Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Fallon described the scope of the company’s reach in different areas of K-12, higher education, and professional training.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Few have formal training in teaching or learning. Developed with funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Lumen’s Waymaker courses are designed specifically to support this continuous improvement process, and we have been refining our process for several years in collaboration with a small group of faculty.

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OER Outcomes Analysis Assessment 114

Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

The university announced in March that it would release the software, but officials held this week’s gathering, along with a group called the Empirical Educator Project , to give an overview of the tools and how to use them. It’s going to take a university saying, You need to be trained in curriculum and instruction,” she said.

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Software Learning Data Course 140

Veative

JANUARY 3, 2019

Most educators and researchers concur that it is imperative to move away from the current model of education that is largely based on passive instruction and excessive assessments, and instead cultivate the idea of learning as an intellectual adventure and a lifelong passion in the minds of young learners. Rethinking education.

Education 40

Education Learning Analytics Data Assessment 40

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

Why is STEM Training Important? Related: 5 Ways to Use Learning Analytics in K-12 Education. An interactive STEM curriculum comprises of learning modules which test a student’s critical thinking skills. A collaborative project is always more fun to do and learn. Making mistakes is a part of learning process.

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STEM Smartphone Mobility Industry 90

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Now that the most urgent phase of the crisis is past, learning technology leaders can assess how to implement technology that both prepares them for the next emergency and better supports students’ everyday learning needs. Many schools that applied for grants during the pandemic are only now getting access to awarded funds.

EdTech 104

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 104

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” Via The Intercept : “Chinese Corporation Alibaba Joins Group Ghostwriting American Laws.” ” Via The Washington Post : “Student loan servicing group sues D.C. ” The Business of Job Training. Via CNBC : “ Amazon ’s cloud is looking at building a corporate training service.”

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon. Altius Education.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

And it would not be possible, Trout said, without small-group instruction and the assistance of classroom technology that helps her deliver a custom-fit lesson for each student. The computer system does this by constantly assessing how a particular student answers questions and what kind of lesson most engages that student.

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Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

. “ How Not to Study Donald Trump ” – “To make sense of Trumpism, and to put Trump in his historical context, The Chronicle of Higher Education asked a mostly white group of scholars to suggest readings for a syllabus for a mock course in Trump Studies. Learn-to-code startup Piper has raised $2.1 million total.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Or “personalized learning” is the latest and greatest – some new endeavor that will be achieved, not through human attention or agency or through paperwork or policy but through computing technologies. “Personalized learning,” depending on how you define it, dates back to Rousseau.

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Personalized Learning Learning Course Handbook 83

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact. Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?).

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. ” The university recently decided not to partner with the for-profit ITT, and I do wonder if that decision counted as a positive or negative in Moody’s assessment.

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

And it would not be possible, Trout said, without small-group instruction and the assistance of classroom technology that helps her deliver a custom-fit lesson for each student. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work? Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40