Neo LMS

SEPTEMBER 18, 2018

Learning Management Systems were probably created for institutions of Higher Education. Colleges and universities were among the first to reach a number of students so high, they simply needed the power of a software in order to manage all the learning and other data points that came along each student. All in all.

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LMS Gamification Course Learning Analytics 334

The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

Computerized instruction offers the promise of a technological version of a personal tutor, giving instant feedback and tailoring lessons for each child’s needs. Yet even advocates of educational technology recognize the motivating power of a human teacher to encourage a demoralized student or clear up a point of confusion.

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Study Learning Analytics Data Software 129

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

It’s called the Teaching Online Podcast, or TOPcast , and co-host Thomas Cavanagh says he is driven by his quest to figure out one of the grand challenges of higher education: how to use technology to raise the quality of instruction while lowering costs. But I am sort of all-in on analytics as a concept. How does that work?

Learning Analytics 149

Learning Analytics Education Data Analysis 149

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. To adopt test proctoring software is to maintain a pedagogical practice based on mistrust, surveillance, and punishment. This should not come as a surprise.

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Software LMS Microsoft Company 132

Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Based on universal access to free and equal schools, the social contract for public education equates the attainment of a high school diploma with readiness for college, meaningful participation in the workforce, and the rights and responsibilities of adulthood.

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Instructional Materials Education Academic Standards Software 150

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

Then, he toggled the cardboard lever and declared open a new website , one that gave away software that took more than $100 million in grant funding to develop. It was an unusually theatrical moment for a gathering to announce the release of software tools to help professors improve their teaching.

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Software Learning Data Course 135

Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2018

“If you want to be data-driven in any meaningful way, your ability to do that is going to depend largely on the quality of the data you’re working with,” says Etienne Pelaprat, chief technology officer at Unizin. Handing Over Datasets The first hurdle has been convincing tech companies to share the data at all. Numbers speak.

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Data LMS Learning Analytics Classroom 104

Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 23, 2023

As a higher education publisher, it’s important to keep up with the latest trends and technologies to improve the learning experience for students. One technology that helps with this is eBook analytics. In this article, we will explore analytics and how they benefit higher education publishers, in-depth.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 29, 2023

With more and more individuals gaining access to the internet globally, online content consumption has manifolded. eBooks Are Easy to Create and Distribute With online publishing , many publishing software have also emerged. In a cloud-based software the contents of the book are stored online, in one place.

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eBook Accessibility Software Learning Analytics 52

Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

But many of those folks utterly misunderstood Prince’s relationship to technologies – much like many, I’d argue, misconstrue what the Luddites in the early nineteenth century were actually so angry about when they took to smashing looms. And thus Prince was viewed by some as a Luddite. It was never about the loom per se.

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Technology Education VLE Industry 72

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Are any education technologies, for that matter? If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

edWeb.net

APRIL 6, 2021

During an edLeader Panel , sponsored by CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate , Eric Butash, Director of Education Technology and Data Integration for the district, discussed how they used data analytics to build their personalized student learning pathways. More important—how do they make sure students are succeeding with this new plan?

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Personalized Learning Data Learning Learning Analytics 60

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected?

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EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

It doesn’t matter because the changes to higher education are happening because of economics, demographics and, most of all, technology. I think such courses aren’t open in the sense that they limit access based on the ability to pay. In 2013 I learnt a lot by completing learning activities this way. On-campus Edtech.

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MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 89

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Many silver linings emerged and digital learning cemented itself as a “must have” in schools. Equity remained front and center, too, raising issues of inequitable technology access, along with racial and socioeconomic disparities and discrimination. Access to interactive experiences, 3D drawings, site visits, etc.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 111

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

These solutions promise to broaden access to quality education, engaging learners who might not make it through impersonal introductory lectures. Students receive individual feedback on their progress and their learning experiences change based on their performance. Course of the Future. I get more insight into students.”.

