Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 21, 2016

” New school accountability measures in England and Wales caused a steep drop in vocational course-taking, from 700,000 enrollments in 2012 to 320,000 in 2015. In 2016, the company said it expects to report operating profits — before the costs of the restructuring effort — of between £580 million and £620 million.

Pearson 40

Pearson Company Education Common Core 40

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Bloomberg first reported the purchase on January 28. Excelligence Learning Acquires Really Good Stuff: Brentwood Associates -backed Excelligence Learning Corp. Utilizing New York-based Knewton’s adaptive learning platform, Pearson says it will update its digital curriculum, enVisionMATH2.0.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

But as some disappointed investors have learned last year, the actual market value and performance behind “unicorns” may be as illusory as their nickname. Following Edtech Money (in-depth report on U.S. Other EdSurge stories about edtech venture capital. 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion.

EdTech 60

EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

AP has expanded its use of Automated Insights into other sport dispatches, quarterly business financial reports , and more.* A decade ago, I was a high school English teacher blissfully naive to what radical changes were coming thanks to edtech. Recently I wrote " What If Your Co-Teacher is a Computer?

Education 101

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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

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

we have been using adaptive learning since 2012, and we believe that a single constituency—painted by some as a barrier to the adoption of new technology in the classroom—is largely responsible for our success: our faculty. We often hear about the myriad benefits that adaptive learning offers students.

Adaptive Learning 60

Adaptive Learning Learning Training System 60

Educator Innovator

NOVEMBER 14, 2013

The suite of SimCityEDU tools includes teacher and student dashboards with standards-based reporting, and lesson plans to support use in the classroom. It was established in 2012 with $10.3M in grants from the John D. and Catherine T.

Common Core 29

Common Core Game-Based Learning Edmodo Assessment 29

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. In April, the research firm SRI published a report at the behest of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (which is a supporter of NPR Ed). NPR Ed has covered adaptive learning before.

Outcomes 28

Outcomes Software Learning Study 28

MindShift

JUNE 7, 2016

Jose Ferreira, CEO of Knewton , said in a 2012 speech that his “adaptive learning” platform, used by 10 million students globally, collects 5 to 10 million data points per student per day — down to how many seconds it takes you to answer that algebra problem. “And it’s not even close.”

Data 28

Data Knewton Report Outcomes 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

When I first started working as a tech reporter, I assumed – naively – that venture capitalists were smart people who did thorough research before funding a company. DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. DadaABC (English language learning): $100 million. Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3

Trends 93

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” “Three months after the former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault, he was released on Friday,” NPR reports. ” “Investigation Finds Phillips Andover Faculty Engaged in Sexual Misconduct With Students,” The New York Times reports.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The first iteration of this list was published in 2012 and since then the list witnessed several iterations. These principles, according to Kucher (2021), are interactivity, immersiveness, adaptive problem solving, feedback, and freedom of exploration. With innovations come the important skill of adaptability.

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Assessment Social Media Google Video 136

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

But much like the phrase “learn to code,” the meaning of “skills gap” is unclear. As education reporter Mikhail Zinshteyn wrote in The Atlantic earlier this year, a loud chorus of researchers in education and labor markets question the notion that workers are unqualified for the growing sophistication of tech jobs.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ NSF starts requiring that institutions report findings of harassment and suspensions in its funded labs and field sites, and reminds institutions that it can pull funding where necessary.” The “adaptive learning” company has raised $23.5 Cancel student debt , new report shows.”

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

. “High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. Thiel was one of the biggest financiers of Ron Paul's super PAC in 2012. ” “D.C.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The Horizon Report. 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. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

From Liberia , “Government to crackdown on unlicensed schools,” New Vision reports. From the press release : “ Knewton Launches Alta, Fully Integrated Adaptive Learning Courseware for Higher Education, Putting Achievement in Reach for Everyone.” Research, “Research,” and Reports.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 8, 2017

Buzzfeed reported that – as of 9pm Thursday at least – “ Betsy DeVos Still Hasn’t Said Anything About Trump’s Decision To End DACA.” Via the US News & World Report : “ Why Few Borrowers Have Pursued PSLF.” Via The Hechinger Report : “How slavery helped build many U.S.

Education 45

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