Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2023

For more than 100 years, high schools and colleges have relied on the same stalwart tool to measure teaching and learning: the clock. And the fact that students learn valuable lessons in the many hours they spend outside of the classroom, too, before school, after school , on the weekends and in the summer.

Classroom 215

Classroom Learning Company Assessment 215

Edsurge

MAY 21, 2020

They say you should never meet your idols, because they’ll probably disappoint you. But what about learning from them? The company makes no guarantee that your shoddy backhand will improve after taking a course led by tennis sensation Serena Williams, or that you’ll make palatable risotto after watching Wolfgang Puck.

Company 142

Company Learning Course Report 142

Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Over the last year, he’s helped Khan Academy manage a three-fold user increase, has grown and developed an online program geared toward early learners, and launched a new peer-to-peer tutoring platform to keep students connected and learning during the pandemic. EdSurge: How did you adapt to meet the needs of students during the pandemic?

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Khan Academy Learning Meeting Company 166

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

LinkedIn has temporarily delayed planned changes to Lynda.com, a popular education-video library the company bought in 2015 for $1.5 In a July statement to LinkedIn, the American Library Association said the proposed change would “would significantly impair library users’ privacy rights,” and called on the company to change the plan.

lynda.com 180

lynda.com Libraries Company Video 180

Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2022

According to Common Sense, between 2015 and 2019, screen use among teenagers (ages 13 to 18) increased by 11 percent. Enter the pandemic, which led to canceled club meetings and sporting events, online learning and restricted socialization. TikTok wasn’t as big a platform in 2019, and it wasn’t even a thing in 2015.”

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Social Media Survey Report Facebook 189

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 10, 2018

The industry has since consolidated, due in part to an uptick in mergers and acquisitions by education companies and private equity firms. Source: Berkery Notes data from 2015 , 2017 and 2018. So what is it like—and what does it take—to sell a company? The company raised an early seed round but could not raise a Series A.

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Company EdTech Industry Data 98

Neo LMS

MAY 30, 2019

Of particular interest, I thought, was Finland’s focus on early childhood learning — what they call ECEC (Early Childhood Education and Care). Student involvement and game-based learning. The reason for this popularity is the principle that ECEC adheres to: learning through play. The Finnish example.

EdTech 258

EdTech PLE Game-Based Learning Education 258

Digital Promise

NOVEMBER 10, 2015

Read a full recap of our fall 2015 League of Innovative Schools meeting. Visitors also stopped by CMU’s Entertainment Technology Center , where graduate students work with schools to develop educational games that complement real-world learning environments.

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Learning Common Core Meeting STEM 120

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

We find no one with a professional knowledge in the laws of learning, or the techniques for applying them,” he wrote. There are widespread beliefs about the best way to teach and learn that have been proven wrong by science, yet they persist. But at a university? “We Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training.

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Education Learning Software Knewton 217

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2017

It’s a pairing as natural as letters and numbers, writing and coding, the founders of Carnegie Learning and Globaloria would say. Today, Carnegie Learning announced that it has acquired Globaloria, a New York-based provider of computer science curriculum and professional development for K-12 schools and districts.

Learning 109

Learning Company Training Course 109

eSchool News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

According to BOOKR Kids Founder and Chief Executive Officer Dorka Horvath, BOOKR Class underscores the unique effectiveness of ability digital media as ESL learning tools for the classroom. Immersive and interactive, digital learning tools can encourage new levels of creativity and concentration in the classroom,” said Horvath.

Classroom 98

Classroom Education Learning eBook 98

Edsurge

MARCH 9, 2021

Going after an industry giant in K-12 college and career planning wasn’t what Katie Fang originally had in mind when she started SchooLinks in 2015. Such services were a dime a dozen, she quickly learned. This path has led the Austin-based company to compete head-on against one of the most established players in the business: Naviance.

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Blackboard Company Industry System 165

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Why does personalized learning, ironically, feel so impersonal? Personalized learning, in its broadest application, suggests tailoring instruction to meet the needs, strengths and interests of each learner. One of the more measured posts reads: There is NOTHING “personal” about personalized learning! Source: Quartz.

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Personalized Learning Learning Facebook OER 100

Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

Instructure, best known for its Canvas learning management system, announced Wednesday that it is set to be acquired by the private equity firm Thoma Bravo for approximately $2 billion—unless a better offer comes along in the next 35 days. Canvas has the largest market share in the U.S. Canvas has the largest market share in the U.S.

LMS 155

LMS Company Software Blackboard 155

Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

Moscow internet services company Yandex participated. Founded in 2015, MEL Science has raised a total of $12 million to date. After that, the company charges $34.90 Those lessons mostly cover chemistry today, but the company is building more content for physics and biology students, Philippov says.

STEM 154

STEM Company Software Report 154

The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 28, 2023

We know that every student is unique and has their own learning needs. With built-in student differentiation and support, every student gets a personalized learning experience designed for their unique needs. They were released in Spring 2019 and are available through Heinemann (Learn more: hein.pub/cc ).

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Strategy How To Adobe Groups 422

Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2019

On the other hand, there is a paucity of coverage about edtech companies that grow their businesses with little or no venture capital or outside investment. Bootstrapped companies rarely have “unicorn” potential and most aren’t nearly as sexy as their venture-backed counterparts. In a way, it makes sense. Below is our story.

EdTech 100

EdTech Sony Company Course 100

A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 11, 2018

We facilitate learning and lead schools today, preparing our digitally and socially savvy students for success as adults in a future where many of their jobs haven't been created yet. An article by Jonathan Gottschall in Fast Company sums it up well: " Humans live in a storm of stories. Without relationships, no real learning occurs.

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Mobility Company Strategy Data 276

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 11, 2023

I was only there for a two days, 1/24 – 1/25, but the time was jam-packed with networking, learning, and celebrating being together. edWeb.net and Stages Learning hosted a reception on Tuesday evening at the Marriott across from the Convention Center. They can provide 1:1 and group sessions.

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Robotics Education Learning Meeting 76

edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

Come and meet up with the edWeb team at ISTE in Philadelphia next week. At ISTE 2015, Common Sense Education will provide a sneak preview of the latest version of Graphite, designed to help educators learn fundamental edtech teaching skills. Connect with CDW*G during ISTE 2015. dreambox learning.

OER 40

OER iPad EdTech Twitter 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

There are organizations that support different kinds of transformation in schools and after researching and interviewing some of these organizations, we've learned a great deal about what these changes can look like, how schools go about redesigning aspects of their model, and what types of support they need along the way.

Education Elements 60

Education Elements Personalized Learning Education Learning 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2017

In December 2015, I found myself toiling away on a fifth grade figurative language lesson in a unique place—a local tech meetup called Code For Vegas. I researched different management structures, such as Holacracy, and read about successful team cultures at companies like Netflix and MorningStar. It was fun, meaningful work.

Classroom 154

Classroom Company Blended Learning Assessment 154

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

Then she saw an online ad for the Ohio Distance and Electronic Learning Academy (OHDELA). It’s a virtual charter school, the tuition paid with taxpayer dollars, run by the for-profit charter management company ACCEL Schools. This story also appeared in The Washington Post. At Stride Inc.,

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E-rate Pearson Company Report 123

Edsurge

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Now, he and Baselice collaborate to create and test games and are actively trying to gather evidence that these activities aren’t just good for engagement, but for long-term learning. Now you want kids to collaborate, and even copy ideas from each other and learn. And some barriers are not just about meeting learning goals.

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Classroom Outcomes STEM Groups 210

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

Just outside the walls of the ivory tower, a transformation is underway in the world of corporate learning, and those of us at colleges and universities should pay attention. Corporate learning and development, often referred to as L&D, is radically different than just a few years ago. Similarly, LinkedIn’s $1.5

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Coursera lynda.com Training MOOC 158

Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2019

In this still from a Byju's provided video, about 20,000 students pack the country's largest indoor arena for a math lesson from the company's CEO in 2013. The stunt came years before the CEO’s company, Byju’s, launched a learning app that would take the company to 35 million downloads, with 2.7 million) this fiscal year.

