Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

On the EdSurge Product Index alone, 56 products self-identify and fall into the LMS category. And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? For many users, a complex platform is a huge hurdle to get over—and for educators, an overly-complicated LMS is a non-starter.

System 95

System LMS Schoology Social Media 95

Edsurge

APRIL 20, 2017

The most recent example occurred this week, when OER company Lumen Learning announced a partnership with one of the country’s largest textbook distributors, Follet Corporation. On its own, the OER company partners with nearly 150 campuses. But the polarizing camps might be coming together.

OER 80

OER LMS Company Course 80

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. Updates and Upgrades: Apple Classroom officially hit the app store in March 2016. Streamlines feedback on student work.

Microsoft 143

Microsoft Google Classroom Schoology 143

Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Perhaps it is because of the myth of the entrepreneur that resounds throughout popular culture: examples like Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg, who both dropped out of college, and in doing so, seemingly spurned education in order to build major tech companies—and yet now each have education initiatives of their own. Blackboard Inc.,

Education 80

Education LMS Moodle EdTech 80

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Along the way, the company has added features for teachers to manage several classes and invite collaborators, as well as adding the API for administrators and developers to integrate Classroom with outside applications. Hill estimates another two to three years before the market may see the release of a full institutional LMS.

System 60

System Google Schoology LMS 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 If so, what are they?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

The report defines self-paced courseware as being accessed on a desktop or laptop and spanning the K-12, higher education, corporate training, and privately marketed software (such as that produced by language-learning company Rosetta Stone) sectors. According to projections, revenues for LMS products are expected to drop to $1.5

Report 70

Report E-rate OER LMS 70

Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 12, 2019

More than just a fad technology that was used for capturing Pokemon in 2016, augmented reality (or AR) is creating incredible possibilities across numerous industries – not least in education. At Twinkl, a company that creates educational resources that can be used at each step of a child’s learning. Currently available AR resources.

Education 298

Education Tablets Resources Industry 298

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

I’m excited for the industry’s future, and I think we can make money investing in publicly-traded edtech companies. Vanguard index fund which tracks the biggest companies on the NYSE and NASDAQ exchanges. Back in 2012, there were seven companies that fell into this category. My edtech portfolio was more difficult to assemble.

EdTech 60

EdTech Pearson Chegg Company 60

The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 5, 2018

Cambridge Analytica was able to take that quarter million accounts that it had permission to look at from Facebook and mine fifty million accounts to look at trends and how people thought about politics and then potentially use that to move the 2016 election in different ways. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

Facebook 166

Facebook Social Media Education Learning 166

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion. In addition to the Engrade and Smarter acquisitions, another Rethink portfolio company, 2U, went public in 2014. Venture capital for U.S.

EdTech 60

EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Phishing scams involve sending emails to a large group of people, such as a university’s student body, that appear to be from a reputable company or individual. One of the world’s most notorious phishing scams seen in a campus environment occurred in 2016.

Learning 254

Learning Student Data Privacy Data Software 254

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

In 2002, our team at Microsoft Education created an LMS for a world where every teacher and student had a tablet computer. Between 2004 and 2011, I worked as an executive in SchoolNet and Kaplan, both of which grew into successful and innovative education companies. 2004-2011: Washington Leans In. billion in 2010.

Kaplan 159

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 159

The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 22, 2018

PowerSchool is my SIS and LMS and is the sponsor of today’s show. A past gubernatorial appointee to the State Council on Higher Education for Virginia, Dr. Moran was selected by her peers across the Commonwealth as Virginia’s 2016 Superintendent of the Year. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

Education 247

Education Examples Maker Movement Company 247

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Professors can easily integrate the platform into an LMS, allow students to engage with one another and course material online, and faculty see data on how student are learning. So in 2016, after discovering that student data was being sold, the university (among others) decided it was time for things to change. But there’s a catch.

Learning Analytics 87

Learning Analytics Education Learning Data 87

The Game Agency

JANUARY 9, 2019

A: The Game Agency is a software development company focused on building game-based solutions that make K-College and corporate training more effective. Our games are available in >20,000 schools and used by hundreds of companies including Amazon, Comcast, IBM, Kellogg, PayPal, Philips, Siemens, and Wells Fargo.

Training 40

Training Outcomes Mobility Company 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. If 2016 was the year of “unbundling” college, my hope is the “the place we will go” in 2017 will be the unbundling of higher-ed tech.

EdTech 81

EdTech LMS Data System 81

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. Do you trust the established companies fighting ever harder to keep their market share? Can you trust their overpowering marketing machines?

LMS 40

LMS Trends Software Company 40

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 14, 2017

To make matters infinitely worse Brazil is only just coming out of an economic meltdown, resulting in major government budget cuts: In February 2016, the Brazilian government announced over $6 billion in budget cuts including a reduction in the education budget by $400 million. This is on top of the $3.5 Conclusion.

E-rate 150

E-rate Blended Learning Case Study Mobility 150

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. 2016 Brightspace Awards for Excellence Winners.

