengarten – I mean, the guy wears a cape. I love awesome people who make me laugh.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Yesterday, the New York-based company announced that Ryan Prichard, who has been with the company since July 2012, most recently as Chief Technology Officer, will assume the CEO position. Ferreira, who founded the company in 2008, will remain on the company’s board of directors.

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techlearning

AUGUST 1, 2018

The leading virtual professional development (PD) conference will feature two days of inspirational stories and strategies from four keynote speakers that will focus on best practices for improving and strengthening technology use in the classroom. The company is headquartered in San Mateo, Calif.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2016

I argue that rural states are where edtech companies, investors, and media outlets should be looking to to see truly innovative implementation of technology. It dates back to 2008, when an educational journey began in Wyoming that revealed the important role technology plays in enhancing teaching and learning—especially in a rural state.

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Learning with 'e's

NOVEMBER 11, 2017

Pure Diversity (1993) by Mirta Toledo The EDEN interviews are a series of conversations I have recorded with keynote speakers during EDEN summer conferences. In this interview, which took place during the 2017 Conference in Jonkoping, Sweden, I talked to European Commission representative Georgi Dimitrov.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 6, 2019

Companies like Amazon and Netflix have been using data tools like these for years to track our clicks and steer us to buy or watch more of their products. James Wiley is a technology analyst with Eduventures, which does consulting work for companies in the predictive analytics industry. Trying to keep students in school.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

But unlike most days, the editors held their meeting not in a conference room but on a stage before 55 teachers and librarians. Thursday morning, like any other at the San Francisco Chronicle, the newspaper’s editors gathered around to discuss the news of the day, what they’ll cover and where it will run in Friday’s edition.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 14, 2015

Think about taxi companies and how they hate ridesharing companies. This put those companies in a situation where they had to get better or else people would (and in many circumstances) go with a different service. These companies have forced the taxi companies to innovate or die off. This is not just education.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2018

According to Susan Wang, head of the ICS program at Mills, 86 percent of graduates from 2008 to 2017 went on to work in the tech industry. With Silicon Valley in the Oakland-based college’s backyard, Spertus says companies regularly make visits to the program to meet with students.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 14, 2019

Michelle and edWeb founder, Lisa Schmucki, met at a CoSN conference in 2010 and worked together to launch edWeb’s first professional learning community, Emerging Tech for School Librarians. She is the winner of the 2011 “I Love My Librarian” Award and the Library Association’s 2010 Outstanding Librarian Award. Follow her on Twitter @mluhtala.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JULY 20, 2021

It has been illegal for many decades for companies to use biases to discriminate against people during hiring, and how they are supervised or promoted. This takes effort, but the resulting changes in our perceptions can lead us to a better understanding, fairer treatment, patience, empathy, and acceptance. "We

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

Instead of gathering around the rug or a “lit circle” for a story like they used to do in class, some teachers are gathering students on the “virtual rug” of a Zoom conference call or Instagram Live to continue reading books to them. According to research, read-alouds provide academic boosts to developing readers.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

By 2008 it had its own conference, FlipCon (which closed in 2016). “Simple designs work well, and simplicity makes things happen.”. Simple designs work well, and simplicity makes things happen. Jon Bergmann. Whatever the cause, it was a hit with teachers everywhere. Of course, the flipped movement still has its critics.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

MAY 1, 2016

I founded my own publishing company and professional development organization called Due Season Press and Educational Services. How I wrote my first book for teachers ( The Cornerstone ) in 2008. How I got the idea for my original website and figured out how to get it started.

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 25, 2011

On this occasion, I was delighted to be invited to keynote the Northern Grid for Learning Annual Conference, and what an event it was! In March I attended the JISC annual conference in Liverpool, for once purely as a delegate rather than as a speaker. Full story here: The next ten years. Auckland, New Zealand.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

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 Okay, okay.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

Now, you’ve been here for quite a while, you founded the education strand in 2007, 2008. We’re pretty big for a design company—600 people in 9 or so offices around the globe. When I first started focusing on this work, I felt like that I did was announce to the education sector at various conferences, “Hey!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 30, 2011

He held this position from March, 2006 until June, 2008. At the national and international level, Bosco was the 1997 chairperson for the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) National Conference and he served as the chair of the CoSN board in 1998. He testified before the U.S.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2016

William Skilling, a retired superintendent of Oxford Community Schools in Michigan, developed the first Chinese student recruitment program in Michigan in 2008. It led me to ‘OK, where are these companies coming from? There were no parent conferences or other meetings to attend. “It Skilling said. And it was China.’”.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 28, 2023

Founded in 2008, it's a trusted resource for 15 years. Register now for their FREE virtual LearnOn conference on Monday, October 9, and learn the best practices in using their lessons. The company who sponsored it compensated me via a cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2017

In just over a decade, 20 independent education companies have raised more than $2.7 Collectively, 116 directors serve on the boards of these privately-held companies. As much as one-third of edtech companies started during that time have a female CEO or founder. See our full list of companies and board members here. .

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 19, 2019

In 2007, Maine’s then-commissioner, Susan Gendron, invited DeLorenzo to speak at a summer conference for superintendents in Bar Harbor. At the end of the conference, she took a survey: 80 percent of attendees said they supported the RISC philosophy, but only a quarter said they were ready to make the leap, she said in an interview.

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