ISTE 2015: 6 Tech Trends on Education's Horizon, 2015–2020
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 30, 2015
Frank Smith The influence of 3D printing, adaptive learning technologies and wearable technologies in the classroom is growing.
Failing Forward With Adaptive Learning in Higher Ed
Edsurge
JULY 21, 2016
Conner tells EdSurge how the use of adaptive-learning tools offers extraordinarily promising results for more personalized learning and teaching experiences. She adds, however, that “student success in the courses with adaptive-learning systems was not different than in a traditional online course at UMUC.”
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With Eyes on Asia, Kidaptive Raises $19.1M to Grow Its ‘Invisible’ Adaptive Learning Platform
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 21, 2018
Once known for a learning game, the Redwood City, Calif.-based based company now touts itself as a provider of adaptive-learning technologies for educational content providers. The company has refocused its business and research around what it calls its “Adaptive Learning Platform.” Back in the U.S.,
CTU And UMUC Collaborate on Adaptive Learning and Everyone Benefits
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 3, 2016
Sharing data, best practices, learning maps, and survey results has moved the needle on adaptive learning forward at our schools. Below, we focus on the joint work of CTU and UMUC, which, along the way, have discovered a common passion for using digital tools to promote student learning. Uniting Around Adaptive Learning.
D2L Introduces Next Generation Adaptive Learning Technology in Brightspace LMS
EmergingEdTech
APRIL 29, 2015
Advanced Adaptive Learning Tool is one of Several Enhancements Targeted to Help Accelerate Grad Rates to 60% D2L has just released its Spring 2015 update for its Brightspace LMS and has backed it up. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology
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. I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally.
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40 It Takes a Village to Bring Adaptive Technology to Scale
Edsurge
JULY 26, 2016
Colorado Technical University (CTU) began the adoption of adaptive-learning courses in late 2012. We have just over 100 courses using our proprietary adaptive technology (called intellipath ), 400 faculty trained to use the technology, and approximately 55,000 students who have used it in CTU courses.
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Who is the Theranos of Education?
Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2022
As John Warner referenced in 2018 , AltSchool sought to create “technology-infused schools that would revolutionize education;” in brass tacks, Ventilla and his team sought to create a network of microschools buoyed by a technology platform containing self-paced courses and curriculum. Money came flowing.
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DON’T MISS IT: Teachers Leading Teachers Online Conference Starts Thursday
The CoolCatTeacher
JULY 14, 2015
July 16-20, 2015 (Live and Video Recordings Available). I will present Differentiating Instruction with Technology , at 9:30 am EDT Friday. Friday, July 17, 2015. 9:30 am – 10:30 am Vicki Davis – Differentiating Instruction with Technology. Friday, July 17, 2015. Saturday, July 18, 2015.
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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers
Educational Technology and Mobile Learning
JANUARY 3, 2024
The pace of change, driven predominantly by the rapid encroachment of digital and now AI technologies, has accelerated dramatically. The fast-paced evolution in educational technology and methodologies necessitates a fresh look at what features teachers should exhibit to be effective and relevant in this ever-changing environment.
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Cengage, McGraw-Hill Agree to Merge to Become 2nd Biggest US Textbook Publisher
Edsurge
MAY 1, 2019
From that year through 2017, the company invested an estimated $700 million to bolster its education technology offerings, according to The Telegraph. Its acquisitions include Redbird Advanced Learning (a K-12 math, reading and writing curriculum provider) Area9 (an adaptive learning technology) and ALEKS (an online adaptive math program).
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Proven, Adaptive Technology Gives Students the Learning Advantage
District Administration
SEPTEMBER 2, 2015
LearnSmart is a proven, adaptive learning technology that precisely determines what a student knows and is struggling with to deliver a personalized learning path of the most critical content. Date of broadcast: Wednesday, September 2, 2015 4:35 pm EST Watch Now Sponsored by: McGraw-Hill Education.
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US Edtech Funding Already Nears $1 Billion in First Half of 2019
Edsurge
AUGUST 7, 2019
education technology industry appears on track to surpass the amount of investor funding tallied in recent years. For the first half of 2019, the industry saw $962 million raised across 65 deals, the highest amount of funding at the halfway mark since at least 2015. In this analysis, EdSurge counts all venture investments in U.S.
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Marten Roorda Out as ACT CEO
Edsurge
MAY 29, 2020
Roorda took the helm at ACT in October 2015, replacing its previous CEO Jon Whitemore. Under his watch, the Iowa City, Iowa-based nonprofit invested heavily in education technology companies to expand its services beyond test prep. million in New Markets Venture Partners, an education technology venture investment firm.
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Lexia Celebrates 40th Anniversary
eSchool News
JANUARY 10, 2024
He founded Lexia with the help of technology expert Dr. Littleton Meeks and Dr. Edwin Cole, a noted neurologist, head of the Reading Clinic at the Massachusetts General Hospital, and founder of several schools for students with dyslexia. For more information, visit www.lexialearning.com.
