eSchool News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Firstly, AI enables personalized learning experiences by analyzing individual student data, allowing educators to tailor instruction to diverse learning styles and pace. This adaptability fosters a deeper understanding of subjects among students. Moreover, AI introduces data-driven insights into teaching practices.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Instead of learning from a combination of books, lectures and software, as students do at most schools, the primary mode of instruction for kids attending Quest to Learn is games. According to the Clemson analysis, these studies “rarely targeted other 21st-century skills such as creativity and collaboration as learning outcomes.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 4, 2019

Squirrel—so named because, like the furry, nut-gathering rodent, it is fast, agile, plans ahead and “cracks tough nuts,” according to founder and CEO Derek Haoyang Li—uses an AI adaptive learning system and human instructors to give students a personalized education on subjects ranging from Chinese language to physics.

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IAD Learning

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

Learning analytics has been a hot topic for a while in the education industry. Not by chance, learning analytics and all its related technologies (measuring learning, artificial intelligence, adaptive learning, personalized learning, etc.) Taking action is the ultimate goal of any learning analytics process.

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eSpark

JULY 1, 2021

eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. . #1: 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. 7: Student Explanation of Learning Aids Retention.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

At a conference where educators and entrepreneurs seemed enraptured by the possibility of personalized and adaptive learning technology, Mitra offered this warning: “The problem we have in our system is that we think we can tell the learner where to go.” an assessment system that looks for productivity over process and method.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 2, 2016

OpenEd ranks videos based on an analysis of how students do on assessments after watching them. Fishtree believes in giving students “voice and choice” to select the resource that matches their learning style. Other adaptive learning vendors claim they can choose the right resources automatically.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. ” Re-reading that article now makes me cringe.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

It includes a variety of assessments, multiple-choice and claim-evidence-reasoning assessments, along with extensive support for teachers such as embedded professional development and instructional resources to support a differentiated learning experience for each student. Incorporating end user feedback, the 10.0 Illuminate 10.0

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Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Thirty percent of the company’s revenues come from assessments of one kind or another, which includes professional certification and apprenticeship programs, as well as summative exams. Those resources are increasingly delivered in digital form. We’re very confident that our products are aligned to the common core.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CYPHER LEARNING NEO LMS ( www.cypherlearning.com ) CYPHER LEARNING announced the launch of the Windows app for its product NEO LMS. Users can also use the NEO advanced features such as automation, gamification, learning paths, and competency-based learning directly from the Windows App. exclusively through FuelEd.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

Can a student’s activity on Khan Academy offer any clues into why he or she did not do well on the problem-solving section of an online benchmark math assessment? Is the student an English language learner who does best with visual and verbal cues not included on the assessment? But it’s not as simple as pulling the data.

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Brainscape

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Plus, we’ve formatted them for optimal learning. Then, combined with our adaptive learning algorithm, which leverages decades of cognitive science research , you’ll be able to learn the facts 2-5 times FASTER. Remember, the WSET Diploma requires skills of analysis and logical thinking. I know, right?

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

And much like Edsurge (as well as another portfolio company, Glenn Greenwald’s The Intercept), the Omidyar Network’s investment in Data & Society certainly raises questions about that organization’s ability to be “independent” in its research and analysis. Skillshare (course marketplace) – $12 million.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. ” Carl Straumsheim writes that “One of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology ’s most popular massive open online courses is adding a feature not seen in any of its other humanities MOOCs: instructors grading essays.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

” But of course, that’s not quite true: my first introduction to Papert's work was actually a decade earlier, when I sat at an Apple II and taught a Turtle how to move about the screen. .” ” This argument is, of course, ridiculously daft, as “the liberal arts” has historically included math and science.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

That’s not the story that DeVos wants to tell, of course.). in August has released an assessment on the university’s response and what it could have done better. ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” million total.

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. ” The university recently decided not to partner with the for-profit ITT, and I do wonder if that decision counted as a positive or negative in Moody’s assessment.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

” WV is West Virginia , of course. Of course, Harvard doesn’t keep quiet about anything, does it.). A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.” ” The chain: KIPP.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

There are, of course, vast inequalities in access to technology — in school and at home and otherwise — and in how these technologies get used. Rafter, a course material provider that was an early advocate of and provider for this bundling of textbooks and tuition, closed its doors in 2016 , having raised more than $86 million.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

” Of course. Speaking of feedback, Inside Higher Ed also profiles a sentiment analysis surveillance tool , developed at the University of St. The “ invisible ” “adaptive learning” company has raised $38.7 Alphabet is, of course, the parent company of Google. million total.

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

And of course current Undersecretary of Education, Ted Mitchell, is a former VC.) ” “ Northwest Evaluation Association To Enter State Assessment Market,” says Education Week. From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.” Presidential Campaign Politics.

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