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PROOF POINTS: Free, no frills programs lead the class in new federal study of remote learning

The Hechinger Report

None uses especially sophisticated algorithms to tailor the instruction to each student, known as “adaptivelearning, but they do give instant feedback, letting students know what they’ve gotten right and wrong. “We Another company, Class Technologies Inc., It’s systematic direct instruction, using evidence-based practices.

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

Edsurge

Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice." Designed to adjust in real-time to each student's prior knowledge and skill attainment, adaptive systems respond to variations in ability and diverse student backgrounds, sensitive to the the unique needs of each learner.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. Among the bill''s provisions is the return of control to the states over devising their own systems for how to hold schools accountable for student achievement. Valve , the company behind the video game hit Portal, is working on an educational game.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

I think it is worthwhile, as the decade draws to a close, to review those stories and to see how much (or how little) things have changed. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” ” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned. a month.). .”

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Education Technology and the Ideology of Personalization

Hack Education

Facebook, like many digital technology companies, promises that in exchange for collecting your personal data – your name, your age, your gender, your photos, metadata on your photos, your location, your preferences, your browsing and clicking habits, your friends’ names – it will deliver “personalization.”