Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Staker (2011) defined this approach as “any time a student learns at least in part at a supervised brick-and-mortar location away from home and at least in part through online delivery with some element of student control over time, place, path, and/or pace” (p. In her study, Carol J.

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The Principal of Change

DECEMBER 28, 2016

– Technologies That Will Define the Classroom of the Future https://t.co/XnFCPlER4r. As educators, we should always be aware of what is going on in the world, and not be in a state of a perpetual “catch-up” I appreciated the author sharing these eight technologies and some insights into each: 1. XnFCPlER4r.

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Technology MOOC Online Learning Classroom 65

Catlin Tucker

MARCH 23, 2022

Effective use of differentiated instruction “has been proven to successfully promote the equity dimension of instructional effectiveness by providing all students with the opportunity to improve their achievement levels” (Valiandes, 2015). and Timperley, H. The power of feedback. 77, 81–112. doi: 10.3102/003465430298487.

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Blended Learning Differentiated Instruction Flipped Classroom Learning 506

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. Brightspace Excellence Integrations and Extensibility Award Winner.

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Online Learning Learning Blended Learning Assessment 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

percent from 2015 to 2016 to reach 6.4 Today, online students represent 31.6 Whatever growth is happening in higher ed is driven by online,” Seaman says. In the Inside Higher Ed survey, counter-intuitively, 80 percent of university technology administrators said they view it with “more excitement than fear.” They rose 5.6

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

A 2015 report found that the lack of AP classes may increase the financial burden on college-bound rural students: Students who don’t take AP classes don’t earn college credit that could enable them to graduate more quickly, and such students are “more likely to pay for additional remedial coursework when beginning college.”.

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Online Learning Learning Course Blended Learning 64

Edsurge

OCTOBER 23, 2023

Emerging technologies have the potential to reshape the educational landscape. From the earliest stages, as Pre-K parents search for activities and resources to nurture their child's growth, to K-12 schools adopting technology to improve student outcomes and operational efficiencies, the impact of modern learning tools is undeniable.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2018

But several colleges experimenting with such programs are avoiding a tactic that other public institutions are increasingly using to boost numbers: online learning. percent of students who started the program in 2015 graduated within five semesters, about 7 percent higher than the 2014 class.

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Online Learning Course Learning Outcomes 84

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 186

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 24, 2015

50 Free Online Courses For Teachers: Spring 2015. Below is a list of 50 free online courses for teachers for Spring 2015, aggregated by Class Central. Learning How to Learn: Powerful mental tools to help you master tough subjects. Go To Class | Next Session : 2nd Jan, 2015. . by Class Central.

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Reading By Example

DECEMBER 31, 2015

Maximize Learning, Not Technology ( ASCD EDge , October 2015). In this promotional post for my new book , I highlight specific examples of how the necessary vs. nice dichotomy applies to classroom technology choices. Online Learning Communities: Real Conversations, or Mere Connections? ( Chalkup , December 1, 2015).

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Facebook Examples Online Learning Google 28

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 9, 2015

An Index Of Online Courses For Teachers: Summer 2015. Powerful Tools for Teaching and Learning: Web 2.0 Go To Class | Next Session : 3rd May, 2015. Foundations of Teaching for Learning 5: Planning for Teaching and Learning. Go To Class | Next Session : 4th May, 2015. by Class Central. via Canvas.net.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

It doesn’t matter because the changes to higher education are happening because of economics, demographics and, most of all, technology. Incidentally, this power imbalance is one of the reasons mass adoption of online learning in higher education continues to fail. MOOC providers will keep on refining them.

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MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 89

Doug Levin

AUGUST 17, 2017

I have been critical of the treatment of technology in both the 2015 and 2016 Education Next back-to-school polls for a variety of reasons. Credit where it is due: the 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform expanded coverage of the topic and, while not perfect, is much improved.

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Digital Learning Learning Technology Education 186

Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Naturally, technology plays a central role in scaling quality education supply to meet this demand. In the previous posts on this topic our examination found that technology can and does help when it comes to improving completion rates , reducing tuition costs and helping universities to bridge the revenue gap.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

Digital-based learning benefits students. Blended learning and flipped classrooms. When teachers leverage technology, learning outcomes improve. From virtual labs and games to digital textbooks and online curriculum, digital classrooms rely on video. More motivated to learn. Online Video.

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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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The Hechinger Report

JULY 1, 2021

“We need to look at this like any other utility,” said Christopher Rush, the director of educational technology for the U.S. Fifty-six percent of families said their internet was too slow to properly participate in online learning. Department of Education, during the forum. There are some positive findings in the survey.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2022

In 2015, I wrote a book responding to the declining-enrollment crisis faced by many small liberal arts colleges throughout the country. With the rise of online learning, there are more options to help students achieve academic success, and it’s time to offer more of these channels to our students before they look elsewhere.

