Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. The New York City-based company has raised more than $180 million in investment capital.

Knewton 134

Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 134

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 17, 2019

In conversations with edtech investors, some reported that the K-12 market has seen an influx of instructional content, particularly in the form of open educational resources (OERs). OERs are openly-licensed educational materials that can be downloaded, modified and shared with others to help support student learning.

OER 86

OER Data Tools Trends 86

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. My thanks to EdSurge for highlighting its availability. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2018

Inspire was launched with great fanfare in 2016, touted as a hub for educators to exchange lesson plans and other open education resources. But this time the company disabled the “share” feature—a key component of the service. The company ended up restoring the sharing feature at the end of the summer. Department of Education.

OER 110

OER Education Company System 110

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2019

Founded in 2013, the company has raised $21.5 The technologies are often purchased separately as well. She first discovered Open Up Resources in 2016 and rolled out its K-8 English curriculum for the 215 students at her school in the fall of the following year. million in investment to date.

Resources 76

Resources OER Academic Standards Instructional Materials 76

Edsurge

DECEMBER 22, 2017

If we look back on 2017 in educational technology, some of the biggest surprises were political and cultural. 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.

Trends 111

Trends LMS Social Media Education 111

Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Five higher-ed technology startups are soaring this week. Michelson Runway , a San Francisco-based accelerator, announced the handful of companies that will be in its inaugural cohort. Around 200 companies applied for the five spots in the 2016 cohort. Educators can customize courses and monitor student progress.

OER 60

OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Back in late 2013, Barack Obama and the White House launched the ConnectED Initiative , an effort to bring almost $2 billion worth of high-quality broadband, technology and professional development to schools and districts across the U.S. In February of 2014, Obama rounded up technology donations worth more than a $1 billion from U.S.

Adobe 60

Adobe Broadband E-rate Future Ready 60

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

This new approach is fueled by trends that have impacted academic publishing over the past decade, including: The Rental Market: Companies like Wiley report textbook rental as the major cause for their recent 27% revenue decline in their Q3 (compared to 2016). in the fall of 2016. in the fall of 2016.

OER 95

OER How To Industry Assessment 95

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Remember in 2012 when Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller said in her TED Talk that her company’s goal was to “take the best courses from the best instructors at the best universities and provide it to everyone around the world for free”? Or, with its penchant for amnesia , has education technology already forgotten?

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

Throughout the past decade, Knewton ’s adaptive learning technology has been backed by some of the biggest names in the both the publishing and venture capital community. Knewton technology is also used enVisionMATH2.0 , a Pearson offering for grades K-8, but neither company offered specific details on the status of this agreement.)

Knewton 76

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 76

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

At the time, the company got a talking to from teachers in comments on its Facebook page for Amazon Education. The Amazon executive who spearheaded the creation of Inspire, Rohit Agarwal, left the company in March “to pursue other opportunities.” That official Facebook page for Amazon Education hasn’t been updated since June 30, 2016.

Education 107

Education OER Company Facebook 107

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 What is a “Platform”?

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. market is the trend toward open and free educational resources, or OER. Since the U.S.

Report 70

Report E-rate OER LMS 70

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

The 2017 EdNext Poll on School Reform: Digital Learning , which offers my sense of what those interested in K-12 educational technology can and should take away from this annual polling about schools. Tagged on: August 18, 2017 Is classroom technology good for learning or wasting time? Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Without revenue the company will go away. Predictions that were consistently wrong.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Peak Mathematics uses Pearson’s MyMathTest, an online homework tool that has adaptive technology that personalizes the content and pacing for each student. So he struck up a partnership with Cengage Learning, a Boston-based education technology and information company. 2016 Institutional Awards. Apply here.

Tools 83

Tools Outcomes Flipped Classroom E-rate 83

eSchool News

JUNE 14, 2016

Created to assist executives and curriculum and technology directors in guiding the transition to digital curriculum and content, the survey also offers schools the chance win national awards. The Learning Counsel’s 2016 Digital Curriculum Strategy Survey and Assessment Tool is now available online. Transition barriers.

Survey 40

Survey Learning OER BYOD 40

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 26, 2017

This means that you can write your own textbooks, share them, or use them as you would any other OER or open education resource. His approach to coaching the national Math Olympiad team received significant press coverage after the USA’s historic back-to-back #1-rank victories in 2015 and 2016. What makes Expii unique?

Classroom 222

Classroom OER Software System 222

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

But the technology lends a question: to what extent should educational products make assumptions about a user’s end goal? During this 60 minute session, AdmitHub CEO Andrew Magliozzi will reveal insights from his company’s 2016 trial with Georgia State University, where a chatbot exchanged 185,000 messages with more than 3,100 students.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

The company said that it would keep the Vine website online, but you should probably download anything you’ve got there. But despite all these cuts, big companies rolled out New Products this week that were perhaps Very Exciting if you’re into New Products. Upgrades and Downgrades. Microsoft is doing a desktop PC thing.

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

.” Testing, Testing… Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “These days, everyone’s talking about ‘equity,’ and now a testing company has affixed the word to a new effort. From Course Report : “the 2016 Coding Bootcamp Market Size Study.” “Is Estonia the new Finland ? .”

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

.” For those keeping track of how great social media is for the future of education and knowledge and civics and such: “Last Year, Social Media Was Used to Influence Elections in at Least 18 Countries ,” says the MIT Technology Review. Testing, Testing… Via Chalkbeat : “Fired testing company seeks $25.3

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“The UK government has published its 2016 HE White Paper, entitled Success as a Knowledge Economy: Teaching Excellence, Social Mobility and Student Choice,” the Times Higher Education reports. Also via Chalkbeat : “Black and white students score far apart on a new test of technology skills.”

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. opens door for student loan companies to ignore state authority.” This isn’t really financial aid per se, but it’s part of the larger suite of financial products that schools (and the companies they partner with) push.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Here’s the EdWeek headline: “ Company Exec. for Ed-Tech Company Testifies in Ala. ” Gee, good thing no one else in ed-tech is in the business of selling these sorts of connections between companies and politicians and schools! ” Ugh.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. Via the MIT Technology Review : “For $14,000, a Weeklong Firehose of Silicon Valley Kool-Aid.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

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

JANUARY 18, 2017

And this prompted me to update my list of education / technology companies that are ALEC members.). His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. “Equipping people to stay ahead of technological change ,” according to The Economist. Education in the Courts.

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Lots of details this week as tech executives testified in front of Congress about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” The Australian company provides courses for schools that decide to outsource their educational services. So I dunno.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

AUGUST 31, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Prior to the department spending $6 million on iPads, Apple spent more than $5300 on meals and lodging for state Superintendent Mark Johnson and five other education officials to visit the company’s HQ. National) Education Politics.

Education 41

Education Social Media Company Data 41

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. Congratulations, Class of 2016 , from The New Yorker: this week's new yorker cover is ruthless pic.twitter.com/B7UUvkPbir — adam hamze حمزة (@adamhamz) May 24, 2016.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Mostly tutoring companies.). “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Badges , patents, and the world’s ‘least popular’ education company” by Doug Belshaw.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

Libraries and librarians are well-positioned to envision the future – at the intersection of information, education, technology, and community – and this dialogue will help bring our best thinking together with the exciting visions of our collaborators, allies, and partners. https://slisapps.sjsu.edu/facultypages/view.php?fac=hirshs

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Libraries and librarians are well-positioned to envision the future – at the intersection of information, education, technology, and community – and this dialogue will help bring our best thinking together with the exciting visions of our collaborators, allies, and partners. Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28