Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

By comparison, in the first six months of 2018, companies raised $750 million across 62 deals. Andela, the New York-based company that trains programmers in developing countries, raised $100 million in a Series D round. Looking at the top 10 deals so far in 2019, companies focused on workforce training dominated investor interest.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

At EdSurge, we’re setting our own sights high for 2018, but that starts by taking a look at what our higher-ed community liked the most from this year. These days corporate learning and development programs are looking for “bite-sized training” and curating learning materials that already exist.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

JANUARY 30, 2018

I am excited to announce that after a year collaborating with INTEF (Instituto Nacional de Tecnologías Educativas y de Formación del Profesorado) and the Ministry of Education and Culture in Spain, The Goal Minded Teacher: Challenges to Transform Student Learning ( #EduGoalsMOOC ) free open online course will launch on February 13, 2018.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 23, 2020

This was the year that more people learned what a MOOC is. As millions suddenly found themselves with free time on their hands during the pandemic, many turned to online courses—especially, to free courses known as MOOCs, or Massive Open Online Courses. 2012, the “ Year of the MOOC ” was characterized by media hype.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

cities and states, 2018 marked the wettest year on record. The funding total in 2018 also eclipsed the $1.2 There’s a notable difference between 2018 and 2015, however. In 2015 there were 165 deals, versus just 112 in 2018. For 2018, we tallied a total of $1.45 billion invested in 2018, U.S. For many U.S.

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Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Teaching at colleges is often done without any formal training. Navy, and the company’s first mission was to train sailors in information technology (IT) support, so they could fix any computer or network problem that a crew at sea might encounter. Simon argued that you would describe the process as “outrageous.” “If

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 22, 2019

She is the author of the book Emerging Library Technologies: It's Not Just for Geeks (Elsevier, 2018). In her role as a project management consultant, Ida saved PNC Bank, PPG, Tucker Arensberg, Las Colinas Cancer, and Texas Breast Care thousands of dollars in technical and training costs. She is the organizer of the Library 2.0

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 24, 2019

The active shooter training was fantastic!" As an online educator she developed and offered a MOOC for the SJSU iSchool, and she coordinated two Library 2.0 online conferences, The Emerging Future (2015) and Blockchain (2018). said a participant who then bought a site license for all her staff.)

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Perry Hewitt

APRIL 15, 2018

Media interest in formalized online learning, or “peak MOOC,” occurred in about 2012, and with it the mandate that everyone must learn to code. Similarly, training across an organization can encourage horizontal thinking?—?employees Originally published April 1, 2018 on Medium. Enable and reward cross-disciplinary learning.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

From the SPARC press release : “Congress Funds $5 Million Open Textbook Grant Program in 2018 Spending Bill.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Business of Job Training. Via CNBC : “ Amazon ’s cloud is looking at building a corporate training service.”

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MindShift

AUGUST 6, 2018

Copyright (c) 2018 by Barbara Oakley and Terrence Sejnowski. To defeat it, you can instead train a helpful zombie—get used to turning your phone off, silencing it, or leaving it in another room. If your brother interrupts you, train your helpful inner zombie to tell your brother you’re “doing a Pomodoro.”

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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. EverFi (“critical skills” training): $251 million. Udemy (skills training): $173 million.

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

In a 2018 survey of hiring leaders , we found that online pre-hire assessment was the single most likely “disruptor” of the reliance on degrees in hiring, followed by simulation-based hiring. It seems certain that more professional learning will happen outside of traditional institutions and campuses – especially if colleges fail to adapt.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 12, 2018

A man watches an artificial intelligence (AI) news anchor from a state-controlled news broadcaster, on his computer in Beijing on November 9, 2018. We know from the rise in free massive open online courses, better known as MOOCs, that a scholar on a screen can and already has replaced the sage on the stage.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

In order to reduce the amount of new content a teacher needs to make, YouTube videos, MOOC s, multiple choice questions and web-based resources can be combined. For me its just normal – this is how you should teach and facilitate learning in 2018! The blended learning landscape in 2018.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

We are teaching digital citizens in 2018. This is the twenty-first century – we don’t need training in being in the 21st century, we are nearly two decades into it already. Fortunately, there is a vast amount of content already available, such as YouTube videos, MOOCs, multiple choice questions and web-based resources.