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Adaptive Learning Software EdTech Course 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

In addition, there is also logistical data ranging from attendance, whether online or on site, to hardware and software use, school bus routes, lunches, and much more. The final format of a report can and often should be kept separate from the underlying data source, with access limited through the use of settings and permissions.

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Data Education Report Professional Learning 53

techlearning

OCTOBER 25, 2018

With more than $3 billion spent on ed tech products last year and more than 2,500 programs on the market, educators across the country need to know which products are likely to make a difference in teaching and learning. Join us for What Ed Tech Apps Work Best for Learning? How Good is our Return on Learning for Classroom Apps?

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Study Learning Analytics Data Analysis 46

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. They gave each student access to technology that helps teachers customize their lessons. What is personalized learning? That’s where technology comes in.

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Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The full stack of technologies and frivolous thrills one might expect to find on today’s college campuses were on full display at Educause, the. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. No longer, he says, does it make sense for colleges to divorce technology from teaching and learning.

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Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2016

The latest round of deals in the school marketplace underscores investors’ and ed-tech providers’ burgeoning interest in data analytics and instructional technologies. For- and non-profit organizations chosen to participate in the program will get financial investment, access to expert services and mentorship.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Collaborative software provider ClassFlow announced a way for teachers to earn extra cash during the upcoming school year.

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Trends Digital Badges Blended Learning Learning Analytics 40

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Traveling to many schools, engaging with teachers, students and principals, we have seen first-hand the successful (and unsuccessful) introduction of a wide range of technologies. But there are still a number of limitations to the effective use of these technologies at the primary level. Tip Tap Tap Learning Analytics.

Learning Analytics 40

Learning Analytics Gamification Assessment Industry 40

Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

It doesn’t matter because the changes to higher education are happening because of economics, demographics and, most of all, technology. I think such courses aren’t open in the sense that they limit access based on the ability to pay. In 2013 I learnt a lot by completing learning activities this way. On-campus Edtech.

MOOC 32

MOOC Technology Education Online Learning 32

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Or rather I’ve never believed the hype that we should put all our faith in, rest all our hope on technology. I’ve had a sinking feeling in my stomach about the future of education technology long before Americans – 26% of them, at least – selected Donald Trump as our next President.

Data 40

Data Software Company System 40

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 9, 2018

But even he realized that we can’t expect individual faculty to stay at the cutting edges of their discipline, teaching and learning practice, educational research, and the ever-changing technologies that can be used in the service of learning. However, we’re just one company. Lower Grades. Lower Use of OER. Higher Use of OER.

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OER Outcomes Analysis Assessment 114

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

. “In the Leeds offering, for example, each course certificate will cost £59 and there are five taught courses; the sixth assessment course, which leads to 10 credits, is priced at £250 – making a total cost of £545 – which will also cover access to online library content,” The Guardian reports. (It’ll

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

The program will focus on nonprofits that help refugees, which will be able to apply for fee waivers to access the Coursera course catalog.” Reason: ‘Using Appliances’ ” Here’s the Chalkbeat headline : “New software aims to make teachers' jobs ‘much easier’ in Indianapolis Public Schools.”

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 22, 2024

It takes special software to create digital magazines that deliver high engagement rates and responsive interfaces to suit a wide variety of devices. 10 Steps to Master PDF Digital Magazines The best part about PDF magazines is that they are easily accessible, even if your audience does not have an eReader installed.

eBook 52

eBook Software Learning Analytics Strategy 52

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Apple , as always, helps us see how criticism-free technology journalism can be. Via Campus Technology : “ Learning Objects Debuts Competency-Based Education Platform.” Blackboard has acquired Fronteer , a software company that helps make course materials accessible. ” So says the FCC.

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” 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.”

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 4, 2023

With more and more individuals gaining access to the internet globally, online content consumption has manifolded. eBooks Are Easy to Create and Distribute With online publishing , many publishing software have also emerged. In a cloud-based software the contents of the book are stored online, in one place.

eBook 52

eBook Learning Analytics Software Accessibility 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. They gave each student access to technology that helps teachers customize their lessons. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work?

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40