Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2022

He’s Martin Weller, and he just wrote a book called “Metaphors of Ed Tech.” The book is packed with examples of metaphors—those the author thinks are helpful and some that are less so. EdSurge: I wanted to start with one example of a metaphor you use in the book. Martin Weller: I live by a castle.

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Edsurge

JULY 24, 2019

In 2012, First Book , a nonprofit that provides affordable learning materials to kids in need, approached the publishers of “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” and asked: Can you make a bilingual version of the popular children’s book? At the time, the publisher sold English and Spanish versions separately.

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Teacher Reboot Camp

MARCH 17, 2018

Get your copy of Hacking Digital Learning , The 30 Goals Challenge , or Learning to Go. When women are keynoting or presenting we need to storm social media with their words of inspiration, books and resources. When conferences see this momentum they are encouraged to book more women.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2020

There’s a budding field called the science of teaching and learning, where scholars are figuring out what works when it comes to educating students. A new book, “ Learning Innovation and the Future of Higher Education ,” looks at how to create systems that apply the science of learning into actual teaching.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2019

billion, according to the Software & Industry Information Association. In a 2018 survey of college students, the trade publication Library Journal found that 75 percent say that reading print books is easier than e-books. The industry has been proven wrong so many times. From 2011 to 2014, U.S. billion to $3.3

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

This has led to higher education textbook publishers facing the brunt as that’s the only area where students and institutes can reduce their spends, by opting for digital textbooks instead. Students have welcomed this change as they now have a multitude of choice in the digital learning space.

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eSchool News

APRIL 5, 2024

Academy participants make a positive impact on student-centered and digital learning in their school district and enhance their career trajectory. You know, as someone who observes this industry and and gets to kind of mingle with professionals such as yourself, one of the great parts is is that everyone is really.

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eSchool News

MARCH 20, 2023

In a press release announcing SoapBox’s certification, Nidhi Hebbar, co-founder of the EdTech Equity Project said, “This (certification) award not only recognizes SoapBox Labs’ commitment to racial equity but also constitutes a meaningful step forward for the EdTech industry.”

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Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2019

The nation has been fiercely transformed into a post-industrial society in which accelerating technology has cast off large numbers of factory laborers, but hasn’t created enough new jobs in the service sector or in information-based roles to fill the gap. Today’s vastly transformed economy requires workers with post-industrial skills.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Microlearning is a buzzword used widely in the edtech industry, with many learning designers simply chunking learning content into small pieces of three to five minutes without actually solving competency-based problems like learner engagement, lack of time and the shorter memory span of modern learners.

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EdNews Daily

DECEMBER 20, 2019

What might dynamic pairings of people and learning content do for education? This is the question I am posing as I gather my thoughts and the material for my new book. . The number of sub-companies and enterprises servicing the vast taxi industry witnessed an immediate and almost total wipe-out, including big unions. .

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EdNews Daily

JULY 3, 2019

The educational world has pretty much come to accept textbooks as necessary for teaching math, understanding how rigid and cumbersome these books are, but lacking alternatives. Point solutions and isolated lessons can fill gaps, but technology as a whole can do a lot more—as it has in so many other industries.

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Khan Academy Industry Training Resources 133

Edsurge

DECEMBER 16, 2020

Believe it or not, this handful of applications takes care of most of my needs when teaching from a distance, aside from the additional apps for math manipulatives or e-books for independent reading. In an era of distance learning, many teachers have opted for web-based, adaptive programs.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

Before the onset of the global pandemic, the education industry was hesitantly playing with the idea of infusion of immersive technology. Remote Learning . The coronavirus kickstarted remote learning, and now there is no turning back. This allows them to experience the concepts in 3D, making learning more fun and engaging.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 7, 2019

In education like everywhere else, the way that products are delivered (in this case, learning) is undergoing a seismic shift. The mass media will make a lot of people believe that the ensuing union fights and strife in the education industry is all bad and everything must go back to the way it used to be.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

As a string of online-education companies have gone public, including Chegg, Coursera, Kahoot and others, it seems that investors have decided that there’s enough public interest in digital learning, and they want in. And it turns out that online language learning is the fastest-growing market segment within the edtech industry.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 10, 2022

No matter if they are Tech Coaches, Digital Learning Coaches, Science Coaches, ELA Coaches (or other), the Instructional Coaching position is staffed with extremely valuable content specialists. One of the best roles for Instructional Coaches to play in the learning process is as a co-teacher in the classroom.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2020

This finding runs counter to practices that are common in professional training videos, says Ruth Clark, a consultant who co-wrote a book with Mayer called “ e-Learning and the Science of Instruction: Proven Guidelines for Consumers and Designers of Multimedia Learning.” “The He calls this the “redundancy principle.”

