Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

Yet, when I graduated from college in 2008, I didn’t know this field existed. As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms. But they can also be creating learning apps, museum exhibits, or the latest educational toy.

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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

JULY 10, 2017

As edtech buzzwords new and old swirl , it is easy for educators to get lost among the fads du jour, much less apply the principles behind lofty ideas to make meaningful progress for students.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Incidentally, this power imbalance is one of the reasons mass adoption of online learning in higher education continues to fail. Universities will continue to get it wrong in transitioning to widespread use of online learning but they’ll continue to do very interesting things at the edges. On-campus Edtech.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

With the explosive growth of online learning in the late 1990s and early 2000s, there was widespread speculation that new online courses would soon incorporate immersive environments. Shortly after Disrupting Class was published in 2008, I spoke at several virtual conferences held in Second Life. But it didn’t happen.

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Tom Murray

AUGUST 21, 2016

Organization: International Association of K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL). iNACOL provides a myriad of resources, white papers, and tools to implement a more personalized approach to technology infused learning and holds a Blended and Online Learning Symposium each year. URL: www.inacol.org. Organization: Maker Ed.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Incidentally, this power imbalance is one of the reasons mass adoption of online learning in higher education continues to fail. Universities will continue to get it wrong in transitioning to widespread use of online learning but they’ll continue to do very interesting things at the edges. On-campus Edtech.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

A dean of digital learning at MIT, Krishna Rajagopal, resigned in protest , telling colleagues in an email that he had “serious continuing reservations” about the proposed direction. Michael Feldstein, a longtime edtech consultant and blogger, highlighted what he saw as the “hypocrisy” of the deal in a blog post last week.

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Edsurge

MARCH 28, 2018

When Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn published “ Disrupting Class ” in 2008, the current wave of education technology was still finding its footing. First, online learning would grow rapidly in K-12 schools. The edtech industry has arguably seen what TechCrunch’s Mike Butcher aptly called a number of “ false dawns.”

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Technology EdTech Education Outcomes 86

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

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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

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EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2012

Affiliated with the Learning and Collaborative Technologies Group, Institute for Information Technology, Downes specializes in the fields of online learning, new media, pedagogy and philosophy. Most recently, Gardner received the 2011 Prince of Asturias Award for Social Sciences.

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Learning with 'e's

APRIL 16, 2015

It''s a mishmash of edtech, 80s pop culture, animated GIFs, retro toys, ds106 art, and all things cinema. I think that''s what I love most about the edtech space, the ability to try and make sense of the cultural moment we are living through by way of analogy and metaphor. And it quickly resonated with a lot of people.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

In 2008, after her column "Why I Let My 9 Year Old Ride the Subway Alone" landed her on every talk show from The Today Show to Dr. Phil, Lenore founded the book and blog “Free-Range Kids.” In June 2010, Chris was named as one of the “30 Most Influential People in EdTech” by Technology & Learning Magazine.

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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? A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 9 Edition). This is how folks are defining innovative edtech use in teacher's colleges.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Founded by two educators in 2008, Edmodo experienced a number of leadership changes this decade. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?” Common Core State Standards.

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

Where Is the Office of EdTech ?” ” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” ” Via EdTech Strategies : “ Scholastic Makes Misleading Privacy, Security Claims in Services Directed to Children.” “The Dept.

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