eSchool News

JULY 5, 2017

Shrinking IT Budgets Continue to Trend…. According to The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP), most US states offer less money per student than they did before the recession of 2008. This means IT teams are on the hook for securing, managing, and tracking all of these machines. .

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EdTech Trends Policies Technology 55

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In a telephone interview, Phil Hill, edtech guru and co-publisher of the widely followed e-Literate blog , acknowledged that “the LMS is not only part of the university’s core infrastructure, but it also allows faculty and students to use technology creatively in the classroom.” The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.)

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Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 125

Edsurge

JANUARY 5, 2018

The former Kaplan executive, who served as its CEO from 1994 to 2008, oversaw 67 acquisitions that turned the test-prep business into a global education services provider. In 2010, he pooled his own money with KKR, a private equity firm, to launch Weld North , which has since acquired another 16 edtech companies (and invested in 4 others).

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Symantec Kaplan Company EdTech 69

Doug Levin

APRIL 21, 2016

“ FY 2008 $267,500,000 (President Bush’s request: $0). Federal Program Evaluations and Program-Related Reports: National Educational Technology Trends Study (NETTS). National Educational Technology Trends Study: Local-Level Data Summary (SRI International, 2008). Department of Education video. The post U.S.

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Policies Technology Program Evaluation Education 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Perhaps one of the few areas of overlap was that three of the four conferences featured the similar talk by Andreas Schleicher, OECD’s education lead, who shared snippets from his team’s latest “Trends Shaping Education” report. There was also an “edtech surgery” where startups could seek advice from experienced educators.

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Conference Education EdTech Company 70

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Krueger identified a series of overlapping challenges, trends, and potential solutions that have emerged from the current situation, which he sees as a pivot point that can lead to positive outcomes because innovation that may have been difficult to accomplish in the past is now required. Hurdles, Accelerators, and Tech Enablers.

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Guidelines Trends BYOD Data 92

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. School budgets may well soon dip too, as they did following the last recession in 2008.

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Technology Education Company Industry 104

Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2019

This trend is laudable, and it is having an impact—but it masks a much more mixed picture. Colleges are also facing new competitors backed by the wave of edtech investment going into postsecondary professional education and workforce training.

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Survey Training Industry Policies 95

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

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. He just doesn’t think our current university systems and edtech solutions will get us there.

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Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

International sales accounts for about 20 percent of total revenue for Instructure, which was founded in 2008. While some analysts have been reporting a sharp slowdown in higher ed LMS switches, we are not seeing that trend in our domestic Canvas bookings,” he said. As an example, he said that eight deals in the U.K.

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System LMS Company Moodle 62

Edsurge

AUGUST 25, 2016

Getting students to graduate remains a greater challenge: In 2014, 60 percent of students seeking a bachelor’s degree at a four-year college in 2008 completed their degrees by 2014, according to the U.S. Department of Education.

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Social Media Adobe Software Survey 60

ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Several of the edtech/digped people started appearing there over Thanksgiving weekend, thanks in part to this article , touting Mastodon as the open source alternative to Twitter. I was on Twitter in 2008 when it first started but never used it until 2013 (different account). Have you heard of Mastodon.social?

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Social Media Twitter Mobility Android 40

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

I see no sign in this trend ending in 2014 for the vast majority of universities. That trend will probably continue this year. On-campus Edtech. If I was asked I would say that the BYOD trend will continue to increase. Of these, a small proportion might get it right (I’m hopeful).

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MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 89

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Shortly after Disrupting Class was published in 2008, I spoke at several virtual conferences held in Second Life. Some educators built lessons around the program and invited students to learn in the immersive environment, while others held virtual conferences there. The dashing Innosight Skytower.

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Conference Exercises Facebook Technology 60

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” “Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe,” according to an investor in Edsurge. ” (Yes, I’m tracking on this sort of thing as part of my 2017 “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” Stanford University’s Larry Cuban continues his analysis of behavioral management tool ClassDojo.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2016

The test in question: The Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study ( TIMSS ) which is administered to students around the world. Via Edsurge : “Overcoming Hacking and Cybercrimes – The Next Obstacle to Edtech.” Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.”

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Education Report Android Libraries 40

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

I see no sign in this trend ending in 2014 for the vast majority of universities. That trend will probably continue this year. On-campus Edtech. If I was asked I would say that the BYOD trend will continue to increase. Of these, a small proportion might get it right (I’m hopeful).

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MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

Where Is the Office of EdTech ?” ” (Guess what’s going to be one of the " top ed-tech trends" this year ?). ” Via EdTech Strategies : “ Scholastic Makes Misleading Privacy, Security Claims in Services Directed to Children.” “The Dept. Reorganization Plan is Out.

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Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

JULY 22, 2016

Via Edsurge : “ Republican Party Platform Addresses Education, Nods to Edtech.” ” From the Republican National Convention: TurnItIn was pleased , I’m sure, to be invoked many times following Melania Trump ’s convention speech, which plagiarized passages from Michelle Obama ’s 2008 speech. .”

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Education Report Company Software 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Founded by two educators in 2008, Edmodo experienced a number of leadership changes this decade. Aaron Swartz, 2008. Can Edmodo Turn Virality into Profitability?”

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Kassner created Proctor U in 2008 with colleague Jarrod Morgan while serving as president of Andrew Jackson University (now known as New Charter University), and left the company in 2016.” ” From Educause : “ Higher Education’s Top 10 Strategic Technologies and Trends for 2018.” But that’s okay.

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Education MOOC Company Pearson 45