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. Now, strapped for talent, an increasing number of employers are reconsidering degree requirements and adopting training systems more common in blue-collar trades. “As

Company 135

Company Training Industry Dropout 135

Edsurge

JULY 30, 2021

The privately held company, which has raised $2.7 The privately held company, which has raised $2.7 alone; that means the company has at least another half billion dollars at the ready. Few companies have tackled the full range of learners since the days when Pearson was touted as the world’s largest learning company.

EdTech 213

EdTech Khan Academy Company Libraries 213

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 21, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 20, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 18, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 13, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 10, 2020

The conference, which drew more than 10,000 attendees in 2019 , includes tracks tailored to library media specialists, education coaches, IT professionals, administrators and other educators. The conference also touts an Expo Hall the size of 62 basketball courts that includes hundreds of companies. .

Conference 150

Conference Education Trends Libraries 150

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MARCH 22, 2023

Our Library 2.023 mini-conference, " Mental Health and Wellness: Library Workers Thriving in Uncertain Times ," will be held online (and for free) on Tuesday, April 4th, 2023, from 12:00 - 3:00 pm US-Pacific Time. In this Library 2.0 Please also join this Library 2.0 Everyone is invited to participate in our Library 2.0

Libraries 68

Libraries Conference Advocacy Social Media 68

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 23, 2023

I particularly like the envelope system as it has helped my family with budgeting.) Startup to IPO – Students help take a company from startup to Initial Public Offering (IPO) as students take the role of a consultant. It is also impressive that four different methods of budgeting are taught to students, which gives them choices.

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Course Data Resources Company 357

EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 23, 2019

Wed, 01/23/2019 - 12:56. The future looks promising as educational technology companies rapidly build new immersive tools for the classroom. . They enthusiastically placed dinosaurs, robots, animals and other 3D objects around the library. Ensure K–12 Immersive Lessons Are Device-Agnostic. by Jaime Donally.

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Tools Classroom Libraries EdTech 359

Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

To date, our education systems sit atop a cultural assumption—that information is scarce. Our higher education system formed around libraries. Our primary and secondary education systems formed around teachers imparting knowledge. Distance reduction allow companies to compete worldwide.

Udemy 125

Udemy Kaplan Industry Coursera 125

EdTech Magazine

MAY 15, 2019

Wed, 05/15/2019 - 09:59. If a school adopts iPads, teachers can only use games that work with the Apple operating system. You have access to a limited library of games.”. K–12 Schools Find Educational Benefits in Cloud-Based Gaming. eli.zimmerman_9856. She referenced about 1 billion gamers worldwide. .

Microsoft 329

Microsoft Education Smartphone Chromebook 329

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2020

Marissa's passion for education came early in her career when she was producing "edutainment" CD-ROM products for The Learning Company. Higher education institutions, edtechs and learning companies are using Alexa to enhance experiences for students and provide access to information and learning resources in a more convenient way.

Technology 177

Technology Kickboard Education Coursera 177

Edsurge

JANUARY 17, 2020

The pending $2 billion sale of one of the largest learning management systems to a private equity firm has raised questions about what happens to the trove of student data held in the company’s courses. Instructure, which is currently a public company, is in the process of being sold to Thoma Bravo, a private company.

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Data Student Data Privacy Company System 120

Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Check the Privacy contains a searchable library of more than 7,000 edtech products, with information about their privacy protections, compliance with major student data privacy legislation and endorsements by major organizations and privacy projects. A screenshot of Check the Privacy's searchable library of more than 7,000 edtech products.

Student Data Privacy 137

Student Data Privacy Libraries EdTech Classroom 137

Edsurge

APRIL 9, 2020

According to a 2019 Pew Research Center report, 96 percent of adults own a cell phone and 81 percent own a smartphone. That’s why it’s often the connection of choice for American Prison Data Systems, a company that provides correctional facilities with education tools that are free for incarcerated people to use.

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Laptops Tablets Smartphone Mobility 198

TeacherCast

JUNE 19, 2019

This year, I had the opportunity to work with so many great educational technology companies on the podcast and I'm excited to have the opportunity to walk the vendor floor and meet everyone to say THANK YOU for being a part of the TeacherCast podcasting family. The problem always comes up … what booths do I go to?

Company 68

Company Conference EdTech Microsoft 68

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2020

We interviewed a number of leaders and decision-makers in the space, including heads of learning and development, workforce strategists, and executives and corporate development teams of public and private education companies. Employees are also demanding a greater variety of resources, and companies are responding.

