The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 25, 2020

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EdNews Daily

MARCH 26, 2019

With more than 4 billion users now connected to the internet, 50% of the global population (Forbes, December 2018), it is not surprising that the education sector has embraced devices and software to interact, engage, and enhance the learning environment for students. By Jon Thomas and Spencer Wu.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 5, 2023

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Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2019

In the seven years since colleges and companies first started experimenting with large-scale online courses known as MOOCs, more than 100 million people have given them a try—though how they are used keeps changing. In 2018, 20 million new learners signed up for at least one MOOC, down from 23 million the year before.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In its latest move in the education space, Facebook has launched career development courses geared toward adult learners looking to get a foothold in the digital economy. The 13 free, digital courses, each run around nine minutes long. The broader goal of this initiative is to give people access to economic opportunity, she adds.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 11, 2019

When Barbara Ciaramitaro joined Capella University in 2018, she and her fellow faculty members faced a dilemma—what sort of course work could the online, for-profit university assign students that would also appeal to potential employers. says company CEO and co-founder Dana Stephenson. This is not just a North America problem.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

MAY 29, 2019

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 19, 2019

From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter Katie Martin, an ISTE 2018 keynote, talks about the importance of putting learners at the center of your innovation model. You have over 240 graduate-level courses to choose from in 19 different subject areas.

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The CoolCatTeacher

APRIL 14, 2019

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 2, 2021

That kind of recruiting was a relatively new solution for IBM and other companies that generally require bachelor’s degrees for entry-level white-collar workers. It feels like we’re the kids of the company,” said Haruza, now 27. Bridget Gainer, Aon’s chief commercial officer, said the company is stronger for it.

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 19, 2018

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2019

In the fall, Cooper will leverage those college partnerships to serve about 2,000 students on the platform by her company, Pathstream , which offers career-based certifications to college students. On a superficial level, they earn a certificate from a software company. They want career-oriented skills,” says Cooper, 30. “On

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Cheating on Chegg?

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EdTech Magazine

NOVEMBER 27, 2018

Tue, 11/27/2018 - 12:47. New research from Macquarie University’s Department of Educational Studies and education technology company Makers Empire finds 3D printing integration can boost creativity, critical thinking and design skills among primary school students.

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Edsurge

MAY 26, 2019

So how do companies hire and develop standout talent who may be new to the sector? Over the past seven years, we’ve continually developed and tweaked a seminar-style onboarding course to help all new employees, regardless of their background, catch up to speed on key issues in education and technology. Not a bad idea, right?)

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 24, 2018

And we’re filing stories that capture the essence of the edtech industry in 2018. 2018’s Top 10 Countdown: Business Edition. But has Pearson, the world’s biggest education company, finally turned the corner on its rocky digital transformation journey? They all agreed on one thing: Companies are bought, not sold.

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The CoolCatTeacher

OCTOBER 24, 2018

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

They’ve rolled out bundles of courses called ‘Specializations’ or ‘Nanodegrees.’ So, seven years after the “Year of the MOOC,” we’re wondering: Where are these courses and companies today? This week, we’re bringing the event to you—via the podcast of course. We have more than 11,000 courses from 900 universities.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JULY 13, 2020

She is a published author whose research interests include teacher efficacy, instructional methodologies, and course design in nursing education. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I believe will be good for my readers and are from companies I can recommend.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 13, 2020

Pluralsight , the publicly-traded provider of online training courses on technology skills, has reached an agreement to be acquired by Vista Equity Partners in an all-cash deal worth approximately $3.5 Its platform features video courses developed mostly from paid third-party authors, to which individuals and organizations can subscribe to.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2018

So what will 2018 bring? What will be the most important strategic consideration for colleges in 2018? Is 2018 the time for my institution to take proactive concrete steps toward a merger or acquisition? What will be the most important new innovative practice in higher education in 2018?

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The CoolCatTeacher

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

Today’s Sponsor: Advancement Courses. From now until September 28, Advancement Courses, an online provider of professional development for K-12 teachers, is donating 10% of their sales to funding DonorChoose.org projects. AND, if you are in need of PD, 10-Minute Teacher listeners get 20% off any online courses with code COOL20.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Then close-by Adrian College used course sharing to add a supply chain management major, and Smith — who liked the idea of being on a smaller campus — enrolled there. But you get to take courses from Michigan and Harvard.”. Dylan Smith was planning to go to Michigan State University to major in supply chain management.

