Bryan Alexander
DECEMBER 29, 2015
What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. That should extend into 2016.
eSchool News
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
Makerspaces are expected to reach accelerated classroom adoption in less than one year, according to the K-12 Edition of the 2016 New Media Consortium Horizon Report. All the student has to do is subscribe to Shmoop’s 12-month student plan between November 1, 2016 and January 15, 2017, and then email their essay to Shmoop HQ.
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Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 21, 2016
1, 2016, former UClass CEO Zak Ringelstein filed a lawsuit against Renaissance Learning, claiming that Renaissance had removed his management responsibilities, left him with essentially no role and is now denying him the stocks and severance payments he was promised. “I believe Renaissance and I had stark value differences.
Marketplace K-12
JANUARY 25, 2016
The partnership represents McGraw-Hill Education’s latest investment in digital research and development; the company estimates that it invested $175 million in digital development and operations in 2015. The program will begin with selected ventures in May 2016. The Aspire Accelerator application is open thru Feb.
Edsurge
JULY 10, 2016
The small amount of research to date on how adaptive learning technology impacts student outcomes is inconclusive. April 2016 study from SRI Education found that students in adaptive courses performed slightly better on assessments than those in a traditional lecture. Where’s the evidence that this makes a difference?”.
Fractus Learning
FEBRUARY 17, 2016
Tip Tap Tap Learning Analytics. Gamification for Learning. Through our cloud-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS), educators can source and control the delivery of quality and validated educational content from their own tablet, laptop or desktop. Leveraging Learning Analytics.
Hack Education
JUNE 14, 2016
2015 was a record year for ed-tech investment, with some $2.98 One firm predicted that the “ smart education and learning market ” will grow from $105.23 billion in 2015 to $446.85 Learning analytics is often framed as a “hot new trend” in education. Ed-tech is big business. billion by 2020.
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