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2019

The announced merger this week between two of the world’s largest textbook publishers—McGraw-Hill and Cengage—could mean more students end up buying subscriptions to digital courseware libraries each semester, rather than making a trip to a bookstore. Only about 20 percent of courses in the U.S. We’re just at the beginning of that evolution.”

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Learning with 'e's

DECEMBER 13, 2018

Image from Maxpixel My grandest project of 2018 has been writing a new book, which was commissioned by Kogan Page in January. Anyone who has authored a book will know how compelling, and also how lonely it can be. I'm grateful to many who have either encouraged me to write the book, or who have advised me in any specific way.

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EdNews Daily

MAY 8, 2019

Over the past 35 years, I’ve published numerous research studies, scholarly articles, and books on the subject of disruptive innovation in education. All my investigations have been focused on the singular purpose of helping students and teachers harness the potential of educational technologies to realize transcendent learning.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 21, 2019

The educational world has pretty much come to accept textbooks as necessary for teaching math, understanding how rigid and cumbersome these books are, but lacking alternatives. Point solutions and isolated lessons can fill gaps, but technology as a whole can do a lot more—as it has in so many other industries.

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EdNews Daily

AUGUST 15, 2019

Even the simple task of reading a book can involve two to three electronic devices, peripherals, and keyboards. By moving away from standardization, we can target a student’s weaknesses and strengths and can create a much more effective learning plan. . Why the need for funds?

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Edsurge

MARCH 6, 2017

Educators Care about Research Five Books that Will Help You Integrate Game-Based Learning Into Your Classroom. Quest to Learn: Developing the School for Digital Kids. Leading Thinkers: Digital Media & Learning. We in the edtech industry need to get over that. Full size image here.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2024

Although AI is not new in other industries, it’s still an emerging trend in education and we are finally allowing ourselves a glimpse of hope, skepticism and wonderment. The growing space industry requires a diverse workforce beyond the conventional role of engineering.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 144

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2020

Last week, Pearson announced it paid $25 million to acquire Smart Sparrow’s technology, in a move that the publisher says will bolster the digital infrastructure that will soon support all its future higher-education offerings. Its accounts on Facebook and Twitter are no longer active, as an education industry analyst noticed.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JULY 27, 2022

Gamification is a great study tool to personalize learning, making it more immersive and exciting. AI-driven study tools: Industry 4.0 Technologies such as Artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and Big Data are extensively being used to enhance and personalize the learning experience. technology in education.

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TeacherCast

OCTOBER 10, 2022

No matter if they are Tech Coaches, Digital Learning Coaches, Science Coaches, ELA Coaches (or other), the Instructional Coaching position is staffed with extremely valuable content specialists. Second: Build a Community This one goes without saying and is generally considered a standard for the industry.

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Edsurge

MAY 18, 2020

Jesse Stommel, digital learning fellow and senior lecturer of Digital Studies at University of Mary Washington, shares his rationale for ungrading on his blog: “In short, the act of grading does harm to students and causes teachers unnecessary stress. They read Minecraft books and played a Minecraft tag game outside.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 14, 2020

Classroom management: Green has used his device to play music during appropriate times, set classroom reminders, and provide a countdown, e.g., books away in 30. This edWeb broadcast was sponsored by Britannica Digital Learning. They can also give the time, weather, news, etc. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. About the Presenters.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 3, 2019

How Publishers benefit from creating and distributing eBooks for STEM learning: 1. Every publisher aims to get their books to reach far and wide and hope that people purchase these books. Digital publishing has brought their dream closer to reality. Publishers can now explore global markets through the digital space.

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Education Superhighway

JUNE 24, 2019

As the Director of Digital Learning at the Massachusetts Elementary and Secondary Education office, Ken Klau is focused on the strategy for rethinking the structure and delivery of learning, building a more student-centered system of public education, and creating the next generation of K–12 learning environments.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

While Bridge bookings continue to grow, especially with our employee development solutions introduced over the summer, it is still not delivering at the level I want it to be at,” he said. Canvas bookings by U.S. Education industry analyst Phil Hill published a response to Goldsmith’s comments.

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edWeb.net

JULY 26, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and, in many ways, worsened the digital divide and other inequitable aspects of America’s education system. However, it also created opportunities to develop more equitable outcomes, based on the widespread switch to digital learning experiences and new education models.

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Technology Education Professional Learning Outcomes 62

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.” The Acuitus strategy that has evolved over 20 years involves mixing a digital tutor with in-person instructors.

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EdNews Daily

SEPTEMBER 18, 2019

Sometimes you could find a book with additional knowledge, but generally the teacher would decide what you got to learn. In former positions, I worked in the software industry and then as a publishing executive in the education technology news media sector. Research was done in a library. Teachers held the bulk of the knowledge.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Instead, they reject virtual instruction as alienated learning, with isolated faculty and students coldly facing inert computer screens—not one another. One problem is that some faculty long for a return to the simpler times of the past, as I argue my new book, Going Online. Rejecting online is a retreat into nostalgia.

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