eSchool News

JUNE 20, 2023

When pondering the future of education, it’s understandable that most of us will slip into Utopian scenarios. That doesn’t mean those students can’t get the education they deserve. Think Garrison Keiler’s Lake Wobegon , “where all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above average.”

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Neo LMS

MARCH 4, 2021

Education is not a one-way street. Moreover, the process of teaching and learning needs to be anchored in real life to ensure students’ ability to apply what they learn successfully. One of the latest teaching approaches focuses on giving students opportunities to take greater degrees of agency over their learning process.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 21, 2016

Together we’ll explore the future of libraries and attitudes about the future of higher education shared by campus leaders and experts. We’ll begin by discussing how library services are changing, both in the academic world and in the public sphere. The team then broke down the responses in very useful ways.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

DreamBox Learning ®, the K-8 digital math company that pioneered Intelligent Adaptive Learning technology, announced today that the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) has selected DreamBox Learning Math to support teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic and mitigate student learning loss.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 28, 2016

At higher education’s biggest IT conference, Sugata Mitra described how small children can inspire the future of learning. SAVE THE LIBRARY? WHAT ABOUT THE LIBRARY SAVING CAMPUS: On Monday the Massachusetts Institute of Technology unveiled a preliminary report on “The Future of Libraries.”Chris The answer: nobody.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. She added: “Knewton will integrate into Wiley’s existing Higher Education business.

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eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

PARAMUS, NEW JERSEY — As students return to the classroom for the new school year, Savvas Learning Company is helping educators move learning forward with engaging, easy-to-use K-12 solutions that offer data-informed instruction and adaptive technology to take personalized learning to the next level. “A

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Neo LMS

JUNE 19, 2018

ISTE — or the International Society for Technology in Education — is just around the corner. The ISTE Conference & Expo is recognized globally as the most comprehensive educational technology conference in the world. No, I’m not talking about the summer vacation, I’m talking about a new round of ISTE!

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

Cengage and McGraw-Hill Education plan to join forces in an all-stock merger. Dr. Nana Banerjee, who holds that title for McGraw-Hill Education, is expected to depart after the deal goes through. McGraw-Hill Education is currently owned by Apollo Global Management, a private equity firm that bought the company for $2.4

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 4, 2023

With EdTech gaining ground, educational institutions, including schools and higher education institutions are increasingly leveraging the advances in technology to support their classrooms. The constantly growing needs of the education sector have added to the pressures of teaching.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

On the other hand, online learning provides flexibility and accessibility, allowing students to learn at their own pace and customize their educational experience. Virtual platforms offer a wide range of resources, multimedia tools, and interactive simulations that can enhance learning outcomes.

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Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 28, 2018

This is another post in my series of posts showing gratitude and appreciation for members of the open education community. From their website: OpenStax is a nonprofit based at Rice University, and it’s our mission to improve student access to education. Today I’m going to focus on OpenStax.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Amidst the tectonic shifts that may be on the global horizon, there’s a comparatively smaller phenomenon brewing in US K-12 education. While barely a blimp on the global scale, it could impact learning trajectories for millions of American students and have a significant impact on the conventional model of schooling.

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EmergingEdTech

APRIL 25, 2023

In today’s modern environment, educators have their work cut out for them, from staying on top of adaptive learning technologies to navigating new student requirements. But one of the most crucial concerns for today’s educators is student engagement. There are also reasons to be positive.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

And even before the management change, the company had quietly started building a huge library of courses bolted to its adaptive engine. The secret to its swift entry into publishing was OER (open education resources). Knewton’s pitch is that its mix of OER and an adaptive-learning system will set it apart.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

SEPTEMBER 5, 2022

Students can learn with just an electronic device and internet connection without the need to attend universities/schools. Thanks to the digitalization of learning systems , teachers, universities, and schools were able to educate their pupils even during the pandemic. This is where prescriptive analysis can help.

