Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

The local needs assessment to be conducted by the school district is to be focused on identifying gaps in a school district’s “access to personalized learning experiences supported by technology and professional development for the effective use of data and technology” and is to be updated every three years.

Policies 258

Policies Technology Education OER 258

Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Will schools continue to accelerate the pace of blended learning – which incorporates technology into classes along with in-person instruction? Will states enable schools to pursue personalized learning strategies, which make use of technology to create custom-fit lessons for students? No one knows.

Technology 170

Technology Future Ready Blended Learning EdTech 170

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

There’s a strong debate on the future of higher education learning material- will we see the ePub becoming mainstream or will digital courseware trump everything and emerge as the top choice? Digital learning materials offer the potential to personalize learning for effective learning.

eBook 98

eBook Gamification Education OER 98

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog. In other Salesforce news, “The University of Texas System teams up with Salesforce to turn its learning platform into a learning relationship management system ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Raise $146.1

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via the Google blog : “Investing £1 million in training for computing teachers in the U.K. ” “ Learning to code will eventually be as useful as learning Ancient Greek,” Quartz claims. .” The business of OER. ” As if neuroscience gets you out of that dilemma.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” The charter school, which is closing it doors, is the Merit Preparatory Charter School , run by “personalized learning” charter chain Matchbook Learning. Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning. ” That is the Sophie B. Wright Charter School in New Orleans.

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

.” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Via Getting Smart : “ Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning.” ” Tom Vander Ark lists “ 15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning.”

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Here is the Microsoft blog post announcing its new products. ” Immigration and Education. .”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” month gives you a “personalized learning plan.” edtech https://t.co/DOo11lof2f

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned. Perhaps this will help the Grovo fellows: “Tips for Landing an Edtech Gig – From the EdSurge Jobs Team.” ” “How Can VR be Used for Learning?” Davis on the DML Central blog.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

” This looks primarily at Summit Public Schools, which works with Facebook to build a learning management system that folks will try to convince you is “ personalized learning.” “Why the Best Personalized Learning Programs Start Way Before High School,” according to Edsurge.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. In 2015, former Star-Ledger education reporter Bob Braun posted a screenshot to his blog of an email by a New Jersey superintendent. I think this is madness.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” ” “What’s So Different About High Tech High Anyway?”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

“The data we don’t store cannot be stolen from us,” founder Hadi Partovi writes in a blog post. According to Edsurge’s calculations , “US Edtech Brings in $122M in June.” ” From Data & Society : “ Personalized Learning : The Conversations We’re Not Having.”

Education 40

Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. From the Coursera blog : “Coursera pilots a new course format.” ” Grit ™ – a blog post about a trademarked grit product by Pearson , of course.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Coursera announces on its blog that it’s expanding to Brazil. It’s good to shake up your “everyone should learn to code” messaging sometimes, I guess. Here’s Coursera arguing “Why Everyone Should Learn Sales.” This Edtech Company Says It Uses AI. Via Edsurge : “Help!

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma. Via the Google blog : “ Google introduces Hire , a new recruiting app that integrates with G Suite.” His wife is the co-founder of OER organization CK–12.). ” The Business of Job Training.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40