Edsurge

OCTOBER 30, 2016

Technology is changing the way almost all industries work beyond recognition. Technology itself is changing rapidly, and so too are the accompanying necessary skills. Technology has to be applied to deliver better learning, not to simply be “cool.” It’s also changing the nature of what skills humans need to succeed.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

He ran Kaplan as its CEO from 1994 to 2008, during which he oversaw 67 acquisitions and more than doubled the company’s revenue—to nearly $2 billion —by the time he left. The Kaplan Connection With Glynlyon under its fold, Grayer claims that Weld North Education’s suite of tools will reach more than 6 million U.S.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

This is the edtech industry’s premier financial conversation, packed with more than 4,100 people and 350 CEOs. education technology investors is creating a new fund to support deals overseas. Maia Sharpley , who spent 9 years as vice president for strategy and innovation with Kaplan , is now a full partner with Learn Capital.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. “ Edtech CEOs Seek to Change the ‘ Adversarial Narrative ’ With Public School Teachers,” says Edsurge. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. ThinkCERCA has raised $10.1

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Paul LePage has called for a review of his state’s groundbreaking 1-to–1 student computing initiative, highlighting the growing pains nagging an educational-technology movement now well into its second decade.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Kaplan Will Offer Free Online PSAT Prep.” Congrats, education!

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Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” There are more stories about Purdue University Global, formerly the for-profit Kaplan University, in the “labor and management” section below. National) Education Politics. Gotta keep hyping that MOOC thing.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The “nation’s report card” is the National Assessment of Educational Progress, or NAEP. Purdue University is buying Kaplan University for a dollar. Me, I wrote about how far Kaplan Inc ’s reach is in education politics and products. Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.”

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Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

Here are the education technology companies that have raised money from ISPs. ” That’s the Collegiate Learning Assessment exam (a.k.a. Via Edsurge : “Why Donald Graham Sold Kaplan University to Purdue for $1.” “​ Intel Hits Pause on Edtech Accelerator,” says Edsurge. Good job, team.).

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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. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Kaplan is closing Dev Bootcamp , a coding bootcamp it acquired in 2014. Speaking of predictions about the future of online education, EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin pens part 2 of his look at Clayton Christensen and Michael Horn ’s prediction that “ by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet.”

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Via The Washington Post : “A hiccup in Purdue ’s acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University.” ” Via The Journal & Courier : “Purdue disputes claims Kaplan deal leaves taxpayers on hook.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Historians Blame Lack of Support for Slow Technology Uptake.”

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Oh sure sure, this isn’t exactly education technology news, except for the part where Khosla invests in education technology companies and his wife founded the open education organization CK–12. “Open.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Inside Higher Ed writes about accreditation and the “Fine Print and Tough Questions for the Purdue-Kaplan Deal.” “The assessment efforts at Alverno were adopted many years before such practices became common – and influenced many other colleges.” Accreditation and Certification.

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Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” ” Via The Conversation : “ Purdue-Kaplan deal blurs lines between for-profit and public colleges.” But at what cost?”

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