Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Now in its seventh year, the annual gathering brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, educators and industry experts from around the world for four days stacked with panel discussions , workshops , an expo hall , meetups , film screenings —plus plenty of after-hours shindigs. to 11:00 p.m. Higher Ed 12:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2019

The education industry’s current fascination with income share agreements—in which students typically pay a percent of their future income in lieu of upfront tuition—is no better exemplified than in the current crop of graduates from Y Combinator. Zia founded the company, originally called Murcul, in October 2017 in Hong Kong.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 2, 2016

It was an edtech entrepreneur’s dream on Wednesday at Intel’s Education Accelerator Demo Day. Big and small, patent and beta—here’s a round-up of Intel Education Accelerator’s latest protégés: PrepFlash : Based in College Station, Tex., SAM’s tools, blocks and other hardware kits are available for retail worldwide.

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The Principal of Change

MAY 10, 2018

Relationships in every position in education are non-negotiable. ” Too often, we look at all of the flashy tools and try to figure out how to implement them, making technology an addition to learning, as opposed to starting with the curriculum and showing the value to improve opportunities. Build them, and you can do anything.

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The Principal of Change

JULY 5, 2017

George Couros (@gcouros) July 2, 2017. First of all, what has been traditionally considered the “basics” in education, and why? When I first wrote this, I was thinking, “Are using email and the Internet ‘basics’ in 2017?” Matthew Haley (@MattHaley13) July 2, 2017. Bear with me.

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The Principal of Change

SEPTEMBER 14, 2017

This type of assessment is not about understanding what a students knows and reporting on it, but it is a tool used for learning. September 8, 2016 The #InnovatorsMindset MOOC Starting Soon! A master teacher sets the goals based on learning not on receiving a grade. November 8, 2010 What Shapes Your Learning?

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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. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to support educators and learners across preK-12 and postsecondary education. In this analysis, EdSurge counts all venture investments in U.S.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” ” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. Are any education technologies, for that matter?

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The Principal of Change

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

In no way am I criticizing the district because I know that education articles often are missing pieces of information, but if it is 100% true that an online portal is used in lieu of conferences, I am concerned that we are creating a culture that is more about numbers and letters, than it is about people.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

Google has opened up Google Classroom to users outside of G Suite for Education. It’s not a perfect system, but keep in mind that it was designed to protect students and your G Suite for Education accounts. Discuss with the decision-makers at your school and/or your G Suite for Education administrator. You should be!

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.” That this is how a venture capitalist would characterize the future of education is, nonetheless, quite notable.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

The 8th Annual Global Education Conference (GEC) All Online, All Free November 13 - 16, 2017 The Global Education Conference Network's eighth annual worldwide collaboration on globally-connected education starts today, Monday, November 13, and continues through this Thursday, November 16. Full details are here.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

There was also plenty of rain in the education technology industry, where venture capitalists and private-equity investors unleashed a deluge of cash. education technology companies raised $1.45 education technology companies raised $1.45 edtech startups in 2017. For many U.S. Last year, U.S. Last year, U.S.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

At the time they were not alone in their efforts; Coursera, Udacity (both of which were also co-founded by Stanford professors) and edX had launched MOOC platforms a year earlier. The platform also offers collaborative tools so teams of students can work together on projects. The pair then started the company in January 2013.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2019

When executives at tech giants Salesforce and Microsoft decided in fall 2017 to turn to an online education platform to help train potential users of products for their vendors, they turned to Pierre Dubuc and his team in fall 2017. based online education provider, is best known for offering courses from higher-ed institutions.

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Robert Talbert, Ph.D.

FEBRUARY 17, 2023

My point in the original post was about KA trying to be a curriculum — a complete one-stop educational resource. to transform the academy from his own personal YouTube channel into an educational nonprofit with Silicon Valley start-up DNA. comments multiple times. The difference is more than merely semantic.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. The rise of video carried over into education.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Education Politics. From the Department of Education’s press release : “U.S. Secretary of Education Announces Chief of Staff and Additional Staff Hires.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “DeVos Withdraws Obama-Era Memos Focused on Improving Loan Servicing.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Education Politics. Via Pacific Standard : “Department of Education to Investigate Alleged Discrimination in Richmond Schools.” “The Next Higher-Ed Funding Battle to Watch May Be in New Mexico ,” says The Chronicle of Higher Education. . WH Snapchat spells "Education" wrong.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

In our fourth year-end personal statement roundup, we’ve again asked thought leaders to share their outlooks on education, but with a twist. Here’s what Manuela Ekowo, policy analyst with the Education Policy program at New America, had to say. 2017 is shaping up to be a big year of what-if’s. education technology agenda.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

Online courses helped kick off a movement promising that your zipcode no longer had to determine the quality of education you received. Despite these promising developments, however, vast inequity still persists in the United States education system. People in rural Bhutan could take a computer science class from Harvard.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Me: pic.twitter.com/gmb3Oigcv0 — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) October 5, 2017. ” “The White House on Monday announced that it would nominate Mitchell “Mick” Zais as deputy secretary of education ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” The Department of Education’s press release has more.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Immigration and Education. ” That’s Michigan , for what it’s worth.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. “Education Secretary Betsy DeVos and her husband took in at least $59.4

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2016

Such are the tools that many education entrepreneurs are building—and which educators are increasingly adopting—to improve outcomes for students. Our aim: to amplify the voices of students from all backgrounds to shape how higher education is evolving. and “ Standardization in Testing: Necessary for Education? ”.

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Adaptive Learning MOOC Trends Report 83

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

(National) Education Politics. ” Via Bloomberg : “ Campus Rape Loses Special Status in Trump’s Education Department.” ” Via The Washington Post : “ Education Dept. More via The Hill and via the Department of Education’s press office. State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “A Little-Noticed Target in the House Health Bill : Special Education.” For nearly 30 years, Medicaid has helped school systems cover costs for special education services and equipment, from physical therapists to feeding tubes. ” Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. King to be the assistant secretary of postsecondary education.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 29, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. Via NPR : “A History Of The Department Of Education.”

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Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

Secretary of Education Betsy "DeVos says Trump education budget ‘places power in the hands of parents and families’," Michigan Live reports. DeVos’s statement from the Department of Education Press Office. billion cut from the Department of Education ’s budget. That’s 13.5%.).

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Every year since 2010, I’ve undertaken a fairly massive project in which I’ve reviewed the previous twelve months’ education and technology news in order to write ten articles covering “the top ed-tech trends.” “She didn’t deliver a fully fleshed-out 300-point plan to ‘fix education.’”

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

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. Good for you. But that’s not my job. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Education Politics. Via The New York Times : “ Trump Orders Review of Education Policies to Strengthen Local Control.” ” “ What does Trump’s executive order on education do? Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

(National) Education Politics. “To Understand Betsy DeVos ’s Educational Views, View Her Education,” says The New York Times. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “A Task Force With Falwell Is Happening, White House Says.” State and Local) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Education Politics. Via The Washington Post : “ Trump ’s first full education budget : Deep cuts to public school programs in pursuit of school choice.” ” Also via WaPo : “Here are K–12 education programs Trump wants to eliminate in 2018 budget.” ” More via Education Week.

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Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Education Politics. “Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department ,” ProPublica reports. That’s Taylor Hansen who was a lobbyist for Career Education Colleges and Universities. ” That’s the Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation and TG. .”

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