Online Learning 40

Online Learning Learning Blended Learning Assessment 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

In 2016, Strava users uploaded 304 million activities , logged 6.8 A few companies are heading that way. University campuses are integrating Kaltura into their LMS platforms to enable students to capture and upload videos. Using GPS data, a runner can track her route and pace, and then share the activity with friends.

Online Learning 113

Online Learning Course MOOC Udemy 113

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

I asked Groom to describe the Domain of One’s Own movement’s state of the union in 2016. In education self-hosting maybe an alternative to the LMS, or a very basic, fundamental element of literacy. I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. Hosting is now about alternatives and independence.

Trends 41

Trends LMS Data MOOC 41

Bryan Alexander

APRIL 12, 2016

I asked Groom to describe the Domain of One’s Own movement’s state of the union in 2016. In education self-hosting maybe an alternative to the LMS, or a very basic, fundamental element of literacy. I asked about how Jim’s company, Reclaim Hosting , is doing. Hosting is now about alternatives and independence.

Trends 40

Trends LMS Data MOOC 40

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 22, 2016

PowerSchool Learning is my classroom’s Learning Management System (LMS). Why I Chose an LMS. A Learning Management System (LMS) is not required. However, several years ago I moved to an LMS for several reasons: We use lots of apps and tools and needed one place for the links and assignments. Tips on LMS Layout.

Blended Learning 150

Blended Learning LMS Haiku Learning Learning 150

Hack Education

AUGUST 23, 2016

One pays a fee for the right to register (and renew) a domain name for a website; one likely also pays a fee to a company that hosts the files for that website so that it is accessible over the network. Increasingly, we work for free for major Internet technology companies, on their platforms. It’s a fair point. What do you own?

Software 40

Software Data Company Libraries 40

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. What then of the students? And here I thought perpetual meant more than 4 years.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

This week, I also enhanced the K-12 Cyber Incident Map by adding video clips of news reports of select incidents since 2016. If you are an Uber fan, time to get to know how the company really operates and question whether they deserve your business. What then of the students? And here I thought perpetual meant more than 4 years.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

Do you think our class – we use a blended classroom, where we have PowerSchool Learning as our LMS (Learning Management System). The picture below was taking on a location shoot during the 2016-2017 digital filmmaking class where Brent served as director. This company has no impact on the editorial content of the show.

Learning 179

Learning Course Company Competency Based Learning 179

techlearning

JUNE 21, 2018

The adaptive Apex Learning Tutorials for intervention, remediation, and preparation for high-stakes assessments were proven to improve students’ performance on the Tutorials from pretest to posttest by more than 50% and by an average of 23 to 26 percentile points during the 2016–2017 school year.

Tools 60

Tools Robotics Edmentum Software 60

techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Blackboard Ally is an accessibility solution that helps make digital class content in a learning management system (LMS) more accessible for all learners. Ally is designed to integrate with a school district’s existing LMS and automatically runs class materials through an accessibility checklist that looks for common accessibility issues.

Tools 72

Tools PresenceLearning Edmodo Blackboard 72

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

I suspect the spark for them was Bernie Sanders’ proposal during the 2016 presidential campaign, as that clearly resonated with many voters, especially younger ones, and was soon revised and taken up by Hillary Clinton’s team. If we look back on 2017 in educational technology, some of the biggest surprises were political and cultural.

Trends 113

Trends LMS Social Media Education 113

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

“You find a PDF of an open textbook for your class, you upload it into your LMS, and you’re done!” They’ll just write their own LMS, practice system, analytics, or other replacement tools themselves. — Bogdan Botezatu (@bbotezatu) August 25, 2016. “How much easier could it be?”

OER 96

OER Secondary Software Outcomes 96

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

— Stephen King (@StephenKing) October 3, 2016. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The vice chancellor and principal of the University of the Witwatersrand , in Johannesburg, on Monday issued an unusual plea for help to ‘save the 2016 academic year.’” Education Politics. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

Coursera ’s Daphne Koller announced in a blog post that she’s leaving the MOOC company she co-founded to work at a Alphabet (a.k.a. Google) biotech company, Calico. Various updates from Google : The company is “killing Google Hangouts on Air,” says The Verge. Seems like solid oversight!) Because Stanford.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Coursera Company 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

The company said that the Department of Education’s decision to bar it from federal financial aid forced it to do so. Employees claim they were not notified that the company would be closing. Reminder: Do not write for free – particularly for venture-backed companies like Edsurge. ITT has closed its doors.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

” The company – funded by Mark Zuckerberg, Bill Gates, Pearson, Learn Capital, and others – says it will remain open. ” “The Indiana Department of Education is seeking $4 million in damages from the company that created last year’s problem-plagued ISTEP test. ” Poor poor misunderstood LMSes.

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

I mean, the Cubs did win the World Series in 2016. ” In other words, we did not suddenly enter a period of “post-truth” in 2016. .” ” In other words, we did not suddenly enter a period of “post-truth” in 2016. The quackery in 2016 wasn’t new, in other words, but it was notable.

Technology 40

Technology Education Report Training 40