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Just who are the people behind today’s educational software?

The Hechinger Report

Over the next week or so, The Hechinger Report will be publishing excerpts from Richard Whitmire’s book On the Rocketship: How Top Charter Schools are Pushing the Envelope. In this first installment, software engineer Ben Slivka — inspired by science fiction — dreamed of creating truly adaptive learning software.

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How Research-Based Tools Provide Impactful Learning Outcomes

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We're looking at bias in adaptive learning and artificial intelligence technologies. We have even developed an open-source A/B testing platform that allows us to evaluate the effectiveness of content changes we make in our software. We're looking at how reading affects mathematics outcomes.

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Carnegie Learning Gets a Makeover After Private Equity Investment

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Carnegie Learning currently offers online math courseware for middle, high-school and college students, along with accompanying print textbooks as part of its blended-learning programs. In addition to math products, Carnegie Learning will now also encompass existing products under New Mountain Learning’s portfolio.

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Fuel Education’s Stride and Summit Math Adaptive Solutions Win BESSIE Award

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Herndon, Virginia, April 25, 2018 — Summit™ Math , a curriculum of adaptive online math courses from Fuel Education ®(FuelEd®), and Stride ™, FuelEd’s supplemental learning solution for skills practice for students in PreK–8 grade, were both selected as winners in The ComputED Gazette ’s 24th Annual Best Educational Software Awards (BESSIES).

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Living, Breathing and Eating Math: An Interview with Carnegie Learning's Barry Malkin

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His fluidity perfectly suits his new role as CEO of Carnegie Learning —a company he believes is on the cusp of transforming itself and math instruction. Founded 20 years ago in the research labs of Carnegie Mellon University , Carnegie Learning provides software and services for 1:1 and blended math learning environments.

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Developing a Research Base to Evaluate Digital Courseware

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Online and blended learning continue to trend upward in higher education institutions across the U.S. Although these investments can take many forms, they typically include software programs that are designed to deliver curriculum content through educational learning applications. According to a.

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What Education Technology Could Look Like Over the Next Five Years

MindShift

The NMC Horizon 2015 K-12 report offers a snapshot of where ed tech stands now and where it is likely to go in the next five years, according to 56 education and technology experts from 22 countries. Exposure during teacher training would help seed good practices early and ingrain digital literacy as an important skill for students to learn.