Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), one of the 12 partner organizations of Every Learner Everywhere, was charged with identifying and understanding innovations in the digital education landscape. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise. We need to move.to

Trends 191

Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 191

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Smart Sparrow , which provides course-authoring tools for faculty and instructional designers to build adaptive courseware, has found a new home in a much bigger nest. On its website , the company claims it has more than 700 institutional customers across the K-12, higher education and corporate learning space.

Pearson 97

Pearson Adaptive Learning Knewton OER 97

Edsurge

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. OER and open books. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. Digital badges.

Digital Badges 87

Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 87

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.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The Chromebook App Hub is designed to help teachers find the best resources, tools, and apps, sort of a one-stop-shop idea. Some sparks are more robust lesson plans that you can take and adapt to your curriculum. They are just about the tool. They receive instant feedback and a chance to revise their work for ongoing learning.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

eSchool News

MARCH 10, 2016

Collaboration aims to create a more open, collaborative digital learning environment for K-12 students and educators. Engrade unifies the data, curriculum and tools that educators use every day to drive student achievement and inform district educational strategy.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility OER Company Adaptive Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. This “reverse engineering,” the publishers claimed, violated copyright.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145