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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence. 31, 2020 , and the platform will likely shutter before then, says Ben-Naim, who adds that he and a small staff will help customers transition and move their content to another platform. In 2014, the Gates Foundation awarded the company a $4.5

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McGraw Hill Acquires Kidaptive, an Adaptive and Personalized Learning Company

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an adaptive learning platform company with industry-leading expertise in learning science, early learning, and data analytics worldwide. Smith, who joined the company in November 2020. Those include ALEKS Corporation in 2013, the LearnSmart technology in 2014 and Redbird Advanced Learning in 2016.

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‘Our Technology Is Our Ideology’: George Siemens on the Future of Digital Learning

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A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy. He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. The shift towards digital learning has been palpable, and this trajectory is poised to persist, shaping the way individuals access and engage with educational content.

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65 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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Throughout the year, we’ve seen districts and edtech companies fall victim to these attacks, compelling districts to adopt a defensive stance. The shift towards digital learning has been palpable, and this trajectory is poised to persist, shaping the way individuals access and engage with educational content.

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37 predictions about edtech’s impact in 2023

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Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. –David Cisneros, National Director for Content and Implementation, Curriculum Associates.

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How did edtech impact learning in 2023?

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Education and student well-being are stretched thin, and lingering learning gaps, exacerbated by the pandemic, present hurdles for all students–especially underrepresented students groups who were already at a disadvantage. One way education is doing this is by offering CTE, even in the elementary grades.

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