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FEBRUARY 27, 2020

In early 2017, organizations that have focused on digital learning came together to better leverage their strengths and capacities for a common goal: improving student success. The first goal was to create an environmental scan of the digital learning environment in higher education with a focus on adaptive technology.

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MARCH 27, 2019

In an unusual move intended to shake up how college teaching is done around the world, Carnegie Mellon University today announced that it will give away dozens of the digital-learning software tools it has built over more than a decade—and make their underlying code available for anyone to see and modify.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2018

In recent years, the nonprofit has invested in several education technology efforts around learning analytics and adaptive learning. million investment in Smart Sparrow , a company that offers a platform used by many higher-ed faculty members and instructors to develop online, adaptive courses and simulations.

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DECEMBER 26, 2019

I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Digital badges. Adaptive learning systems.

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AUGUST 11, 2016

A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy. He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. I do, and I think as the tools improve, they will become more ubiquitous and more effective. How does that work?

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JULY 10, 2016

They have access to Smart Sparrow’s authoring tools, which let them edit the course, and they share their tweaks and updates with each other. The small amount of research to date on how adaptive learning technology impacts student outcomes is inconclusive. And like any algorithm, those in adaptive software come with biases.

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