MindShift

AUGUST 11, 2016

The studies include research on K-12 schools and higher ed, both blended learning and online, and show results ranging from mixed to negative. It looked at college courses that are using so-called “adaptive learning” software as an enhancement to blended courses. NPR Ed has covered adaptive learning before.

Outcomes 28

Outcomes Software Learning Study 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” Via the AP : “A judge ruled Friday that school districts [in Florida ] can’t hold 3rd graders back just because they score badly on a mandated standardized reading test, saying that classroom grades and teacher evaluations have to be considered.” Robots probably won’t take your jobs. million total.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. Google’s Alphabet Inc.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

“ Daniel Greenstein , who has overseen the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation ’s work on postsecondary education since 2012, announced Monday that he would leave the foundation next month,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” From the Lenovo website : “Lenovo™ Introduces Lenovo Virtual Reality Classroom.”

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Classrooms.” From the press release : “ Knewton Launches Alta, Fully Integrated Adaptive Learning Courseware for Higher Education, Putting Achievement in Reach for Everyone.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Geek Dad : “Little Robot Friends Teach Kids to Code With Empathy.”

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I The Flipped Classroom". Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145