Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

Some people researching education technology might not spend their days wondering how their work fits into this existential question—but George Siemens isn’t "some people." Siemens’ work is on the cutting edge of what’s possible in digital learning, but he doesn’t want to discuss the latest fads in education technology.

Digital Learning 60

Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

The multi-million-dollar facility is stocked with today’s most advanced manufacturing equipment ranging from steel 3D printers to precision cutters to collaborative robotics that work alongside humans on the factory floor. You can go in as a robot programmer or a computer technician. We are fighting that perception,” he explains.

Robotics 76

Robotics Industry Company Training 76

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

More than two decades ago, when I was hired at Stevens Institute of Technology, as dean of web-based distance learning—a quaint title for what is now known as online learning—few tools were available to help faculty migrate their on-campus courses online. The term MOOC was coined by others in 2008.) million students. million students.

Online Learning 130

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 130

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). Are any education technologies, for that matter? And accordingly, platforms are the underlying trend that ties together popular narratives about technology and the economy in general.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

There’s LC for Robots , which shows users how to do bulk downloads of bibliographic data from the collections, and serves up APIs for those who want to play around with essential digitized holdings such as Chronicling America and the American Archive of Public Broadcasting. The record for smallest ODH grant was claimed by Matthew G.

Libraries 133

Libraries OER Case Study Robotics 133

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. Not everyone bought into his vision at first.

Knewton 60

Knewton Adaptive Learning Company Education 60

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

Like Lego blocks clicked together, two educational robot companies have combined to offer their collective programming and robotics lessons to students spanning from 4 years old to college. Modular Robotics , the Boulder, Colo.-based based maker of Cubelet robot blocks, has acquired Dexter Industries , a Stafford, Va.-based

Robotics 118

Robotics Education Company Industry 118

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 8, 2019

Bett’s show floor includes a “Futures Zone” spot, typically reserved for early-stage edtech companies (although older ones like Manga High, founded in 2008, were there.) Export opportunities to other markets was also a major theme, as countries from Egypt to Russia and Singapore sported pavilions.

Conference 74

Conference Education EdTech Company 74

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 11, 2019

Related: How colleges can help their students out-compete robots. State funding per student here is down 18 percent since 2008 , when adjusted for inflation. Education at Work has similar arrangements with Arizona State University, Northern Kentucky University and Ohio’s Mount St. Joseph University. Kim Raff for The Hechinger Report.

Microsoft 95

Microsoft Company Report Robotics 95

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

Hampered by school funding formulas based on property tax dollars and student enrollment, these schools are already being forced to cut teaching positions and scrimp on materials and technology. School enrollment in the Parish has dropped from more than 19,000 in 2008 to around 17,200 early this year.

Report 58

Report Elementary Trends Industry 58

Educator Innovator

FEBRUARY 24, 2014

Digital Learning Day (DLD), held on February 5, immersed kids from coast to coast in activities like tinkering with robotics, penning blog posts, and painting digital canvases. For many schools, incorporating technology is a journey that’s been years in the making—and there are still plenty of uncharted changes to come.

Digital Learning 28

Digital Learning E-rate Broadband Learning 28

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

I pick ten trends and themes in order to closely at the recent past, the near-term history of education technology. Of course, if you look for those education technology writers who are independent from venture capital, corporate or institutional backing, or philanthropic funding, there is pretty much only me.).

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

Armstrong''s 2008 TED Prize wish asked to help her assemble the Charter for Compassion, a document around which religious leaders can work together for peace. In late fall 2008, the first draft of the document was written by the world, via a sharing website. Our students are children of technology and the web.

Conference 59

Conference Education Pearson Technology 59

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

In 2008, during Fred’s tenure with the board of education, New Hampshire became the first state to require high schools to issue course credit for mastering competencies, rather than for fulfilling the requisite number of hours, days or weeks of instruction (aka “seat time”).

Education 0

Education Course Laptops Blended Learning 0

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 ).

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 ).

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” ProPublica on “ Discrimination by Design ” in digital technologies. Congrats, education!

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

“The Year of the MOOC” – I was summoned to Palo Alto, California for a small gathering to discuss the future of teaching, learning, and technology. The technology simply isn’t that good yet. “Robots are coming for your job.” “Robots are coming for your job.”

Education 40

Education Robotics MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

“technologizing” the government. Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Edsurge : “Why a Robot-Filled Education Future May Not Be as Scary as You Think.”

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Matthew Porter, a student at Craig High School, inspects a “collaborative” robot at Prent Corporation, in Janesville, Wisconsin. The high school students clustered around a four-foot-tall red robot with long arms and cartoonish eyes. A student at Parker High School, in Janesville, Wisconsin, shows off the robot he has programmed.

Robotics 110

Robotics Learning Company Report 110

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

And this prompted me to update my list of education / technology companies that are ALEC members.). The Department of Justice , 21 states, and the District of Columbia have reached a $864 million settlement with Moody’s Investors Service over the company’s role in faulty credit ratings that led to the financial crisis of 2008.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 17, 2017

Four floors above a dull cinder-block lobby in a nondescript building at Ohio State University, the doors of a slow-moving elevator open on an unexpectedly futuristic 10,000-square-foot laboratory bristling with technology. Among other things, they say, their work could lead to the kind of robotic exoskeletons imagined in the movie Aliens.

Industry 85

Industry Trends System STEM 85

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. 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. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

” Oh, how very different “the politics of education (technology)” drumbeat sounds from some ed-tech publications: Trump will mean more “ innovation ” in higher ed, according to eCampus News. Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.”

Education 46

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. The pilot, by the way, is at University College London’s Centre for Blockchain Technologies. I was wondering when #metoo would come to education technology. National) Education Politics. The State of the Union is a right mess.

Education 45

Education MOOC Company Pearson 45

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via The MIT Technology Review : “ School lockdowns are so prevalent that companies are making apps to help teachers manage them.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Immigration and Education.

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “Digital credentials company Credly is adopting the Credential Transparency Description Language (CTDL), a common markup language designed to improve discoverability of certifications, badges and other verified achievements. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Robots are coming for your children.

Kaplan 50

Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50