Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

The deal marks the latest in a series of acquisitions involving digital courseware, the industry parlance for online products that leverage data and technology to personalize the course instruction and feedback that each student receives. Already, the Sydney, Australia-based company has pulled back on its social media presence.

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Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 108

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. Post your answers in the Shake Up Learning community or on your favorite social platform.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Think Facebook. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

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.” school departments employed 8.4

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Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

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. It’s a problem of pay and promotion and culture.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

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 Guardian : “ Student Loans Company ‘spied on vulnerable students’ social media’ ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

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Education Pearson Company Blackboard 43

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. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

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Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145