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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. Two years later, Dubuc’s company, OpenClassrooms , has closed deals with both of them.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 14, 2018

This is the last Hack Education Weekly News of the year because next week I am publishing a very abbreviated review of 2018, and I won’t need to study in detail what happens each week anymore. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The Business of Job Training (and Educational Benefits for Employees).

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Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2018

And congrats on being first off the blocks to f**k up education in 2018! And the business of student loans is off to a strong start in 2018 with fundraising news in the venture capital section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via NPR : “Training For The Olympics Is Hard Enough.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Meanwhile on Campus… If anybody from Baraboo High School in Wisconsin can clue me in on why it appears the entire male class of 2018 is throwing up a Sig Heil during their prom photos - that would be great. More robot news up in the MOOC section above.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 17, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “Carranza aims to speed up anti-bias training for educators , calling it a ‘cornerstone’ of school improvement.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The Business of Job Training. Educause has published the 2018 Horizon Report for Higher Education.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

… The state has until September 1, 2018 ‘to fully implement its program for basic education’ and it must have a plan for funding and implementing ‘by the final adjournment of the 2017 legislative session,’ the court said in a ruling written by Chief Justice Barbara Madsen.” Raise $146.1

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Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOCs are back in the headlines again. Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.” The Business of Job Training. There’s more for-profit higher ed news in the “courts” section above.

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Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “Career Training Groups Encouraged by Trump Pick for CTE Job.” ” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Business of Job Training. inners pic.twitter.com/Zoehj1WTfk — All In w/Chris Hayes (@allinwithchris) May 17, 2018.

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Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). The Business of Job Training. Via funding.hackeducation.com : “The Business of Ed-Tech: May 2018 Funding Data.” ” Via Pew : “ Teens , Social Media , & Technology 2018.” ” I bet you will never guess where.

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

SeanMcElwee) April 11, 2018. Via Chalkbeat’s Colorado news desk : “$35 million for school safety will go toward training, but not hiring, of school resource officers.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” The Business of Job Training. link] — abolish ice.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “Peter Thiel May Finally Get His Flying Cars, Thanks to a New Udacity Nanodegree in 2018.” Anger has grown over news that officer involved in fatal shooting was never trained in responding to situations involving people with mental-health issues.”

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Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

” There’s more news from the White House in the job training section below. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the credential section below. Via Class Central : “Analysis of 450 MOOC -Based Microcredentials Reveals Many Options But Little Consistency.”

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “A Product at Every Price: A Review of MOOC Stats and Trends in 2017.” ” There’s more MOOC news in the certification section below. I’m also putting some MOOC news in the job training section.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

.” Via The Indiana Gazette : “Parents and other school district residents reminded the Indiana Area school board on Monday that their dissent of the Summit Learning program hasn’t waned, even though the administration scaled back the program and put it on ‘opt-in’ status for the 2018–19 school year.”

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” Via Edsurge : “5 Ways MOOC -Based Degrees Are Different From Other Online Degrees.” ” Not listed: other online degrees simply aren’t hyped the way MOOCs are. The Business of Job Training. of Washington.” of Washington.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “Free MOOCs Face the Music,” writes Inside Higher Ed on edX ’s decision to start charging fees. More “MOOC” news under the job training section below. ” The Business of Job Training. douglevin) June 11, 2018.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Via Class Central : “ MOOCs May Still Be Reshaping Higher Education, Just Not In the Way That Was Initially Predicted.” There’s more MOOC news in the contests and competition section below. link] [link] — Ryan Mac (@RMac18) September 18, 2018.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Politico : Western Governors University , “the nation’s leading provider of competency-based educatio n – which the Education Department’s independent watchdog last month said violated federal student aid rules – is expanding into North Carolina.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. Via Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill : “ Online Program Management : Spring 2018 view of the market landscape.” The Business of Job Training. Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” MOOCs. “Learning Creative Learning: It’s not a MOOC , it’s a community,” says the MIT Media Lab. “A Proposal to Put the ‘M’ Back in MOOCs ” – an op-ed by Class Central ’s Dhawal Shah in Edsurge.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .” ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge.

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