Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Before the onset of the global pandemic, the education industry was hesitantly playing with the idea of infusion of immersive technology. Remote Learning . The coronavirus kickstarted remote learning, and now there is no turning back. This allows them to experience the concepts in 3D, making learning more fun and engaging.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

While the emergence of “edtech” and the growing tide of investment towards this industry has led to a seemingly endless proliferation of new startups claiming to be in service of education, the perception of many educators, including some of my professors at Penn, is often one of skepticism.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 28, 2018

When I first joined the Christensen Institute over five years ago we were knee-deep in studying the fast-growing market of tools designed to support blended learning environments. Some of these tools were facilitating brief, one-off online connections with industry experts who could share their career trajectories with students.

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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.) Don’t let the industry confuse you.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

This involves recognizing, respecting, and using students’ cultural backgrounds and experiences as conduits for effective teaching and learning. This knowledge helps in preparing students for a future where AI will be a significant part of many industries and professions.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2014

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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Edsurge

JUNE 30, 2016

But optimizing a flawed model of education is not in the best interests of our students, and from a learning outcomes perspective may make things worse than they already are. In the case of adaptive learning, education commentator Audrey Watters gave examples of how things can go badly wrong on her blog. Tune too easy?

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Shake Up Learning

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

The post Google Accessibility Tools to Reach ALL Learners – SULS049 appeared first on Shake Up Learning. Accessibility is and should be a huge topic of discussion across multiple industries but especially in learning. The Shake Up Learning Book Study. Don’t miss our next book study!

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Allen: Ten years ago the messaging from the traditional publishing industry was very much along the lines of “there's no free lunch,” and “how could free materials possibly be high quality?” So could there be a future where publishers essentially become adaptive learning software companies? Lang: I really think so, yeah.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

Educational publishers, who till now had a steady stream of income compared to non-educational book publishers, due to the recurring need for textbooks every year by students, are now gradually shifting towards digital publishing. Develop Adaptive Learning Platforms. The learning platform must be responsive and intuitive.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

In his 2017 book Platform Capitalism , Nick Srnicek posits that platforms are poised to become the fundamental business model of our digital world – key to the new economy, clearly, but also key to political and social systems (and what these will become under the control of these powerful technology companies). Subscribe to their blog.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 13, 2015

These are industrial documents. The question then can be asked: How can we design learning along chronological (time) and conceptual (content) boundaries so that that learning requires that data to create itself? Adaptive learning algorithms within certain #edtech products are coded along these lines.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

Politics and Policies FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski announced Connect to Compete , a new non-profit initiative that brings private industry and the non-profit sector together to help expand broadband adoption and promote digital literacy. E-book provider Overdrive reports that e-book checkouts from libraries are up over 200% from last year.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

One of the best books I read this year was Bad Blood by WSJ journalist John Carreyou. DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. DadaABC (English language learning): $100 million. Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5 But it matters.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 29, 2023

Naturally, this has had a negative impact on traditional book publishing, with print book sales falling by 6.5% On the flip side, online publishing has taken the industry by storm. Owing to this, educational institutions have also started shifting to digital book publishing.

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eSchool News

JULY 5, 2016

ClassLink, Mackin partnership aims to help students, teachers enjoy single sign-on to an industry provider of print and digital media. ClassLink announced a new single sign-on connection to Mackin Educational Resources , an adaptive learning platform for grades K-8.

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eSchool News

JUNE 27, 2016

ClassLink, Mackin partnership aims to help students, teachers enjoy single sign-on to an industry provider of print and digital media. ClassLink announced a new single sign-on connection to Mackin Educational Resources , an adaptive learning platform for grades K-8.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

The series provides grade-appropriate literary, science and social studies content and each book contains a text at a higher level with extra support to expedite students’ achievement. The integration will enable teachers to use Renaissance Star 360 assessment data to accurately place students into FuelEd’s Stride adaptive learning solution.

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Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

And we use that particular matching feature to then guide them through those job roles, the industries, and eventually to the employers that find them. And so our idea was simple: to connect the two by allowing students to pay per use for their book. We oftentimes kind of compare the back-end experience of what we do to eHarmony.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

CENTRALREACH PK-12 ( www.centralreach.com/industry/pk-12-education ) CentralReach launches CentralReach PK-12, a collaborative and data-driven software for special education. Original reporting features (time spent reading, books read, etc.)

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 10, 2022

For long organizations have been using Learning Management Systems (LMSs) but as training requirements started changing, there was a strong realization of the need for a more diverse and robust learning environment. The environments together with the unique types of experiences create a Learning Experience Platform (LXP).

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 10, 2022

For long organizations have been using Learning Management Systems (LMSs) but as training requirements started changing, there was a strong realization of the need for a more diverse and robust learning environment. The environments together with the unique types of experiences create a Learning Experience Platform (LXP).

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2019

Programming languages come and go—and you will adapt. Learning the fairly small number of keywords and simple syntax of a specific programming language is easy—a lot easier than learning an actual, spoken human language! Is it important to learn the most popular language in industry today? Is it easy to pick up?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Traditional textbooks are being replaced by interactive e-books and online resources, giving students dynamic and multimedia-rich content that can be updated as the world changes. This shift not only makes learning more engaging but also allows for more up-to-date and easily accessible information.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day – a decision that prompted sharp criticism from school leaders, who are accusing Hogan of favoring the tourism industry over education.” Note: just the cover will be education-related.).

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Hack Education

MAY 26, 2016

I’ve written two books about “the monsters of ed-tech” and certainly the “rough beasts” could be their kin. Ads for these creatures appeared in the back of comic books, alongside a number of other products promising similar sorts of scientific amazement and technological trickery. What are we promising?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

And what does that oft-repeated phrase “ learn to code ” even mean ? ” Industry, not the child’s imagination as Seymour would have it, largely dictates the shape and direction of the CS trend. Read Mindstorms. pic.twitter.com/BBhsgwY2FZ — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) August 1, 2016.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Ref Rodriguez, like most of the current members of the LAUSD school board, has strong financial backing from the charter school industry. ” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” Via The LA Times : “ L.A.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

There’s more for-profit higher ed news – and how the Trump Administration has deep, deep ties to this industry – in the for-profit higher ed section below. Via The Washington Post : “ A South Carolina school district just abolished snow days – and will make students learn online.” ” JFC.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” . “A bold move,” says Inside Higher Ed. a month.). .”

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Lots of goings-on this week in the loan industry. Speaking of which, Edsurge and Pearson have published a report on adaptive learning , with an introduction by the Clayton Christensen Institute’s Michael Horn. The for-profit higher ed chain Education Management Corporation will lay off some 200 employees. It's religion.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Via Campus Technology : “ McGraw-Hill Education Launches Textbook and E-Book Rental Program.” The “ invisible ” “adaptive learning” company has raised $38.7 ” “The Purgatory of Ed Tech Transformation Initiatives ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. million total.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Inside Higher Ed reports that “ National University is working to create a personalized education platform that combines three of the buzziest innovations in higher education – adaptive learning, competency-based learning and predictive analytics for student retention.”

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