Training 167

Training Education Learning Industry 167

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2020

But students at some colleges and universities still rely on print , which is a problem when bookstores and libraries have closed. Academic libraries have huge physical collections,” says Sherwood, 28. Founded in 2014, the London-based company provides digital content from 2,000-plus publishers. In the U.K.,

Pearson 89

Pearson Company eBook Libraries 89

The Hechinger Report

MAY 25, 2023

Students list their top five picks from among the group’s 70-plus worksite partners across the city — restaurants, libraries, pizza shops, architectural firms, radio stations, corporate offices, national nonprofits, and government offices like the one where Tejani works. It does work outside in the world sometimes.”

Trends 118

Trends Company Report Libraries 118

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Mon, 10/07/2019 - 12:55. Some companies that produce monitoring software report sending tens of thousands of alerts about cyberbullying, violence, sexual content and other concerns. implemented Lightspeed Systems’ Relay , the service helped the district avoid four potential crisis situations. eli.zimmerman_9856.

Digital Citizenship 183

Digital Citizenship E-rate EdTech Software 183

Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2019

She found that the digital lab product she used as the professor for an introductory California State University, Northridge, biology class proved clunky, the grading system too difficult to use, the questions of poor quality. And she isn’t the only one sold on the company. Last summer, Cindy Malone had a problem.

Lenovo 102

Lenovo Classroom Company Course 102

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

In response to this need, OverDrive Education , the leading digital reading platform for K-12 schools worldwide, today announced support for several major curriculum systems. Sora , the student reading app, was named one of TIME ’s Best Inventions of 2019. overdrive.com/schools.

eBook 75

eBook Libraries Company Chromebook 75

Brainscape

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Get in touch if you’d like to learn more about licensing deals for your school, college, group, or company.) The rest, as they say, is history. ( Wanna play? Join the Brainscape challenge game!

Study 52

Study Social Media Analysis Trends 52

eSchool News

NOVEMBER 17, 2020

The platform will feature an evolving library of courses to further develop educators’ digital literacy. billion in 2019. The company offers data, video and voice services and solutions on its award-winning networks and platforms, delivering on customers’ demand for mobility, reliable network connectivity, security and control.

Training 95

Training Digital Divide Tools Education 95

Edsurge

APRIL 13, 2021

To help more Florida residents earn advanced credentials, the state expanded its university system in the early 1990s. That’s what the community college baccalaureate is about: to hold the system accountable to access and outcomes. People in the area started to wonder. They had a college down the street.

Accessibility 175

Accessibility Outcomes Training System 175

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2022

Wilson, 47, started taking courses in 2019, a few months before the pandemic hit and just before he lost his job as an elementary school music teacher. Researchers projected estimates for the system based on the percentage of students affected in Compton, Lake Tahoe and Peralta Community College Districts.

Dropout 99

Dropout Policies Data Report 99

The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

When our country pivoted to virtual learning with no time to prepare, educators valiantly navigated unfamiliar technologies and the maddening system failures that came with them, and many communities responded with heroic efforts to boost Wi-Fi access in historically underserved areas.

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Accessibility Data System Survey 97

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 21, 2020

To that end, his company built a new software tool designed for classroom use and piloted it in five school districts — including the massive Clark County School District serving Las Vegas and its suburbs — in the 2019-20 school year. million to NWEA in 2019-20 for students in kindergarten through eighth grade to take the assessments.

Khan Academy 132

Khan Academy Classroom Training Software 132

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 16, 2020

The digital diffusion of education enabled the development of the collaborative economy, which refers to an economic system in which companies and several independent creators and producers aggregate and create value jointly in freely interconnected networks. “Co-creation, Education Technology / June 6, 2019. You May Also Like.

Technology 96

Technology eBook Education Learning 96

The Hechinger Report

APRIL 30, 2021

Cynthia Stretch and John O’Connor, who teach English and sociology, respectively, at different campuses in the Connecticut State University System, are among faculty protesting a proposal to increase their teaching loads from four courses a semester to five. Related: More colleges and universities outsource services to for-profit companies.

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Course Report System Trends 104

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Register now for our free Library 2.016 online mini-conference, " Libraries of the Future " on October 6th, and we'll send you the information on how to either attend the live sessions or watch the recordings afterwards. Be sure to also join the Library 2.0 Sponsored with ALA’s Center for the Future of Libraries.

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Libraries Conference OER Trends 28