Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

For instance, Osso VR is a virtual reality technology company founded on the principle of training surgeons with real world skills that can be directly applied when in the operating room. If you are wondering how it works in practice, here’s a good example: Duolingo is a free mobile app that helps students to learn foreign languages.

EdTech 347

EdTech Gamification Tools Robotics 347

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 27, 2023

Whether you're new to AI or a seasoned AI-enthusiast, you'll gain invaluable insights into one of the companies on the forefront of AI in education. Smyers is a member of the EDUCAUSE Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Board and has been named as one of CRN’s “Top 100 Women of the Channel” 2009–2013 and named to its advisory board.

Microsoft 277

Microsoft Classroom Education Course 277

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

Early reports indicate that many blue-chip companies have begun to freeze or rescind hiring offers to graduating students. Consistent with past recessions, many companies are being forced to cut or freeze benefits such as 401(k) contributions. In addition, internships are being canceled.

Coursera 123

Coursera Training MOOC Course 123

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 3, 2021

He now makes more than $100,000 as a project lead for a company that installs wind turbines. More than 60 percent of the construction workers who lost their jobs from 2007 to 2009 never returned to the industry, said Michael Ibrahim, an assistant professor of civil engineering at California State University, Los Angeles.

Industry 126

Industry Training Company System 126

Doug Levin

FEBRUARY 21, 2016

K-12 education system by open educational resources (OER) since 2009, although my first exposure to the ideas and leaders of the movement stretch back to the launch of the MIT OpenCourseWare initiative. I’ve been engaged in thinking deeply about the promise and opportunity afforded the U.S.

OER 170

OER Instructional Materials Advocacy Meeting 170

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. There are other examples of this historical amnesia in ed-tech specifically, no doubt. We can debate which one.

Blackboard 96

Blackboard Coursera LMS ProctorU 96

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 26, 2016

I quickly evaluate if this is a person or company that’s worth a relationship. We luckily found a great local company. Outsourcing our IT, initially we had some bumps, but the company’s responsiveness told us that even though we are a small district, they are committed. TR: I pull back, obviously. For us, responsiveness was key.

Company 120

Company Conference Trends Outcomes 120

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 5, 2018

Vicki: Give us some examples. You know, we’re not giving the kids the tools in school along with opportunities to collaborate, that they need on the job, that the companies are asking for. After her death in March of 2009 I decided to see how I could use my expertise to help busy educators and parents hone their skills and knowledge.

Khan Academy 165

Khan Academy Elementary Company Personalized Learning 165

Hack Education

JANUARY 30, 2022

Although companies like the Standard Electric Time Company (founded in Massachusetts in 1884) sold synchronized clock and bell systems to schools (and yes, factories), an early function of the latter was not to mimic the rhythm of the workplace but rather to warn occupants about fire. And that includes the school bell.

Industry 111

Industry Training System Handbook 111

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 5, 2019

In your book, you say the project is an example of “charismatic technology.” I think that they might have come about in the next few years anyway though in 2009 when, in Paraguay at least, when the One Laptop per Child laptops were given out, the first round of them, less than 10 percent of the Paraguayan population had computers.

Laptops 114

Laptops Chromebook Company Technology 114

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2018

Burt’s students have worked on projects that integrate the National Academy of Engineering’s “grand challenges” into their curriculum , across areas such as design, physics and biomedical engineering–including projects and internships in partnership with local companies. One participant was Mohn of Blue Valley Schools.

STEM 99

STEM Learning Outcomes Policies 99

Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

Students for Fair Admissions, which is suing the university for allegedly discriminating against Asian American applicants, will have access to “academic, extracurricular, demographic and other information” from all undergrads who applied to Harvard between the fall 2009 and spring 2015, omitting names and Social Security numbers.

Data 60

Data Student Data Privacy Company Industry 60

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2023

New schools are being built every few years to keep pace with a surge in families moving to the area due to its proximity to technology and engineering firm Sandia National Laboratories and new business hubs for companies such as Intel and NTX Bio. SpaRRk Academy hallways are filled with art projects and classroom work from the students.

Elementary 95

Elementary Online Learning Report Personalized Learning 95

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2021

What students won’t see in the promotional materials or when they register, however, is that the programs are being managed by a private, for-profit company called Noodle that is being paid $12,000 to $22,000 per month , per program, plus $88 per credit hour, per student, according to a list of fees disclosed by Noodle.

Company 145

Company Policies Report Industry 145

Fractus Learning

APRIL 10, 2021

PerfectIt is a proofreading solution Daniel Heuman launched in 2009 to help writers and professionals edit academic papers, business reports, and legal documents. Professionals like engineers, proposal managers, technology experts, and researchers using proofreading tools based on their company or profession’s house style sheet.

Software 64

Software Microsoft Company Report 64

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2017

It implemented a 1:1 device-to-student model in its middle schools in 2009, and expanded that to high schools in 2013. The idea that MAPLE exists to help LearnLaunch-affiliated companies sell products to schools “couldn’t be further from the truth,” says Klau. The fox is guarding the henhouse,” the MTA letter reads. This is wrong.”.

Personalized Learning 78

Personalized Learning Learning Moodle Secondary 78

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 4, 2020

percent from 2009 to 2017, a period during which the S&P 500 index gained 11.2 Colleges and universities collectively spent an average of $11 billion in each of the last four years, adding close to 70 million more square feet of classroom and office space alone, according to the private company Dodge Data & Analytics.