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52 Woot Math: Adaptive learning for fractions and decimals
iLearn Technology
FEBRUARY 24, 2016
What it is: Woot Math uses adaptive technology to personalize the math learning experience in new ways for 3rd-6th grade students. Sign up TODAY, Woot Math is totally free for the 2015-2016 school year! Do all of your students have access to a technology device? Do you have a projector/interactive whiteboard?
5 thoughts from ISTE weekend
Dangerously Irrelevant
JUNE 28, 2015
Five thoughts from the first couple of days here at the 2015 ISTE Conference… If “it’s not about the technology, it’s about the learning,” then why are we centering so many of our sessions on the tools? Adaptive learning. We should never do that!’? The one question I’m asking at ISTE 2013.
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Korean Publisher Acquires Adaptive Math Program, KnowRe
Edsurge
AUGUST 10, 2018
It went after the nation’s biggest school district, even winning the “ Best Instructional App ” award in an education technology competition organized by the New York City Department of Education. We learned that the school market is a very difficult business proposition,” KnowRe’s co-CEO, David Joo, tells EdSurge in an interview.
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New Markets Venture Partners Adds $30 Million, Former Gates Foundation Executive to Edtech Fund
Edsurge
NOVEMBER 9, 2016
The four focus areas include career credentialing, digital and adaptive learning platforms, STEM and computer science instructional tools and data analytic services for schools. This fund will be used to support investments between $1 million to $5 million at the Series A and B stages for up to 20 K-12 and higher-ed startups.
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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms
Hack Education
DECEMBER 9, 2017
Are any education technologies, for that matter? Andreessen’s definition does begin to get at some of the reasons why platforms have been so appealing to investors – ideologically as much as technologically. One might ask, I suppose, if LMSes are platforms. But first, a definition (or two) might be helpful.
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62 State-of-the-art education software often doesn’t help students learn more, study finds
The Hechinger Report
JUNE 20, 2016
Even proponents of educational technology admit that a lot of software sold to schools isn’t very good. But they often highlight the promise of so-called “adaptive learning” software, in which complex algorithms react to how a student answers questions, and tailor instruction to each student.
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Common Sense Education Resources from ISTE 2015
Graphite Blog
JULY 3, 2015
Common Sense team members and certified educators presented on a range of practical and engaging ways to use specific technology tools for learning as well as our latest and greatest digital citizenship offerings. . In the Common Sense Education meeting rooms, we offered two full days of 15-minute lightning sessions.
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Digital Learning’s Pioneers Are Cautiously Optimistic
Edsurge
JULY 10, 2016
The companies building courseware products are developing increasingly complex algorithms that track students’ progress and recommend next steps in their learning paths. While Anbar admits the online shift changed his role from a lecturer to more of a coach, he’s adamant that he—not technology—maintains ownership over the class.
Why the World’s Youngest Continent Got an Edtech Accelerator
Edsurge
OCTOBER 10, 2017
Previously a consultant and policy adviser to Michael Gove, the United Kingdom’s former Secretary of Education, Martin first explored growth opportunities for international education companies in Africa in 2015, after leaving his gig at Boston Consulting Group. CiTi also supports innovation “clusters” for the banking and travel industries.)
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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments
Edsurge
APRIL 26, 2017
“Investors, particularly in China, are looking across the Pacific to check out innovative tools and models that they haven’t explored or implemented back home,” observes Victor Hu, Global Head of Education Technology and Services at Goldman Sachs’ investment banking division. Last year, at least 10 U.S.-based Authess $2.2
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104 ACT’s Latest Act: Investing in an Open-Source Assessment Startup
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 5, 2018
Ever since taking the helm as CEO in 2015, Marten Roorda says ACT has closed 10 deals in which it has invested in, acquired or formed strategic partnerships with educational companies. million in New Markets Venture Partners, a Maryland-based venture capital firm that funds education technology startups. A closed market doesn’t grow.
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64 What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years
MindShift
JUNE 29, 2015
In a fast-moving field like education technology, it’s worth taking a moment to take stock of new developments, persistent trends and the challenges to effective tech implementation in real classrooms. This macro trend to shake up typical ways of schooling is opening new opportunities for technology to play an even bigger role in education.
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Michelson Runway Announces 5 Higher-Ed Startups in Inaugural Cohort
Edsurge
AUGUST 23, 2016
Five higher-ed technology startups are soaring this week. Each of the five startups focuses on technology innovation in higher education, with products that range from student coaching tools to a talent recruiting platform. We’re learning alongside these institutions.”
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Global Ed-Tech Funding, Propelled by Big Deals, Reaches New Record
Marketplace K-12
FEBRUARY 10, 2016
Global funding for educational technology has risen to a record $2.98 Overall, funding for global deals in the digital space jumped by 58 percent from 2014 to 2015, according to research from CB Insights , a New York-based market research company. What’s driving the growth?
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12 Emerging Educational Uses of Technology That Are Most Exciting Right Now
EmergingEdTech
SEPTEMBER 14, 2015
As we Enter a new School Year, Which Uses of Technology Hold the Most Promise to Impact Learning? Well, it’s that time of year again … the start of a new school year. With it often comes. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].
