Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

By comparison, in the first six months of 2018, companies raised $750 million across 62 deals. Deals across all sectors hit $66 billion, on track to match 2018’s record year, according to an analysis from PitchBook and the National Venture Capital Association. One example is Great Hill Partners, which invested in Examity in April.

EdTech 152

EdTech Coursera Knewton Analysis 152

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

The 2018 Horizon Report , started by the New Media Consortium in 2017, was completed and published by EDUCAUSE this week. I’ve used Horizon as an example of the Delphi forecasting method in my scholarship and workshops about futures work. I have many thoughts to share here. Agreed on the former.

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Report Trends Robotics OER 46

Bryan Alexander

AUGUST 17, 2018

The 2018 Horizon Report , started by the New Media Consortium in 2017, was completed and published by EDUCAUSE this week. I’ve used Horizon as an example of the Delphi forecasting method in my scholarship and workshops about futures work. I have many thoughts to share here. Agreed on the former.

Report 40

Report Trends Robotics OER 40

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

For example, you might say that math hasn't changed much over the years, but how you teach math and the ability to improve math outcomes can be influenced, and it is something that we're investing a lot of time and effort in. We're looking at bias in adaptive learning and artificial intelligence technologies.

Outcomes 150

Outcomes Tools Learning Company 150

Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

This post was originally published in the October 2018 issue of the Education Today Magazine. The way people learn is as unique as cats’ noses. So even though students in a classroom may look alike, they each have a unique combination of background, strengths, needs and interests that affect their learning outcomes.

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Adam Watson Edtech Elixirs

DECEMBER 21, 2022

The last example I will share goes to the heart of instruction. The generation of the text took longer than the other two examples -- maybe an entire ten seconds -- but once again, I could not stump the bot. For the entire text of this example lesson plan, click here to view as a Google Doc.). Can a robot be whimsical?

Education 101

Education Robotics Assessment Examples 101

eSchool News

DECEMBER 9, 2020

“We appreciate EdReports for recognizing the high-quality of our entire enVision K-12 math series,” said Savvas Learning Company CEO Bethlam Forsa. Teaching with high-quality instructional materials has a direct impact on student learning outcomes. enVision ® A|G|A Common Core © 2018.

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Common Core Instructional Materials Company Adaptive Learning 53

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving.

OER 137

OER Course Resources Libraries 137

techlearning

APRIL 25, 2018

Herndon, Virginia, April 25, 2018 — Summit™ Math , a curriculum of adaptive online math courses from Fuel Education ®(FuelEd®), and Stride ™, FuelEd’s supplemental learning solution for skills practice for students in PreK–8 grade, were both selected as winners in The ComputED Gazette ’s 24th Annual Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES).

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Adaptive Learning Instructional Materials Blended Learning Course 40

Edsurge

JANUARY 21, 2021

And we’ve only seen the beginning—within the next few years, the company is poised to disrupt the healthcare market, become the market leader in online advertising, establish itself as a competitor to USPS, FedX and UPS, and provide global access to broadband internet through a network of satellites orbiting the planet… to name but a few examples.

Education 218

Education Company E-rate Industry 218

edWeb.net

JUNE 21, 2022

Emergent bilingual students are defined as learners who have skills in a native language, and at the same time, are learning new skills in a second language. As of 2018, an average of 1 in 10 students were considered emergent bilingual—and that number is only rising.

Learning 77

Learning Data Tools Company 77

EdTech Magazine

MARCH 15, 2018

CUE 2018: 4 Ways Google Forms Create Efficiencies for Teachers and Administrators. Thu, 03/15/2018 - 14:37. For educators, Google Forms are an integral component of facilitating personalized and adaptive learning. at a March 15 session at the Spring CUE 2018 conference. meghan.bogardu…. Content Subtype.

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Google Differentiated Instruction EdTech Survey 240

Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2018

The theme was personalized learning and heading into the conference I anticipated gaining a broader view of technology products promising to provide adaptive learning experiences for all students. Now we see peer-to-peer learning in action.

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Conference Personalized Learning Professional Learning Technology 119

ProfHacker

DECEMBER 13, 2017

involved in putting together the New Media Consortium (NMC) Higher Education Horizon Report for 2018, and we would like to reflect on our experience. For example, these days I’m reading a lot about AI and such, and recently wrote about some of my misgivings about its uses in education here on Prof Hacker. Description of the Process.

Report 61

Report Trends Adaptive Learning Technology 61

techlearning

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

was awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Global EdTech Company. Sept 4, 2018 - MobyMax , the most widely adopted edtech platform in the U.S., was awarded the 2018 Tech Edvocate Award for Best Global EdTech Company. MobyMax, the most widely adopted edtech platform in the U.S.,

Company 41

Company EdTech Assessment Adaptive Learning 41

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

This is the second part of my much-abbreviated look at the stories that were told about education technology in 2018 – and in this case, the people who funded the storytellers. The Biggest Investments of 2018. DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3

Trends 93

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Now, in addition to importing data from IXL, Khan Academy, and an adaptive learning program called Carnegie Learning , I had to transfer the achievement data from my gradebook into another system. For example, it didn’t integrate with Google Apps, which we had spent the last three years using.

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System Khan Academy EdTech LMS 123

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 3, 2021

In 2015 (and updated most recently in 2018), I wrote a post about helping students learn more from ‘others’ than they do from you (the teacher). How teachers think about themselves and their role in the classroom matters ( see here , for example). To facilitate learning in whatever form.

Social Media 114

Social Media Adaptive Learning System Policies 114

edWeb.net

JANUARY 18, 2021

an adaptive learning platform focused on foundational reading skills, word study and phonics. All the students learned to use the different platforms and their interactive tools, (how to mute and unmute, for example, for individual assistance and group work) and the guided reading instruction began.

eBook 77

eBook Groups Strategy Elementary 77

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

So here’s an early contender for “Worst Education ‘Take’ of 2018’” by Gary Wolfram in Education Week : “ Make Public Education a Market Economy – Not a Socialist One.” It’s another great example of why people who call for “ Uber for Education ” are probably pretty shady.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

” Via Edsurge : “Behind Closed Doors: Edtech Entrepreneurs’ Biggest Challenges in 2018.” DreamBox Learning has raised $130 million from The Rise Fund. The adaptive learning company has raised $175.6 ” From the Pearson website : “ Pearson 2018 half-year results.”

Education 43

Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Clickers” are definitely not new — indeed, in my research for Teaching Machines , I found examples of classroom response systems dating back to the 1950s. Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

On video games , for example – yes, that old canard. “The Future of AI, Data, and Education,” says Udacity , as it announces a new advisory board… You have got to be f **g kidding me pic.twitter.com/cPiW548WHR — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) February 21, 2018. The advisory board itself remains unchanged.

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