Industry 134

Industry Report Trends Survey 134

Learning with 'e's

MAY 29, 2013

Tribal identity in the age of the Web transcends ethnicity, traditional cultural expectations and geography (Wheeler, 2009). It would be ridiculous for example to ''poke'' people in real life. 2009) Digital tribes, virtual clans. 2009) Imagined worlds, emerging cultures. References Godin, S. London: Piatkus. Wheeler, S.

Social Media 64

Social Media Facebook Industry LMS 64

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 1, 2018

CHICAGO — By Marquell Brown’s count, he has been locked up “roughly 42 times” since 2009. The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. In Illinois, Marquell Brown got a firsthand look at the improvements made from 2009 to 2017. Photo: TARA GARCIA MATHEWSON/The Hechinger Report. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS.

Online Learning 68

Online Learning Blended Learning Pearson Learning 68

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 8, 2014

While these qualities may seem like frills, they’ve been demonstrated over time to have powerful correlations with harder metrics, like a company’s profits or a school’s test scores.

Survey 100

Survey Study Data Student Engagement 100

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 29, 2017

So, one of the most important things that I noticed is – teachers [need to] really intentionally use those as positive examples and find those students who are effectively using technology to build others up and then model it themselves. Full Bio As Submitted. Dr. Michelle Zimmerman.

EdTech 191

EdTech Learning STEM Microsoft 191

Fractus Learning

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

We’ve got a lot of experience with both companies products. Two moms launched Little Passports in 2009, and since then, the company has become an international brand with exciting choices to keep kids entertained and engaged. Overall, both companies are loved for their subscription boxes.

Comparison 52

Comparison STEM Education Robotics 52

The 21st Century Principal

JANUARY 25, 2014

But, as a skeptic and admitted cynic about the reasons the Common Core were developed, my cynicism says that perhaps these standards were developed as a commercial opportunity for corporations like Pearson and other test companies to make more money off the public school systems. Who does it harm?

Common Core 98

Common Core Pearson Analysis Company 98

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

A perfect example of the device-before-pedagogy practice is the now-infamous 2011 Los Angeles Unified School District edtech initiative, which involved the purchase of more than 100,000 iPads for its classrooms to the tune of $500 million without any return on investment in terms of student outcomes.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 6, 2020

As an executive, Howard was the CEO of a public television operation and several television production companies, and a state government official. From January 2009 to January 2011, Dr. Emanuel served as a Special Advisor on Health Policy to the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and National Economic Council.

Conference 36

Conference Company Policies Groups 36

Hack Education

MAY 6, 2020

" It happens here in California, for example. "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste," as Rahm Emanuel, then President Obama's chief of staff, said in 2009 as the world teetered on the brink of recession. 150,000 a year to lease coaxial cables from Bell Telephone Company, for example.

Education 140

Education Report Khan Academy Examples 140

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 26, 2019

“It’s essentially a vestige of colonialism,” said Roberto Jiménez Rivera, a rare example of a native Puerto Rican from modest means who went to college on the mainland, where he now is an assistant director of admissions at Tufts University. Examples abound of college graduates who work in retail stores and as receptionists.

Dropout 111

Dropout Report Accessibility Study 111

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Like the Rio Grande Valley, for example, Nashville had been seeing gains in high school graduation and college-going rates. “We “That usually means she’s not enrolled any more.”. Compounding advocates’ frustration is that these setbacks follow years of hard-won progress. We had some momentum,” Ward said.

Survey 141

Survey Laptops Dropout Report 141

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

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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.

Data 108

Data Dropout Company Report 108

The Web20Classroom

JANUARY 3, 2011

I wrote a post on December 28, 2009 where I talked about tools that I thought would have a break out year. Here is an example I use a lot where I asked people to give me their thoughts on what a PLN (Personal Learning Network) means to them. I want to be hip. So here is my reflections on 2010 and my predictions for 2011. How did I do?

Tablets 100

Tablets Edmodo Wiki Facebook 100

EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2012

2009 - Meeting of the Minds - important work from Common Sense Media on perceptions of social media ethics. A woman who works for a company that offers memberships to Tweens for movie editing noted that when they suspend accounts for inappropriate use, parents often step in and question the company''s actions.

Social Media 60

Social Media Digital Citizenship Education Company 60

The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 23, 2017

Most students at his school, Chicago Technology Academy (ChiTech for short), don’t come from places with a lot of college graduates and corporate connections, the sort of folks who can show young people, by example, that they can prosper in the professional world. Related: In one state, students are ditching classrooms for jobs.

Report 66

Report Study Software Meeting 66

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

One way is through acquisitions like the one his university made of the Claremont School of Theology in California, or CST, which is being moved to the Salem, Oregon, campus of Willamette, just as private companies consolidate to increase their size and cost-effectiveness.

Dropout 75

Dropout Training Industry Kaplan 75

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 21, 2018

A slow walk for example, does little to make anyone smarter. A 2009 Stanford University study found that fifth, seventh and ninth grade students in California who passed the state physical fitness test and those whose fitness improved between fifth and seventh grade scored better than their less fit peers on the state’s standardized tests.

Exercises 106

Exercises Elementary Report Study 106

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 15, 2022

Wentworth, for example, will add combined four-year bachelor’s and master’s degrees in data science and cybersecurity analytics starting in the fall of 2023, the university says. That unbinds them in lots of ways,” said Zemsky. This is a place that doesn’t have to worry about a lot of precedent and baggage,” she said.

Report 103

Report Course Dropout Training 103

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 6, 2016

Wiseburn Unified School District in the South Bay region of Los Angeles County, for example, did a particularly good job preparing its low-income black students to compete with more affluent kids across the state. Key to that success, Johnstone says, was that the district had already started teaching math differently back in 2009.

Common Core 40

Common Core Elementary Groups Robotics 40