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40 Rethink Education Re-Ups Commitment to Edtech With $107.5 Million Fund
Edsurge
JANUARY 10, 2017
education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. billion purchase of Lynda.com and Instructure’s initial public offering, both of which took place in 2015. That was not the case in 2015, when. Venture capital for U.S. investors poured $741 million in U.S.
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New RCT Study Shows ST Math Boosts Students’ Self-Beliefs
MIND Research Institute
JUNE 18, 2020
The Journal of Research on Technology in Education (JRTE) recently published a rigorous study that found students who play ST Math have higher mathematics self-beliefs than non-ST Math students. Rutherford et al, Journal of Research on Technology in Education, 2019. Can a game change how you feel about math? Jo Boaler, youcubed.org.
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Personalized Learning: Exploring the What, Why and How
Reading By Example
OCTOBER 20, 2016
This post is another reaction paper I wrote for the course I am currently taking, Technology and School Leadership, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In a typical teacher’s day, taking the time to learn about digital tools can be a low priority. Yet…students need to know stuff. We live in the information age. Halverson, R.,
Three Thoughts on the Treatment of EdTech in the 2015 EdNext Poll on School Reform
Doug Levin
AUGUST 19, 2015
In 2015, the poll included 34 questions (not counting the a/b/c/d variations of some questions asked only to a fraction of the overall sample), only one (1) of which addressed the topic of technology in education. Source: Education Next – Program on Education Policy and Governance – Survey 2015 [pdf]. So it goes.
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Pearson Signals Major Shift From Print by Making All Textbook Updates ‘Digital First’
Edsurge
JULY 15, 2019
higher education courseware sales in 2015. And the company envisions that all of its higher ed digital offerings will be part of its cloud-based Global Learning Platform, which he describes as “the adaptive-learning engine of the company.” Pearson has other product launches planned for this year.
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Designing Higher Ed: The Search for a Process to Innovate
Edsurge
JULY 13, 2016
Although 42 design firms have been acquired over the past decade, nearly half of the acquisitions happened in the past year (2015), according to the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers influential Design In Tech Report 2016. If design is in the ascendency in private enterprise, does it also have relevance for higher education?
Want to Cut Innovation Risk in Higher Ed? Follow These Indicators
Edsurge
SEPTEMBER 16, 2016
So says a disgruntled investor to hedge fund manager Michael Burry in the 2015 hit film “The Big Short,” skeptical of the quirky but brilliant Burry’s prediction that the U.S. The types of stakeholders you need working on innovations such as adaptive learning will be varied. “No one can see a bubble. Leading Indicator No.
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60 Brightspace Excellence Awards highlight innovation in online learning
eSchool News
JULY 26, 2016
This year’s Brightspace Excellence Awards , announced at FUSION 2016 by global learning technology provider D2L, recognized the promise of online learning and its ability to connect more and more people to high-quality educational programs. Teachers, students and parents report that they see great advantage to digital learning.
Diversity, Cybersecurity and the Future of Libraries: Day 2 Recap From Educause
Edsurge
OCTOBER 28, 2016
At higher education’s biggest IT conference, Sugata Mitra described how small children can inspire the future of learning. Mitra’s talk was a slight detour for a day packed with sessions about adaptive technology, cybersecurity concerns, and how higher-ed institutions can create a more diverse and inclusive community.
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2018 Halftime Ka’Ching Report: U.S. Edtech Raises $739M in Venture Funding
Edsurge
JULY 16, 2018
There are newly-funded curriculum and courseware services, games, adaptive learning platforms and study tools. These two factors have spurred investment in workforce-learning efforts, she observes. For CEOs, learning has moved up in the hierarchy of company priorities.” High-Profile Exits There have been at least 30 U.S.
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69 Developing a Research Base to Evaluate Digital Courseware
Edsurge
JULY 22, 2016
Babson Survey , the proportion of academic leaders who report that online learning is critical for long-term institutional growth has grown from 49 percent in 2002 to 71 percent in 2015, and institutions are investing in edtech products to support digital learning. An evaluation of adaptive learning products by.
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With Adaptive Tech, Students Are Saving Money and Learning More
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 28, 2017
adaptive technology. These digital tools help students master course learning goals by using data generated from students’ interactions with the adaptive software to predict what students should view or do next online. Manuela Ekowo: What made CPCC begin using adaptive technology?
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Personalized Learning: Exploring the What, Why and How
Reading By Example
OCTOBER 20, 2016
This post is another reaction paper I wrote for the course I am currently taking, Technology and School Leadership, through the University of Wisconsin-Madison. In a typical teacher’s day, taking the time to learn about digital tools can be a low priority. Yet…students need to know stuff. We live in the information age. Halverson, R.,
K-12 Dealmaking: Investor Weld North, Learn Launch Make Big Moves
Marketplace K-12
JANUARY 25, 2016
The latest round of deals in the school marketplace underscores investors’ and ed-tech providers’ burgeoning interest in data analytics and instructional technologies. The company told Marketplace K-12 last year that it has partnerships with businesses that will use or already implementing its technology in 20 countreies.
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