Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Now, a spokesperson for the classroom video site says the company has rebranded the idea as “VoicePods” (based on a generic model that retails for about $30 on Amazon). They're working with Alexa Skill Blueprints to create new assessments and letting kids ask for word definitions or simply to play soothing background music.

Trends 148

Trends Smartphone Video Google 148

Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

When one of today’s hottest edtech companies was founded, Intel Corp., the kingpin of computer chip companies, was barely a year old, and the microprocessor had not yet been invented. pulled off another intriguing move: Creating a way to support a public university without losing its edge as a private company.

Adaptive Learning 60

Adaptive Learning Company Instructional Materials Strategy 60

Edsurge

MAY 14, 2018

The metaphor stems from the way Netflix “learns” about your viewing preferences based on what you watch, and is then able to recommend shows and movies you’re likely to enjoy (and may not otherwise discover) based on others with similar viewing patterns. By definition, data is backward looking. By definition, data is backward looking.

Google 91

Google Education Data Exercises 91

Linways Technologies

NOVEMBER 12, 2019

The rise of technology startup culture and remote opportunities has greatly benefited student participation in this stream. This is an important aspect for the companies that rely on the skilled workforce of emerging countries. Adaptive Learning Adaptive learning or adaptive teaching is essentially a pedagogy mechanism.

Trends 71

Trends Adaptive Learning Education Outcomes 71

Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2019

School and district users had ample warning about the demise of the adaptive K-12 math and writing software—the company issued a notice on its site 15 months ago—and yet many say that the off-boarding process was not a smooth one. Its parent company, 3P Learning, promises to price-match on districts’ most recent TenMarks contract.

Khan Academy 103

Khan Academy IXL Learning Company Software 103

Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. Another two companies, McGraw-Hill and Pluralsight , are also in the portfolio through their acquisitions of two Rethink-backed startups, Engrade and Smarterer respectively. Venture capital for U.S.

EdTech 60

EdTech lynda.com Education Company 60

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.) Data : Data is the primary analytics asset.

Learning Analytics 62

Learning Analytics LMS Analysis Learning 62

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

But OER advocates like Allen say the definitions should be simple. Allen: It's one of those cases where definitions really matter. So could there be a future where publishers essentially become adaptive learning software companies? Lang: I really think so, yeah. So what's next?

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OER Course Resources Libraries 127

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2017

More instructors are experimenting with adaptive-learning systems in their classrooms. Mark, how would you describe the ideal scenario of how this technology might play out at colleges, and how a student might be helped by AI on campus? Mark, as a leader of a company in the space, how do you respond to something like that?

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Data Adaptive Learning System Company 76

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

When edtech companies approach Kara Monroe, they all tout how their product is different from everybody else’s. There’s huge amount of money coming into the edtech market for adaptive learning, personalized learning, competency-based materials, open materials. So much is coming at us,” Monroe says. UNC recently built its.

Tools 60

Tools Outcomes Pearson Software 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. And “free” doesn’t last.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 2, 2014

In this first installment, software engineer Ben Slivka — inspired by science fiction — dreamed of creating truly adaptive learning software. Definitely wary of spoiling his kids with premature wealth. Blended Learning Computers Technology' CHAPTER 9: Sci-Fi-Inspired Software. Copyright © 2014.

Software 68

Software Microsoft Education Blended Learning 68

TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 8, 2015

To push it further, one definition of disruption might be a bottom-up cause that substantially effects the ecology it is a part of (e.g., Planned obsolescence of mobile technology. Change in cultural perception of identity–gender, technology, science, faith, sexuality, etc. 1:1 as a standard rather than a luxury.

Examples 40

Examples Classroom Maker Movement Social Media 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ Apollo Education Group , the parent company of the University of Phoenix and Western International University , announced Thursday that it would eliminate the use of mandatory arbitration clauses in students’ enrollment agreements,” Inside Higher Ed reports. . ” Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

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.

Epson 50

Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 50

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures).

Khan Academy 44

Khan Academy Education STEM Blackboard 44

TeachThought - Learn better.

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

The tech-wielding entrepreneurial dad and the avante garde, life-hacking mom team-up (you have to) to lead the learning of their own three children using a combination of their personalized attention, and the growth of technology. The cost of starting a company has gone down because there are online tools you can use for free.

Khan Academy 40

Khan Academy Libraries MOOC eBook 40

Wired Campus

APRIL 30, 2015

In the TV series Shark Tank, entrepreneurs with budding companies pitch their ideas to a panel of investors who ask probing questions and then decide whether to back the proposals. Freund: When I sold my previous company, I had some time at my hands for the first time really in my life. Each spoke from a different perspective — Ms.

E-rate 28

E-rate Company Course MOOC 28

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 16, 2017

The change is part of a nationwide pilot program Walsh joined this year, one that could indicate just how deeply and how quickly the personalized-learning trend will penetrate the average classroom. Many watched instructional videos or worked with adaptive-learning software that adjusted lessons based on each student’s proficiency.

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Personalized Learning Learning Elementary Common Core 40