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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Called Aero , the platform has been in the works since 2017. In its statement, the publisher said Smart Sparrow’s technology will support its capabilities in adaptive learning and add more interactive and immersive features for its digital books. Pearson officials did not respond in time for the story.

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Pearson Signals Major Shift From Print by Making All Textbook Updates ‘Digital First’

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Today, college students on average spend more than $1,200 on books and materials, according to The College Board. There is a surprisingly large portion of faculty who want a printed book on their desk to review before they make an adoption decision.” According to a study by U.S. The company reported that 55 percent of its $1.3

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With Adaptive Tech, Students Are Saving Money and Learning More

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In addition, we also wished to increase the quality of the learning experience and student engagement with course topics while reducing costs for students and CPCC. Kathy Watkins: Within the science division, approximately 15 CPCC courses are experimenting adaptive tools. They were previously spending over $60 for their lab books.

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The 2018 Horizon Report has appeared, thanks to EDUCAUSE

Bryan Alexander

The 2018 Horizon Report , started by the New Media Consortium in 2017, was completed and published by EDUCAUSE this week. ” OER is definitely rising, and this timeline might actually be precise (cf my post from yesterday ). I have many thoughts to share here. Agreed on the former.

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The 2018 Horizon Report has appeared, thanks to EDUCAUSE

Bryan Alexander

The 2018 Horizon Report , started by the New Media Consortium in 2017, was completed and published by EDUCAUSE this week. ” OER is definitely rising, and this timeline might actually be precise (cf my post from yesterday ). I have many thoughts to share here. Agreed on the former.

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TCC Takes Z-Degrees to the Next Level With Adaptive Learning

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Now benefits like those cost reductions and higher student success rates are prompting the school to roll out more Z-degrees programs and extend its partnership with Lumen Learning by piloting next-generation adaptive OER courseware. But Tidewater doesn’t have plans for total conversion to OER, despite the benefits.

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Education Technology and the Power of Platforms

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In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies).