Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

As early excitement about Zoom gave way to questions and concerns about privacy, security and unequal access, other companies seized the opportunity to elbow their way into the new competition for digital communication tools appropriate for preschoolers and college students alike. But Zoom has held on. I like early market.

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Company Education Kaplan Learning 180

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 28, 2020

Despite the influx of capital, employers, schools and policymakers are only just beginning to harness the sector’s advancements in the delivery, accessibility and effectiveness of education technology. DreamBox, (another portfolio company) invests in efficacy research led by independent third-parties including Harvard and SRI International.

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Trends EdTech Education Company 169

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 19, 2023

According to the investment company, Goldman Sachs , Augmented Reality “has the potential to become a standard tool in education and could revolutionize the way in which students are taught, for both the K-12 segment and higher education.” Students can ‘see’ Mount Fiji in its active form, complete with smoke and lava emerging from it.

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eBook Education Blackboard Company 91

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Branded eventually as Blackboard, it was the market leader in the U.S. and Canada for some time, and even today the company is in second place, with DTL Brightspace, a Canadian firm, close behind. Poor Internet Access Cripples Online Higher Ed When the pandemic careened across the globe in spring 2020, U.S.

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Online Learning Learning Mobility Blackboard 121

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

In our latest “New Gig Hotseat,” the Blackboard alum opens up about about education access, kegerators and what it means to put the “Ed” in NovoEd. Xythos was used for collaboration and allowed students and faculty the ability to access files even before Dropbox and Google Drive. What did you love about your last job?

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Blackboard Company System Accessibility 60

Edsurge

MAY 11, 2020

I remember scrambling to learn all I could about the features of Blackboard and reviewing all of my textbook’s eLearning-related ancillaries, assigning self-paced modules and online quizzes to my students. Developing my first online courses alongside my department was very much a humbling experience.

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Digital Learning Blackboard Course Exercises 179

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2019

Colleges and universities with prison education programs are increasingly using technology to deliver instruction to incarcerated individuals, even with strict limitations on internet access in correctional facilities. Several have started their own companies. But the technology is also raising serious questions about quality.

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Technology Laptops Education Blackboard 128

Edsurge

AUGUST 24, 2020

I've spent over 20 years designing user experiences for tech companies, parents, schools and children. Be it with math or spelling, children often learn by identifying shapes and patterns—there's a reason that blackboards have been around all these years." Students and teachers need access to a wide variety of communication tools.

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Learning Blackboard Collaborative Learning Chromebook 212

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

One of the biggest concerns by college leaders about buying such tools from commercial vendors is whether colleges will have access to the underlying algorithmic logic—or whether the systems will be a “black box.” Carnegie Mellon has a long history of commercializing its digital-learning tools, though.

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Software Digital Learning Sakai Learning 160

Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

It was started by one of the co-founders of Blackboard, now a household name in education technology. Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. But they are not done with higher education yet.

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Coursera Personalized Learning Learning Blackboard 109

Edsurge

JULY 17, 2018

As of now it integrates with many learning management systems, specifically, ones that support the Learning Tools Interoperability (LTI) standard , such as Blackboard. Google is not the only major tech company that has pushed updates in the education space these past few months.

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Course Google LMS Tools 81

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

The first online class we launched in 1998 was little more than flat text on webpages, and we closely followed the birth of learning management systems, meeting with both Blackboard and WebCT before they achieved their first $1 million in revenue. The web was increasing its use of graphics, but had barely adopted video. billion in 2010.

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Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 160

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. Within Microsoft Classroom, students can access and work with Office 365 tools including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and more.

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Microsoft Google Classroom Schoology 144

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 23, 2017

Classroom videos, student work samples and lesson plans are among the materials—which are accessible via the badge—serve as evidence. That would mark a turning point for the San Francisco-based company, which launched five years ago selling teacher observation and evaluation tools to districts. districts, according to Kenyon.

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Digital Badges Student Data Privacy Blackboard Company 67

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

I give the kids access to all the tools pretty much right off the bat,” said Eric Bredder, with a sweeping gesture taking in the computer workstations, 3-D printers, laser cutters and milling machines, plus a bevy of wood and metalworking tools that he uses while teaching computer science, engineering and design classes. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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Broadband Digital Divide Accessibility Blackboard 90

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

Canvas , whiteboards and a company called Blackboard. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. BLACKBOARD'S NEW FRONTEER: Blackboard acquired Fronteer , the U.K. Switches, routers, panels and projectors.

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Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 27, 2012

Date : Tuesday, August 28th, 2012 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern ( interna tional times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Log in at [link].

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Blackboard iPhone Company Video 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I was a speaker today at the #AgainstSurveillance teach-in , a fundraiser for Ian Linkletter who is being sued by the online test-proctoring software company Proctorio. The LMS is an administrative tool, designed at the outset to post course materials online in such a way that the institution, not the open web, could control access.

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Software LMS Microsoft Company 132

The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 1, 2017

It could be Google Classroom, it could be Schoology, it could be Blackboard, it could also be Microsoft OneNote. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Disclosure of Material Connection: This is a “sponsored podcast episode.”

