Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Ask a publisher why inclusive access is good for students and the list of reasons they will provide sounds like it came straight off a 2013 OER advocacy slide. And the idea of pivoting away from that at the exact moment Pearson, Cengage, and McGraw-Hill are adopting that approach seems a bit too convenient.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

eSchool News

JUNE 5, 2024

3 Advocacy groups, backed by dyslexia authorities at universities, have pushed for dyslexia legislation across the country with these outcomes: 4 40 states now mandate dyslexia screening, and more than 30 list approved screeners that schools must use. 15 The largest category is learning disabilities, mainly dyslexia. 20k+ per year).

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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. EDSBY ( edsby.com ) Edsby has introduced new ways to capture and report on evidence of student learning.

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Epson Blackboard Pearson STEM 48

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

We have proven the fact that all children can learn — and can learn well — under the right instructional circumstances,” said Kenneth W. They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. What is personalized learning?

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Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

A fifth grader works on a digital lesson as part of a blended learning program. We have proven the fact that all children can learn — and can learn well — under the right instructional circumstances,” said Kenneth W. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work? What is personalized learning?

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Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Docente infantil y primaria Stories from the Earth: teaching about changing landscapes using 28 years of satellite observations - Peder Nelson, MS Creating equitable STEM learning opportunities for K-12 girls - Brenda Britsch, Co-Principal Investigator Maps, Math, and Media: Innovative Transdisciplinary Projects in Teacher Education - Melda N.

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STEM Maker Movement MOOC Common Core 47

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

In another room, children rotate through learning stations, sometimes at screens, sometimes putting pencils to paper. Danusis and her teaching staff practice personalized learning, an individual-comes-first approach, usually aided by laptops, that has become a reformist calling card in education. Future of Learning.

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Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 99

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

“Publishers Wiley , Cengage , Pearson and McGraw-Hill Education have won a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against a seller of fake textbooks ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Via Techcrunch : “ Tencent and education startup Age of Learning bring popular English-learning app ABCmouse to China.” ” Indeed.

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Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

“Assessing Betsy DeVos ’ Rollback on Disability Rights ” by Pacific Standard’s David Perry. ” The Black Alliance for Educational Options , a charter school advocacy group, announced it will cease operations at the end of the year. (National) Education Politics. They’re back? ” (No.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

This talk was presented at Coventry University as part of my visiting fellowship at the Disruptive Media Learning Lab. An advocacy for libertarian politics – think Peter Thiel (a Stanford graduate) now advising Donald Trump. “Everyone should learn to code,” as they like to tell us. “Disrupt.”

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

” Pearson cut 4000 jobs – 10% of its staff. Here are the areas that have seen the most ed-tech investment activity so far this year: Learning to code : Investments include Galvanize ($45,000,000), Codecademy ($30,000,000), Andela ($24,000,000), Wonder Workshop ($20,000,000), Revature ($20,000,000). K12 Inc got a new CEO.

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Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2018

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Economic Boom Isn’t Helping Some Student-Loan Debtors , Advocacy Group Says.” “Life Is Complicated: Distance Learning Helps,” says The New York Times. ” The “guru” is Brendan Kealey , formerly with Pearson. ” LOL, they do?!

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Education Company Report IXL Learning 53

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2016

. “Since 1970, DeVos family members have invested at least $200 million in a host of right-wing causes -- think tanks, media outlets, political committees, evangelical outfits, and a string of advocacy groups. ” An op-ed in Inside Higher Ed by Erik Gilbert : “Why Assessment Is a Waste of Time.”

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Education Pearson Common Core Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. ” From the press release : “ Learning Machine and MIT Media Lab Release Blockchain Technology for Educational Credentials.” The video learning company has previously raised $1.57

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Education MOOC Company Report 48

The Hechinger Report

MAY 23, 2020

We report on how climate change emergencies are disrupting student learning, exacerbating mental health problems , devastating school infrastructure , and how the coronavirus pandemic is a preview of what education looks like in a climate emergency. Are We Ready? This nine-part series explores how we’re teaching through climate change.

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