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

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That’s because the deal coincides with another momentous event on the company’s horizon—one that Ben-Naim says his team and customers have been preparing for. Called Aero , the platform has been in the works since 2017. In other words, they can dictate and tweak the rules that defined the adaptive learning experience.

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Adaptive literacy? 3 must-knows for teachers and admin about adaptive learning

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What should educators and administrators know about adaptive learning? In “ Adaptive Literacy Learning 101 ,” presenters reviewed findings from Tech & Learning’s 2017 survey on adaptive learning and highlighted key points that everyone should know. Value is Abundant.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Classroom

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

This facet of modern education transcends the traditional use of textbooks and blackboards, weaving digital tools seamlessly into the learning process (NETP, 2017)). Smartboards, for instance, have transformed the way lessons are presented, offering interactive and dynamic content that can cater to various learning styles.

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

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These changes usually incorporate new findings in a field of study, or reflect recent events. billion in revenue from higher ed courseware sales in 2018 came from digital, and that digital rental sales grew by 25 percent over 2017. Revel, another line of digital courseware, will soon be released on the Global Learning Platform.

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Heard, Overheard and Announced at ISTE 2016

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WELCOME TO THE FAMILY: IXL has released science and social studies content for grades two through five onto its adaptive learning platform, adding to a suite of subjects that also includes math and English language arts. One of the top performers?

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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). Subscribe to their blog.

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The 3 Biggest Remote Teaching Concerns We Need to Solve Now

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While the authors of the 2017 National Educational Technology Plan recommended that, “every new teacher should be prepared to model how to select and use the most appropriate apps and tools to support learning and evaluate these tools against basic privacy and security standards,” this has not come to fruition.