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Comparison Schoology Tools Video 273

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 22, 2011

Today, Blackboard Collaborate has announced the end-of-year closing of the LearnCentral.org social network for educators. Here''s the official letter from Maurice Heiblum, President of Blackboard Collaborate. In addition, CourseSites offers access to a 50-seat Collaborate room. The FAQ follows.

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Blackboard Edmodo Accessibility Resources 70

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 29, 2011

Date : Thursday, December 1st, 2011 Time : 5pm Pacific / 8pm Eastern / 12am (next day) GMT ( international times here ) Duration : 1 hour Location : In Blackboard Collaborate (formerly Elluminate). The Blackboard Collaborate room will be open up to 30 minutes before the event if you want to come in early. Log in at [link].

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Blackboard Google Libraries Software 68

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Students can communicate peer-to-peer and also engage instructors directly in text, voice, and video, recorded for later access or run immediately in real-time. Students enroll in courses seamlessly, with attendance and grades plugged-in to an institution’s central records automatically. million students. The LMS market today is valued at $9.2

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Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 126

Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2018

The university already looks at student data such as grades or how frequently a student interacts with Blackboard, the school’s instructional platform. The university has not yet designed how advisors will access the data or intervene with students who are flagged to be at-risk. Much work remains to be done.

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Data Blackboard Policies Study 76

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 2, 2012

The conference is free to attend, and is held virtually in Blackboard Collaborate. We hope you will join us!'

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Libraries Blackboard Conference Software 54

Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Giving students technology access is vital for flipped classrooms but also enhances the learning experience in a class. Teachers and students also have access to the community’s shared education video resources on subjects ranging from chemistry to music to history. Access Google Drive from a computer, smartphone, or tablet.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2018

The university already looks at student data such as grades or how frequently a student interacts with Blackboard, the school’s instructional platform. The university has not yet designed how advisors will access the data or intervene with students who are flagged to be at-risk. Much work remains to be done.

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Data Blackboard Policies Study 74

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

The model has grown popular at non-accredited education programs such as coding bootcamps, where students don’t have access to federal student loans and grants. says Blot, who joined Vemo after working as the chief strategy officer at Blackboard. But increasingly, income-share agreements are showing up on traditional campuses, too.

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Policies Outcomes Blackboard Company 62

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

The hope is that if what would normally take 10,000 hours could be shortened to 1,000, and be done via methods that are more affordable and accessible, many more people can become experts. Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought. Mathematics lecture at the Helsinki University of Technology.

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Education Learning Software Knewton 216

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 8, 2021

What students won’t see in the promotional materials or when they register, however, is that the programs are being managed by a private, for-profit company called Noodle that is being paid $12,000 to $22,000 per month , per program, plus $88 per credit hour, per student, according to a list of fees disclosed by Noodle.

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Company Policies Report Industry 145

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 14, 2017

Over the past 10 years, new learning management systems (LMSs) have sprung on the scene to rival the Blackboards and Moodles of old. And with certain established companies like Pearson pulling out of the LMS ranks , where do you start? How many people have access or control?”. How many people have access or control?”

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System LMS Schoology Social Media 96

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 9, 2017

Check out the work of leading global educators, companies and nonprofit organizations at the Global Education Fair, a free, virtual meet and greet for teachers and school districts. The purpose of this event is to connect educators to companies and organizations working in the global education space.

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Education Conference Survey Blackboard 50

Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2017

Faced with administrative concerns that the need for Internet access and Internet-enabled devices would limit student access to digital textbooks, Billings began the daunting project by testing an introductory English course to obtain student feedback. “I Electronic whiteboards allow for on-screen annotation and remote Internet access.

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Data E-rate Course Tablets 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 28, 2020

During the virtual summer training, corps members taught reading and literacy virtually to children in grades K-3 through the student-coaching company Springboard Collaborative, as a way to practice engaging with students, working through lessons, setting and reaching goals, and meeting with parents and families.

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Training Blackboard Video Online Learning 140

Slate and Tablets

APRIL 7, 2014

At this time, online school access was completely invisible, and basically no business was conducted via the internet for school. Enter Blackboard. I have many things to say about Blackboard, but one can’t fault their ingenuity and their status as a pioneer of the industry during a dark era.

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Blackboard Industry Software Exercises 40

The Principal of Change

APRIL 11, 2017

The basic premise (I suggest you read the whole article ) is that a 17 year old working at BlackBoard (a technology company), is ridiculed for using their phone during a meeting by some older adults, because it looks like he is texting, while he is actually taking notes. The ending (spoiler alert!): I’m a digital native.

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Meeting Blackboard iPhone Social Media 56

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 Not sure anyone else did.)

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Electric Educator

DECEMBER 22, 2012

They have produced some great software titles, are strong supporters of education and teachers, and are a Michigan company! Ability to access Ask3 from a computer (web app/extension?) Moodle, BrainHoney, BlackBoard, Haiku, etc) Thanks for subscribing to my blog. I''m a big TechSmith fan. I always appreciate feedback on my posts.

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iPad Flipped Classroom Moodle Blackboard 66