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Trends to watch in 2015: education and technology

Bryan Alexander

Here I’d like to identify trends from 2015 which seem likely to persist or grow over the next year. 2015 had a martyr for textbook costs, but I haven’t seen this inspire any movements towards cheaper texts. Big data and data analytics : interest in this is widespread and has some hefty power behind it.

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

EdTechTeacher

Check out this new video from EDUCAUSE with four experts, including EdTechTeacher co-founder and iPad Summit Boston Keynote Speaker, Justin Reich addressing the question, “Why is measuring learning difficult?” ” 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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Florida Virtual School mirgrates to Brightspace

eSchool News

Florida Virtual School (FLVS), a statewide public school district in the state of Florida and international provider of education products and services, has selected D2L , a global learning technology provider, to deploy its Brightspace platform as the district’s new learning management system (LMS).

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

Fractus Learning

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.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Investor Weld North, Learn Launch Make Big Moves

Marketplace K-12

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.

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