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. In the most recent annual Campus Computing Survey , a majority of academic CIOs concluded that “adaptive technology has great potential to improve learning outcomes.”

Online Learning 124

Online Learning MOOC Learning Coursera 124

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 14, 2021

People who work in this field keep high-tech factories and warehouses running, maintain robots and work in the aerospace and defense industries. He says graduates have gone on to work at Tesla, Amazon and the aerospace companies RUAG and Blue Origin. We will continue to see companies that build their own solutions in house.”.

Training 134

Training Industry Report Company 134

Digital Promise

JANUARY 19, 2016

In one survey, a large majority (80 percent) of math teachers reported that free instructional content from Khan Academy helped them challenge their most advanced students, and a smaller but still significant majority (66 percent) reported that it gave them extra capacity to help their most struggling students make the gains they needed.

EdTech 120

EdTech Blended Learning Khan Academy iPad 120

MindShift

JUNE 7, 2018

The launch marked the latest effort by the 5-year-old charter school, to expose students to the skills they’ll need to access high-tech jobs. Other students in their engineering class were constructing a robot for the Dell-sponsored Silicon Valley Tech Challenge and designing a “tiny house” to shelter a homeless person.

STEM 38

STEM Robotics Company Software 38

Edsurge

DECEMBER 15, 2022

Earlier we talked to educators who feel disillusioned by edtech companies’ seemingly disingenuous engagement tactics or feel invisible in the edtech choices made at their schools. At the start of our journey to pull back some of the edtech curtain, we set out to survey roughly 30 edtech companies of varying sizes and subject areas.

Company 155

Company EdTech Edmentum Robotics 155

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 21, 2022

Auggie had been excited to return to school for his favorite classes — social studies and reading — and Robinson’s robotics club. Outside, landscapers cleared a path in a bank of overgrown kudzu so kids could access the sports field. One of the big culprits in this whole situation are the coal companies.

Elementary 75

Elementary Report Secondary Robotics 75

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

It may be the biggest question in college edtech during the pandemic: Should tests be allowed to robotically watch students? Companies including ProctorU have long offered human test-watchers who sit in call centers and look in on test-takers through their webcams. The issue involves so-called automated proctoring services.

ProctorU 217

ProctorU Company Robotics Tools 217

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2023

Soon, employees from one of the world’s most influential companies will arrive to teach these students about computer science: how to program computer games, how to work with data and how to found and run a business. Some students have started businesses, while others have designed apps or built robots. Who Isn’t Being Served?

Industry 125

Industry STEM Education Survey 125

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

I survey my students regularly. For me, it is addressing the fact that not everyone has the same infrastructure or access to high speed, consistent internet. Collectively, we need to make access for all students an imperative. One of my students told me in a recent survey that they wanted to learn how to build a robot this year.

Industry 152

Industry Secondary Robotics Survey 152

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2016

Related: Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code? Meanwhile, the Discovery Museum has partnered with a Boston-based educational media company, FableVision, to adjust their design software Maker Studio , which is currently aimed at grades three to eight. Related: Eco-hackers: These kids track pollution with balloons and kites.

STEM 71

STEM Adobe Software Mobility 71

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. By 2012 – yes, thanks to its hardware business – Apple’s stock had risen to the point that the company was worth a record-breaking $624 billion. The markets, according to the press releases, are always growing. .”

Trends 40

Trends Report iPhone Software 40

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Worries have included the effects of screen time on young minds, along with questions about whether robots will replace teachers. Related: Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research. Ed tech consists of thousands of tools.

Technology 126

Technology Education Survey EdTech 126

Edsurge

APRIL 8, 2019

And there’s even an underwater robotics underdog to root for. But the film also appeals to high school because of the robotics competition and the solar car challenge in the film. We did surveys afterwards and 72 percent of kids who watched this film said they were more likely to become an engineer after watching the film.

Robotics 102

Robotics Company Survey Examples 102

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

He has successfully built the architecture for a connected campus that enhances the campus experience, drives operational efficiency, and provides education in a manner that all can access. This includes access to the latest technology applications that can have real world applications. And for Seage, the best has yet to come.

Education 116

Education Learning EdTech Data 116

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 12, 2021

After 20 years as a house cleaner, she’d gotten better work as a packaging operator at local manufacturing and pharmaceutical companies, but kept losing jobs because she had trouble filling out the required forms. based think tank New America, which has surveyed community college leaders throughout the pandemic. So the school used $1.6

Software 92

Software Report Trends Adobe 92

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 1, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “​A Fight for Internet Access Is Brewing in Alaska.” ” Via Bookriot : “On Wednesday, August 23, the city council of Escondido, California voted, 3 to 2, to move forward with plans to hand their public library over to the private, for-profit company Library Systems and Services.”

