Edsurge

JULY 19, 2018

Microsoft's partnership with Pearson includes HoloChemistry for primary, secondary and college students, and HoloPatient for nursing students. Case Western Reserve and Cleveland Clinic created HoloAnatomy with Microsoft’s HoloLens augmented reality technology. At the end of the day, she says, the learning objectives are what matter.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 17, 2015

Writer Mary Axelson’s reporting was engrossing, and her case studies struck a chord with readers: While the original story ran across four pages, an unusually-above average number of you read it all the way to the end. Importantly, teachers need time to learn a new way of running a classroom. The Fairfax Learning Curve.

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Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 14, 2015

I’ve written about Pearson’s efficacy work in the past, and Ray Henderson’s twitter post this morning has prompted me to ponder and write a bit more. Just-in: @Pearson has just pubd white paper on their #Revel platform, as CEO @johnfallon committed. 5): What Pearson Means by Efficacy and Effectiveness.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2017

In the first year, everybody goes to the same thing, and you learn the tools that are applicable in any field you may pursue. They get their textbooks from Pearson, from Macmillan. They get their Harvard Business case studies from the for-profit arm of Harvard University. You can't switch your major then. Nonexistent.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2017

Once upon a time the learning-management system (or LMS) was a new idea. Colleges were spending millions networking classrooms and residence halls, and I wondered about the absence of technology in the “front office” for teaching and learning. Here are some lessons I learned about what makes the higher education market unique.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

AUGUST 24, 2023

By setting clear expectations and routines, teachers can create a stable learning environment where students know what to expect (Simonsen et al., Clarity in instruction allows students to follow along without confusion, while effective methodologies engage them in learning. MacSuga-Gage, Ph.D.,

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Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

He envisioned a game-based educational platform used by teachers and students to learn about science and the environment. On the education side, the company enlisted Kelly McGrath, former head of K-12 science curriculum development at Pearson, who’d become Planet3’s chief operating officer. Both efforts have largely gone dark.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2018

The adoption of online educational resources has placed applications and digital files at the center of the teaching and learning experience in K-12 schools. It increases learning time and reduces instructional capacity.” Case Study: Clay County School District. But this was a problem for the teachers, too.

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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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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ’ “learning curve where higher ed is concerned is quite vertical,” quips UC president Janet Napolitano. Via The Hindu Business Line : “ Pearson India set to launch K–12 online private school.” ” The startup is called Learning Beautiful.

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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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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Anonymizing datasets is a practice fraught with challenges , especially in cases where data from multiple sources are combined. Indeed, dissent by obfuscation is against the spirit of personalized learning and ‘student success’ systems, if not also literally against their terms of service.

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Doug Levin

SEPTEMBER 18, 2017

Anonymizing datasets is a practice fraught with challenges , especially in cases where data from multiple sources are combined. Indeed, dissent by obfuscation is against the spirit of personalized learning and ‘student success’ systems, if not also literally against their terms of service.

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Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Contrasting community college takes: a Pearson op-ed in Edsurge versus pretty much anything “ Dean Dad ” writes. That doesn’t seem like much money if you’re selling access to your students as a “case study” for a tech company. The video learning company has previously raised $1.57

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