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N2Y

JUNE 10, 2022

In 2021, n2y’s Unique Learning System ® was EdTech Breakthrough’s choice for “Overall EdTech Solution of the Year.”. In 2021, n2y’s Unique Learning System ® was EdTech Breakthrough’s choice for “Overall EdTech Solution of the Year.”.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 6, 2018

Private equity’s pursuit to acquire puzzle pieces to build comprehensive educational technology platforms shows no sign of slowing down. The latest move comes from CIP Capital , a New York City-based private equity firm that is investing an undisclosed sum in Carnegie Learning. We’re not trying to smash a bunch of things together.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

Open educational resources hit a turning point in 2018. For the first time ever, the federal government put forward funds to support initiatives around open educational resources, and recent studies show that faculty attitudes towards using and adapting these openly-licensed learning materials are steadily improving.

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edWeb.net

JULY 24, 2018

Data-driven instruction may be the popular catchphrase in education, but in a recent edWebinar, the speakers advocated for data-driven learning. The student, they said, should be at the center of all educational efforts, especially when the goal is to improve outcomes.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? I’m building on previous posts about trends in technology and educational contexts , plus my FTTE report, naturally. Educational technology trends. Skepticism about the quality of online learning could migrate to the general population.

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Bryan Alexander

APRIL 8, 2016

Deanna Marcum was our Future Trends Forum guest on March 21st , and offered excellent thoughts about the evolution of libraries. Let me summarize the discussion and share the video recording : THE FUTURE OF LIBRARIES. Deanna saw people seeking education in libraries for jobs, parenting, and as citizens, including digital resources.

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Edsurge

MARCH 21, 2017

He’s currently leading another evolution in online teaching, as the institution moves into adaptive learning. And they hope that the future of campus learning is for students teaming up to teach each other as they work through online exercises in campus coffee shops. Can you say a little bit more about how the adaptive works?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 10, 2017

Tech-savvy educators know they must stay on top of the myriad changes and trends in education to learn how teaching and learning can best benefit from technology’s near-constant change. Reading Horizons announced its upcoming webcast, Dyslexia: Best Practices for Instruction and Intervention. Read more.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Each of the five startups focuses on technology innovation in higher education, with products that range from student coaching tools to a talent recruiting platform. Here are the five companies in the 2016 cohort: Lrnr : An adaptive-learning platform that uses open educational resources (OER).

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 6, 2017

Beginning that very first year in my Algebra classroom, I've strived to make it easier for educators to design their own curriculum. Curriculum design is fundamentally emotional work, representing the journey educators plan for students to make meaningful connections with concepts. Because I taught at a. competency-based (a.k.a.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

In the library of Steve Jobs quotes, this may be among the top—particularly among entrepreneurs and the news outlets that cover them. D2L, provider of a learning management system, was started by a student at the University of Waterloo. Adaptive learning tool Smart Sparrow traces its origins to a graduate student in Australia.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

The overall cost of higher education has been continuously increasing, as is evident by the rise in the textbook prices. It is for this reason that education publishers are now trying out the subscription model. Now education publishers have also started using this model to increase their user base as well as their revenue.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

That year, the overall graduation rate for first-time, full-time students at Texarkana College was 12 percent, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics. Students were struggling, and many were not finishing. For black students, that number was 7 percent. There were physical changes, too.

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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.) Other systems: provide multiple types of information.

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Brainscape

JULY 18, 2022

The thing is, Brainscape packs even more firepower than just nursing school flashcards, and since we don’t want you to miss out, we put together this guide to show you all the wonderful ways you can leverage our adaptive learning platform to ace nursing school ! Are you ready? Let’s go! #

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. Moving away from the pandemic, educators still grapple with learning loss and academic disparities and inequities. This begs the question: What’s next for education? What are the projections for edtech?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

ANNOUNCEMENTS The Library 2.011 worldwide virtual conference is almost here! Huge thanks to the San Jose State University School of Library and Information Science , the founding sponsor of the conference. The 2011 Global Education Conference is also fast approaching: November 14 - 18. November 2 - 4, all online, all free.

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Brainscape

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Of all the reasons one might want to raise kids, the ability to guide their education is among the highest. We’re going to show you how you can do that using Brainscape’s expert-curated Early Childhood Education flashcards ! There are no prizes for scoring high here. Read: What do kids need to know before kindergarten?

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Graphite Blog

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Free, expansive digital library unlocks treasure trove of books. Bottom line: This large collection of books and videos on a wide variety of topics is an easy -- and free -- enhancement to any classroom library. Solid adaptive instruction in reading and math, with data at the ready. Unlimited Books for Kids. Imagine Math.

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