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Education Online Learning Course Analysis 153

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2015

A coordinated, intentional program of blended learning is changing teaching and learning in the Nation’s capital. 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. How it works.

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Personalized Learning Blended Learning Meeting Learning 40

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 1, 2020

But already it has a bird’s eye view of the global education technology market, with investments across China, Europe, India and the U.S. Starting with a $100 million fund in 2015, Owl has since raised two subsequent funds— $185 million in 2017, and $315 million in 2019. Since 2015, Owl has invested in 39 edtech companies.

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Edsurge

JULY 23, 2021

Students and families who are considered under-connected are those who have internet access and devices in their home, but not at a caliber or quality sufficient for smooth and consistent online learning. Education technology is going to make up a bigger proportion of what we’re doing in school moving forward,” she says.

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MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

A 2015 report found that the lack of AP classes may increase the financial burden on college-bound rural students: Students who don’t take AP classes don’t earn college credit that could enable them to graduate more quickly, and such students are “more likely to pay for additional remedial coursework when beginning college.”.

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Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2019

A company best known (and sometimes rebuked) for its plagiarism checker has just received one of the biggest checks in the education technology industry. billion purchase of Lynda in 2015. billion in 2015. It is only one of the companies in our broad and diverse portfolio of media, communications and technology assets.”

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

In a study published in the February issue of the Economics of Education Review (presented in an April 2018 working paper ), AIR researchers James Cowan and Ben Backes looked at the scores of Massachusetts students during the first two years of online testing. Integrate technology into the classroom on a regular basis.

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Study Data Technology Accessibility 197

Edsurge

JUNE 12, 2018

Then they will mention taking one online course and hating it. Then they want to talk to me for 45 minutes about how bad online learning is. We've had more and more of the group in the middle that said, 'I'm not sure' move into a pro online learning stance,” says Seaman, speaking of the academic leaders he surveyed in the past.

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Course Survey Online Learning Smartphone 102

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 The pause is giving us time to continue our discussions with the library community and understand if we can build an online learning solution that meets the needs of public libraries and library patrons.”

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2016

Those tallies dipped from 2015, which saw 198 deals that totalled $1.45 In this annual analysis, EdSurge counts all investments in technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve learning outcomes for all learners, regardless of age. health , real estate , construction and financial technology sectors.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

School closures in all 50 states have sent educators and parents alike scrambling to find online learning resources to keep kids busy and productive at home. Website traffic to the homepage for IXL, a popular tool that lets students practice skills across five subjects through online quizzes, spiked in March.

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Marketplace K-12

APRIL 7, 2016

The move adds about 50 percent more members to that division, the Education Technology Industry Network. Early in 2015, Steve Pines—who had been EIA executive director for 10 years— announced his plans to retire later in the year. See also: Ed-Tech Vendors Often in Dark on District Needs, Study Shows.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Some 100,000 students currently take to Kadenze , an online arts education platform, every month for classes ranging from machine learning for musicians and artists to audio programming. Launched in June 2015, the Valencia, Calif.-based 10 years ago, Kadenze probably couldn’t exist without the technology.

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Coursera Education Adobe MOOC 60

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

million program in 2015 that allows local schools to set their own rules or reimburse teachers who buy their own supplies. But technology isn’t an allowable expense because the law excludes equipment. Green had access to extra technology around her house to hack together her remote workstation.

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Laptops Tablets Analysis Trends 144

Edsurge

JULY 6, 2016

The rate of change has increased exponentially due to the rapid creation of new content that is produced as technology and life have become seamless. The rate of change continues to have an impact on our education system because students today— Generation Z —have only known life with touchscreen technology. So, let’s embrace it!

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Learning System Industry Technology 109

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

MAY 23, 2015

Welcome to a series of posts that are dedicated to going beyond the shine of technology by examining ways to use digital tools to engage students in real learning. In this second post you will discover how careful examination of the nouns in a standard can help you find resources to assist in proper technology integration.

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Technology Tidbits

DECEMBER 7, 2015

However, that does not mean there are not a lot of new items to look through, as sites/apps for programming/coding, Math/STEM, and Game Based Learning played a predominant role in this year's list. Code Kingdoms - One of my favorite sites for learning how to program (Javascript) by drag-n-dropping blocks of code (i.e Scratch). .

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Android iPad Game-Based Learning Differentiated Instruction 28

EdNews Daily

JUNE 7, 2018

They’re told the tests are “important”, they need to “do their best”, and that they have “ one chance” to show what they’ve learned. For any child–much less one with test anxiety, ADHD, or learning disabilities–it can be a painful process. In 2015, over 650,000 students 1 nationwide opted out of standardized tests.

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