Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. It is currently available for $44 per course for two years of access, or $9.95

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Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 125

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 28, 2018

Our first openly licensed college textbook was published in 2012, and our library since scaled to more than 20 books for college and AP courses used by hundreds of thousands of students. They’ve built a broad coalition of foundations that support their work.

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OER Adaptive Learning Outcomes Libraries 61

Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

TEXARKANA, Texas — “Hope” was a popular word during the 2012 election season. But a money crisis wasn’t the only challenge Texarkana College was facing in 2012. The college switched to a co-requisite model, meaning students take supplemental math and English courses alongside college-level ones. There were physical changes, too.

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Course Data System Adaptive Learning 70

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.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Um, they do.) It’s that their parents are opting them out of exposure to these technologies.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” WV is West Virginia , of course. Of course, Harvard doesn’t keep quiet about anything, does it.). From the press release : “ Knewton Launches Alta, Fully Integrated Adaptive Learning Courseware for Higher Education, Putting Achievement in Reach for Everyone.” ” The chain: KIPP.

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Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Thiel was one of the biggest financiers of Ron Paul's super PAC in 2012. “Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot ,” says The Wall Street Journal in a story about “Jill Watson” (of course it’s a female name), an automated teaching assistant at Georgia Tech. Or something.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52