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Edsurge

JULY 31, 2019

after the company told investors to expect greater losses than previously expected. On the company’s earnings call Tuesday, 2U CEO Christopher “Chip” Paucek revised its guidance to expect a net loss of between $151.5 Despite all this, the company reported a boost in revenue, with $135.5 million and $157.5

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 15, 2018

Suzanne Cresswell in the Top 10-Minute Teacher Show of 2018 (so far) From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Sponsor: Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course is only $359.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

But what does it mean for a company to personalize its support for the teachers who use its product? School leader, Jordan Silvestri and Kiddom representative, Melissa Giroux, describe what it takes for an edtech company to deliver the kind of personalized experience to its customers that teachers give to their students.

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EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 24, 2018

Wed, 10/24/2018 - 13:49. As companies and market experts forecast computer science and engineering skills as crucial to the future workforce , K–12 schools have been rapidly developing STEM programs in order to prepare their students to be the employees of tomorrow. . Top K–12 Tech Tools for Teaching STEM. eli.zimmerman_9856.

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EdTech Magazine

APRIL 27, 2018

Fri, 04/27/2018 - 10:43. Robert Half reports in its 2018 Salary Guide that as growing industries such as healthcare, finance and manufacturing increase their reliance on technology, the demand for qualified workers is escalating at a rapid rate. Report: Companies Need Highly-Skilled Workers. jena.passut_7651. Content Subtype.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019

-based publicly traded student services company, plans to buy Thinkful , a Brooklyn-based online coding bootcamp. Both companies’ boards of directors have approved the deal. For Chegg, founded in 2005, this latest acquisition will expand its direct-to-student learning platform and add more technology career courses.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2018

2018 was a year in which public school teachers all over the US rose up in protest over pay , working conditions, and funding , striking in red states like West Virginia , Kentucky, and Oklahoma despite an anti-union ruling by the Supreme Court. Unsaid: robots will just de-professionalize , outsource , or privatize the work.

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Edsurge

JUNE 3, 2021

It’s one of the first, putting the institution in the company of Drexel University and the Savannah College of Art and Design. At the time, Williams was already integrating interactive media into his set design courses. In fall of 2018, Husson began to develop a series of courses in extended reality.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 14, 2018

Jodie Pierpoint in the #2 Episode of 2018 From the Cool Cat Teacher Blog by Vicki Davis Follow @coolcatteacher on Twitter. Sponsor: Advancement Courses has more than 200 graduate level online professional development courses for K-12 teachers. With this coupon, a 3 grad credit course is only $359.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2018

Professors assign textbooks (or other materials) that they view as required to succeed in their courses, but some students say they go in with a wait-and-see attitude: They delay a week or two into the semester, and then obtain only the materials that seem truly necessary to them. “I I try to just rent them for the semester,” she says.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

By comparison, in the first six months of 2018, companies raised $750 million across 62 deals. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to support educators and learners across preK-12 and postsecondary education. Some companies count their accelerator funding into their subsequent seed rounds.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 26, 2018

As LightSail Education charts a new course, the New York City-based developer of K-12 literacy software has had to make some difficult, unpleasant decisions over the holidays, EdSurge has learned. He and Ryan Alexander, the company’s president, are no longer involved in running the company. Newsela is still around.

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EdTech Magazine

SEPTEMBER 13, 2019

Competent technology use cannot effectively be taught with a rigid course curriculum alone ; it needs to be woven into the fabric of the school, according to ISTE CEO Richard Culatta. According to the K–12 Cybersecurity Resource Center , over 50 percent of breaches in 2018 were directly caused by “insiders” — either staff or students.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 19, 2017

based company announced two new “nanodegree” offerings: an introductory program for self-driving cars and, yes, another one for flying cars. This four-month intro course, which starts on Oct. Students who complete this introductory course will be eligible to enroll in the more advanced Self-Driving Car or Robotics nanodegree programs.

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