Education 97

Education Khan Academy Company Libraries 97

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The governor of Virginia has approved a bill requiring all public higher education institutions in the state to take steps to adopt open educational resources – freely accessible and openly copyrighted educational materials.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. million total.

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “From Neutrality to Inequality: Why the FCC Is Dismantling Equal Access and What It Could Mean for Education.” ” São Paulo has approved a bill that would allow companies to manufacture school uniforms and sell branding and sponsorship opportunities on the clothing. Springboard has raised $9.5

Education 46

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 46

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Ed access to VR growing as low-cost options expand,” says Education Dive. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The private student loan company has raised $50 million total, but I’m told “fintech” doesn’t “count” as ed-tech so let’s just ignore this trend, right?

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Securities and Exchange Commission for allegedly sharing five school districts’ private information with an advisory company while it was negotiating for the districts’ contracts.” For-profit higher ed company Education Management Corp says it will close 22 out of 26 of its Brown Mackie College locations.

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

Via Inside Higher Ed : “A group of scholars object to a decision by the University of California, Berkeley , to remove many video and audio lectures from public view as a result of a Justice Department accessibility order.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The math tutoring company has previously raised $4.7

Education 45

Education MOOC Facebook Report 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. ” The Chronicle of Higher Education on Elsevier “becoming a data company.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

JULY 20, 2018

“The FCC Is Threatening to Gut a Program That Provides Internet Access to Minorities,” Pacific Standard reports. ” At least the e-cigarette company (which targets teens) offers a social-emotional learning curriculum, right? I mean, clearly the company has a strong grasp on the politics of information.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Via the AP: “A new federal lawsuit by Pennsylvania ’s attorney general says the nation’s largest student loan company engaged in abusive practices that have cost borrowers billions of dollars.” ” The largest student loan company is Navient. She’s an investor in a company that targets that group.)

Education 49

Education Robotics Company MOOC 49

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Dance concealed about $12,000 in payments he received through his consulting work in 2015, including $4,600 from an organization called the Education Research and Development Institute – ERDI for short – that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 46

Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 21, 2018

Actually it’s Trilogy Education’s bootcamp , as the UO is outsourcing instruction to this company. Companies Should Know About Asia’s Edtech Market.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The Hechinger Report lists “Ten jobs that are safe from robots.” Contests and Awards.

Education 58

Education MOOC Pearson Blackboard 58

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

SoFi : a student loan company and one of the most well-funded ed-tech companies out there sure seems swell. ” “ Delta Career Education Corporation , a privately held for-profit college company, is phasing out seven of its campuses,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Via Techcrunch : “What Apple ’s education announcements mean for accessibility.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Via Nature : “One of the world’s largest science publishers, Elsevier , won a default legal judgement on 21 June against websites that provide illicit access to tens of millions of research papers and books. ” (Among those education companies in Binary Capital’s investment portfolio : Educents.).

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 28, 2018

“ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom? Via The Outline : “The rise and fall of the company behind ’ Reader Rabbit’ and all your favorite educational games.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The learn-to-code company has raised $6.9 .” Labor and Management.

Education 55

Education Chegg MOOC Robotics 55

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A Virginia circuit court on Thursday ruled against a George Mason University student group seeking access to donor agreements between a university foundation and the Charles Koch Foundation.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The company has raised $20.4

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

There’s more MOOC news down in the “labor and management” section below, perhaps prompting another question that Edsurge doesn’t think to ask: “How viable are these companies that are being used to outsource and privatize online higher education?” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 21, 2017

Like many students in the district, she has no access to the internet at home. Extra money has allowed these wealthier districts to invest heavily in Chromebooks and iPads, state-of-the-art robotics programs, computerized blackboards, and high-end 3-D printers. District teachers such as Mallory Mattivi agree.

Laptops 40

Laptops Digital Divide Software Blended Learning 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Politico : “A complex legal battle involving dozens of debt collection companies fighting over contracts with the Education Department has essentially suspended the government’s ability to collect defaulted student loans , the Trump administration disclosed in a court filing on Monday night.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Inside Higher Ed has more details on the University of California Berkeley ’s announcement that they’ll remove free online content rather than comply with a Justice Department demand to make it accessible to those with disabilities. ” The company in question: edX. ” The company in question: edX.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

Via Chalkbeat : “ Betsy DeVos ’s first Detroit visit featured Girl Scouts, robots, and talk of beluga whales.” “ Are Edtech Companies Doing Enough to Protect Student Privacy? Via GeekWire : “ Project Unicorn signs first companies to help schools handle the hairball of edtech data.”

MOOC 42

MOOC Education Robotics Company 42

Hack Education

MAY 11, 2018

Department of Education plans to hold a negotiated rule-making session aimed at changing regulations for federal aid eligibility to try to ‘promote greater access for students to high-quality, innovative programs,’ according to a Wednesday posting from the Office of Management and Budget.” ” More via NPR.

Education 42

Education Company Robotics Report 42