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Why Is Measuring Learning So Difficult? A Video Conversation with iPad Summit Keynoter, Justin Reich

EdTechTeacher

” On his blog, EdTechResearcher , Justin says this video has “some good reflections on learning analytics, data, MOOCs, testing, pyschometrics, and more with a nice balance of humility and optimism. ” Join Justin and the rest of EdTechTeacher in Boston November 16-18th, 2015. ettipad.

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In the marketplace: Science achievement skyrockets, makerspaces expand, and more

eSchool News

Select districts in 2017 will be able to use the embedded and interim assessments to inform and tailor instruction across all tiers of intervention, while accessing deep learning analytics from the companies’ platforms to measure impact and efficacy. What changed?

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Reinventing The School Desk: Tip Tap Tap And The Internet of Things

Fractus Learning

Assessment is subjective. And as many of these technologies do not monitor student performance, learning difficulties are not tracked or identified early; preventing intervention with supplementary and personalised supports. The Need for Autonomous Assessment. Tip Tap Tap Learning Analytics.

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How Universities Can Grow a Culture of Academic Innovation

Edsurge

In 2015 the University of Michigan established the Digital Innovation Greenhouse (DIG) as part of the Office Of Academic Innovation—a group charged with fostering a culture of innovation in learning in order to reimagine the 21st century public research university. Build products with—rather than for—users.

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Digital Learning’s Pioneers Are Cautiously Optimistic

Edsurge

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?”.

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Ed-Tech and the Commercialization of School

Hack Education

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 Testing and assessment are the largest category of this market. Ed-tech is big business. trillion industry. trillion industry.

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Why Should Students and Publishers Adapt eBooks in STEM Learning

Kitaboo on EdTech

eBooks thus provide a collective learning experience at all times. Students can access various online assessments and activities that are created to improve their problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. Students can learn through trial and error, exploring multiple solutions for a given problem.

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