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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. In fact, I think some of the biggest edtech trends have been rather. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics.

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HE Challenges: Fast changing digital teaching methods

Neo LMS

A range of specialist companies and private institutions is now providing excellent higher education components, as well as providing ancillary and support services such as examination and certification services, learning support, learning analytics, etc.

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Ed-Tech and the Commercialization of School

Hack Education

billion in the 2012–13 academic year. Learning analytics is often framed as a “hot new trend” in education. .” Here are some of the remarks I made to the class about commercialization and education technology. Ed-tech is big business. 2015 was a record year for ed-tech investment, with some $2.98

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

Hack Education

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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15 hot edtech trends for 2017

eSchool News

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. Now there are different ways things can be a ‘trend of the year’.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

Hack Education

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2017: The Stories We’ve Been Told. At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. No, fidget spinners were not a “top ed-tech trend” this year. Learning to Code.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

Hack Education

Things feel quite uncertain moving forward, despite all the certainty one can supposedly muster from looking back – from looking at the near-term or long-term history and trends. It’s based on these patterns that I choose the ten of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014. Indie Ed-Tech.

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