Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

He also knew that the notion of introducing what he called “learning engineers” would face resistance from faculty convinced they already knew perfectly well what they were doing in their classrooms. “A A substantial part of the nation’s resources are being devoted to higher education,” Simon said.

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Edsurge

JULY 30, 2017

It can also come in handy for teachers: We had a hackathon at MIT and all the classrooms have cameras (and students know that). What does this look like in the classroom? Can adaptive platforms (such as ALEKS or Knewton) help students learn the facts and enable the teachers to guides? Will it free up the day? from Shivon Zillis.

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MindShift

JUNE 7, 2016

Jose Ferreira, CEO of Knewton , said in a 2012 speech that his “adaptive learning” platform, used by 10 million students globally, collects 5 to 10 million data points per student per day — down to how many seconds it takes you to answer that algebra problem. Should they have access to it? Who decides? Copyright 2016 NPR.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Classroom 2.0 The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Details and log-in links here.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

…This is key to its advantage over traditional business models when it comes to data, since a platform positions itself (1) between users, and (2) as the ground upon which their activities occur, which thus gives it privileged access to record them. The LMS giant Blackboard celebrated its 20th anniversary this year. (I

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

Knewton ( mind-reading robo tutor in the sky ) – $157.25 One could look at companies that made major shuffles in the executive boardrooms: a new CEO at Coursera , the departure of Coursera’s chief product officer , a new CEO at Knewton , the departure of Altschool’s COO , for instance. Kaltura (video) – $166.1

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

The Classroom 2.0 Members will have access to lab and office space, as well as a slew of lab equipment. Once downloaded, students will be able to access the "packs," even when they''re offline. show is back! of Text-Messaging at School A Big Step for Gesture-Based Learning?

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The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

They gave each student access to technology that helps teachers customize their lessons. And it would not be possible, Trout said, without small-group instruction and the assistance of classroom technology that helps her deliver a custom-fit lesson for each student. What is personalized learning?

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

They gave each student access to technology that helps teachers customize their lessons. And it would not be possible, Trout said, without small-group instruction and the assistance of classroom technology that helps her deliver a custom-fit lesson for each student. What is personalized learning?

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

The conference also welcomes the return of familiar faces in new gigs: former Knewton CEO is now with Bakpax, and Los Angeles Unified’s former superintendent John Deasy will share plans for rebuilding prisons to better serve incarcerated youths. Register here for free access to the interviews and get the latest updates and schedule.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

Via the AP : “A South Carolina solicitor says a sheriff’s deputy will face no charges for tossing a student across a classroom after she refused to put away her cellphone.” ” The school in question: the Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow. Knewton has partnered with WebAssign.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Neither Knewton nor the Clinton campaign have confirmed the veracity of this leaked speech. Education Politics. ” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

” That’s Dallas Dance , who was the subject of another story the NYT’s Natasha Singer wrote last year , “ How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom.” Via Campus Technology : “ Knewton Releases $44 Adaptive Digital Textbooks.”

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

The open-access publisher PLOS has a new CEO : Alison Mudditt. Via The New York Times : “How Google Took Over the Classroom.” Via Edsurge : “ Pearson , an Investor in Knewton , Is ‘Phasing Out’ Partnership on Adaptive Products.” ” From the HR Department.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

Classrooms.” A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.” From Liberia , “Government to crackdown on unlicensed schools,” New Vision reports. Go, School Sports Team! .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The real digital divide, this article contends, is not that affluent children have access to better and faster technologies. (Um, There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. The Flipped Classroom". Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

The New York Times on The Electronic Classroom of Tomorrow , an online charter school: “Online School Enriches Affiliated Companies if Not Its Students.” “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” Elsevier has acquired SSRN , an online open access repository. million total.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

.” Some 20 Facebook engineers work on the software, and according to The Washington Post , the student information it tracks and stores is not housed on Facebook servers, although Facebook does have access to the data. Learning management: Platforms that automate a range of classroom management tasks.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Lots of folks in ed-tech seem super excited about Trump too, including Knewton’s Jose Ferreira , Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Harold O. The BBC reports that “ Cuba signs deal for faster internet access to Google content.” That is, you can get emails about what’s going on in Google Classroom.

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