Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. Education’s Proto-Platforms. If so, what are they?

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

education industry has not become so dependent (yet). The technologies built by these companies span a wide gamut of buzzwords (adaptive learning, artificial intelligence, gamification) but will be integrated with TAL’s online offerings. Will there be a business that looks like Age of Learning or Pluralsight, two U.S.

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MindShift

JUNE 7, 2016

” The education technology industry, meanwhile, keeps making it easier for teachers to record and share information on students. Check out the “dashboards” inside programs like Google Apps for Education, or freestanding gradebook apps like JumpRope, or ClassDojo, focused on behavior.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 17, 2011

The Rise of the Low-Cost Tablet & the Promise It May Hold for Learning BYOD: Does It Solve or Does It Worsen K-12 Tech Woes? Can Google Challenge Over-Zealous Web Filtering at Schools? That class is produced by language learning software maker Rosetta Stone. What makes this newsworthy?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

It chronicles the rise and fall of Theranos, a company that promised to revolutionize the medical industry by running a complete slate of tests using only a drop of blood (rather than the more voluminous quantity of blood that can be rather frightening to have drawn). DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. This release will also now include support for Google Drive. Illuminate 10.0

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 10, 2022

For long organizations have been using Learning Management Systems (LMSs) but as training requirements started changing, there was a strong realization of the need for a more diverse and robust learning environment. The environments together with the unique types of experiences create a Learning Experience Platform (LXP).

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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.” million, $6 million goes to San Francisco and $2.5

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

And what does that oft-repeated phrase “ learn to code ” even mean ? The work is also supported by companies including Apple, Google and Expedia, as well as education organizations including the CollegeBoard, Teach For America and STEMx.” It’s a problem of pay and promotion and culture.

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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. The company: RIB Software SE. DreamBox Learning has raised $130 million from The Rise Fund. The adaptive learning company has raised $175.6

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. 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. And “free” doesn’t last. 3D Printing. I know, I know.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. ” I’m more interested in hearing about segregation and state laws in Mississippi than the adaptive learning software a school is using. . “A bold move,” says Inside Higher Ed.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

.” From the story: “Online education company Udacity plans to branch out of its core technology market to meet growing demand for digitally-skilled workers in areas such as banking and the car industry, its co-founder told Reuters as the company launched in Germany.” ” asks Education Dive.

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