Company 98

Company Video Broadband Report 98

edWeb.net

JUNE 6, 2023

The RCE process begins with a research question, e.g., Is product x improving outcomes for learning goal z? When every staff member is looking at what edtech products are working and under what conditions, teachers and administrators can have meaningful conversations about how to improve learning.

EdTech 76

EdTech Data Outcomes Analysis 76

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

It’s a trilogy in the making, and for 2U’s third chapter, the online program management company wants in on bootcamps. That was the focus of the company for its first nine years—or “chapter one,” as Paucek described in a conference call with investors on Monday morning. The two companies officially signed the deal at 6 p.m.

Company 124

Company Education MOOC Conference 124

eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

note : This year the editors selected ten stories we believe either highlighted an important issue in 2015 and/or signaled the beginning of an escalating trend or issue for 2016 (look for No. As an educator, how do you know who to trust when it comes to meeting your district’s technology needs? Our core business in schools is learning.

LMS 40

LMS Trends Software Company 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 1, 2016

Called Blitz, the service lets companies propose a project, and then Udacity provides a cost estimate and puts together a team of alumni engineers to complete it. Once the project is finished, companies have the option to hire “Blitzers” full-time. The company defines “job” as full- or part-time and freelance work.)

Company 60

Company Learning Study Outcomes 60

EdNews Daily

FEBRUARY 19, 2018

Children in their primary years can learn the value of money through play, pretend currency, cash registers, and shopping games. Educating children about financial matters early on will enable youth to understand the value of money, learn how to save it, and make wise college decisions to avoid financial disaster. According to U.S.

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Company Study Resources Accessibility 222

EdTechTeam

OCTOBER 14, 2016

EdTechTeam is proud to become an Apple Professional Learning Provider. Custom solutions are alsoavailable to meet the specific needs of a school or district. Learn More. Also, Launched by EdTechTeam 2015 Breakout EDU is now an independent company with another prolific community of about ten thousand members.

Professional Learning 81

Professional Learning Learning iPad Conference 81

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Naturally, technology plays a central role in scaling quality education supply to meet this demand. Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. Read more: Why blended learning will become an educational norm. Traditional universities will find themselves obsolete, unless they adapt.

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Secondary LMS E-rate Dropout 300

Edsurge

AUGUST 26, 2020

In this miniseries, EdSurge, with support of Peak State Ventures, talked with four leading female entrepreneurs all building business at the intersection of learning and working. Today more than 3 million employees are eligible for Guild programs through their employers, including those at Walmart, Chipotle and the Walt Disney Company.

Company 155

Company Exercises Strategy Training 155

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

Click Here to Learn More 10 Minute Teacher Podcast - episode 810 AI: The Future of Classroom Efficiency Mary Howard, Teacher and Author of "Artificial Intelligence to Streamline Your Teacher Life: The ChatGPT Guide for Educators" Listen to the show on Apple Podcasts or Stitcher Stream by clicking here. AIforEducators. So sign up today.

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Classroom Microsoft Course Tools 329

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 14, 2018

From Testing to Triumphant Learning with Pam Moran. Once I was speaking in Virginia and some teachers told me I had to meet Pam, that she was a “teacher’s and student’s superintendent.” You can change the dominant pedagogy from teaching at the teaching wall to more project based work or activity based and inquiry focused learning.

Chromebook 194

Chromebook Study Company Assessment 194

Edsurge

JUNE 5, 2017

Coding bootcamp providers may have found their niche by targeting needs that traditional four-year institutions do not always offer: short, skill-based learning programs. Trilogy works with institutions to create intensive learning programs for adults looking to skill-up in areas such as data analytics and web development.

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Training Company Education Course 128