Remove Adaptive Learning Remove EdTech Remove MOOC Remove Online Learning
article thumbnail

Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

Edsurge

From the very start of digital education, the big question has always been: ”How can students learn effectively, if they’re not face-to-face with their instructors?” Online learning is not just another edtech product, but an innovative teaching practice."

article thumbnail

The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

Edsurge

But today, edtech is commonly understood to mean digital technology. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. favorite, the filmstrip.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

US Edtech Funding Already Nears $1 Billion in First Half of 2019

Edsurge

based online learning platform provider, raised $103 million in a Series E round. edtech companies in the first half of 2019. The high tally for venture funding this year is not unique to the edtech industry. edtech companies, but their counterparts overseas have also attracted plenty of venture capital.

EdTech 149
article thumbnail

What Faculty Need to Know About ‘Learner Experience Design’

Edsurge

Somewhere between our collective obsession with predictive analytics and infatuation with adaptive learning, higher education wonks and practitioners are making time to deconstruct the quality attributes of online courses. It’s a collaborative process that engages faculty in the design and improvement of online courses.

MOOC 149
article thumbnail

?HigherEd Year in Review: What We’ve Learned (and Loved) in Our First 365 Days

Edsurge

Discovering MOOCs in 2012 lit a fire under me. I left my position running university internships abroad and went head first into the edtech world. But the article that resonated the most was Amy Ahearn’s: The Future of Online Learning Is Offline: What Strava Can Teach Digital Course Designers. The interview, “ Why U.

MOOC 70
article thumbnail

?A Starter Kit for Instructional Designers

Edsurge

As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms. Designing online learning experiences is essential to training employees, mobilizing customers, serving students, building marketing channels, and sustaining business models.

Udemy 147
article thumbnail

Giving Thanks: The Top EdSurge Contributors of 2016

Edsurge

The edtech entrepreneurs, educators, investors and other education professionals that share their opinions and practices through storytelling on our site are invaluable to this industry, and we celebrate them. Educators and Administrators—From the 'Instruct' Newsletter Adaptive learning. Personalized learning.