Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

The new research suggests that far from mastering concepts, students may simply be retaking quizzes on education technology platforms until their score increases, which may actually hurt their overall learning progression. The MyLab Math report is one of 12 efficacy studies the company released about one month ago.

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2019

To answer this question, schools need to take into account the various challenges that parents face, including busy schedules, struggles to keep up with new technology, or even speaking a different language than the main language of instruction. And edtech companies have taken notice of this trend.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Many investors, foundations and even private equity firms have started so-called impact investment funds with a mission to support companies involved in teaching and learning. In 2016, Lumina launched a venture capital arm to make direct investments in education companies. Today, there’s a lot more.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2021

The result was the adoption of “a learner centered, personalized, competency-based” approach that allows students to meet learning goals on their own terms, Rooney said. Related: Why a high-performing district is changing everything with competency-based learning. The role of technology.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 5, 2016

One of the challenges in trying out new learning strategies, including those that embrace technology, is that schools have a tough time finding out which new methods work best – which ones actually help kids learn. Sign up for our Blended Learning newsletter. They work together to solve problems.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2018

A company called UniversityNow—which attracted more than $40 million in venture backing and ran an experimental for-profit college—has been sold to the nonprofit National University system, which plans to use the company’s technology platform to deliver its online courses.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 30, 2016

With a new permanent presence in Silicon Valley, UCSC Extension connects its international students with internships and OPT opportunities at local companies. The good news is that many continuing education programs are building on their legacies and stepping up.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 10, 2015

Do you think others could learn from the way you conduct ed-tech pilots to inform product decisions? Digital Promise is crowdsourcing best practices for piloting learning technology tools, and we want to hear from you! And, we’ll highlight the best examples from across the country on our website for others to learn from.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Learn how she uses this tool. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. The company who sponsored it compensated me via cash payment, gift, or something else of value to include a reference to their product. Try FlipSnack!

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eSchool News

APRIL 14, 2022

SILVER SPRING, MD (Thursday, April 14, 2022) — Discovery Education —the worldwide edtech leader whose digital services support learning wherever it takes place—announced today that its award-winning K-12 learning platform has earned the Learner Variability Product Certification from Digital Promise.

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Digital Promise

FEBRUARY 5, 2015

WHAT: Piedmont Middle School is seeking to pilot digital learning programs that support competency-based learning in science and social studies. The district is working with Digital Promise to conduct an effective learning technology pilot this spring, from product selection to purchase decision.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

They created 2Rev as an education design lab—a place where designs for innovative learning models could be developed and tested. From 2008 - 2011, the company worked on projects spanning early childhood, grades K-12, higher education and the workforce, while simultaneously crystallizing its philosophy.

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Edsurge

APRIL 25, 2017

Companies like LegalZoom and Rocket Lawyer, which have created a do-it-yourself model for legal services, and others like Ravel and ROSS that improve lawyers’ research and productivity, have changed the profession and business models. What’s so punishing is that the good days are over.

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eSchool News

MAY 4, 2016

The sequence of professional learning opportunities will highlight the unique ways schools and districts nationwide are implementing innovative strategies and new instructional models to transform learning for their students. PDT; • “Val Verde Academy: A Successful Blended Learning Model” on May 5th at 9:00 a.m.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2016

We all remember classmates who sat in the back of the room, eyes glued to a comic or dog-eared paperback, anything to escape a learning environment that did not—or could not—engage them. Today, I lead a company that creates online models for teaching and learning, yet my mission is much the same as it was when I was in the classroom.

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eSchool News

JUNE 8, 2015

Gooru’s enhanced, free K-12 content will support a variety of innovative educational models and facilitate the growth of competency-based learning.”. When school starts this fall, teachers can use Gooru to personalize lessons for their students,” said Michele Hansen, president of the Girard Education Foundation.

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Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 20, 2018

We can only expect whatever technology we have to advance rapidly and everything changes with it. We are not sure what skills or knowledge might prove relevant and what jobs, opportunities, and system will be outdated as AI, VR, and many other technologies becomes mainstream. Disconnecting degrees from job requirements.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

more and more schools recognize the importance of SEL curriculums —and with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) now allowing schools to choose a non-academic accountability measure —the question is being raised: Do we need to measure these competencies, and if so, how the heck do we do it? Nueva School.

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Neo LMS

APRIL 5, 2022

These classes also open the door to self-paced personalized learning. Today, edtech companies are actively working on taking digitization even further by converting the traditional LMS into an intelligent learning platform (ILP).

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 3, 2017

I said, ‘Look, here’s what I expect you to learn, and here’s everything you need to learn it. Go learn it, but I’m not going to tell you to learn it by this date.’ Mastery- or competency-based learning is one of those fuzzy pedagogical terms that is open to interpretation.

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Edsurge

JULY 16, 2019

I think AltSchool—and I don’t think I’m saying anything that their founders would disagree with—started off as a tech company. They’re like interacting and playing and if there’s another tool that’s interesting, they’ll use it. But that’s not the focal point of the school.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 16, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 15, 2017

We have a frank conversation about technology and a win in the National 4H Competition as a result of some apps he made in my class. FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. How is Technology Changing Schools? Vicki: Yeah.

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Edsurge

JULY 1, 2016

Competency-based learning has received widespread recognition as a way to better align higher education to careers. College for America , which partners with employers to offer competency-based online degree-programs for $3,000. The university is one of 40.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Little did I know this experience would eventually propel me to help develop a school operating system that tackles technology issues plaguing educators and supports them with more opportunities to offer individualized instruction. Learn More About Kiddom Academy For Schools: 3 Ways a Company Can Personalize Its Support for Teachers.

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 26, 2017

FlexPath – only at Capella University – lets teachers work at their own pace to earn their MEd in a competency-based learning format. This subscription-based tuition model doesn’t limit the number of courses you can complete during each 12-week period, enrolling in up to two courses at once, for one flat tuition rate.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 11, 2017

They get frequent updates on which skills they’ve learned and which ones they need to acquire. Mastery-based learning, also known as proficiency-based or competency-based learning, is taking hold across the country. The students at M.S. Photo: Kyle Spencer. Several factors are driving this shift.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Software & Online ALMA TECHNOLOGIES, INC. www.getalma.com ) Alma Technologies has announced it is allowing any SQL-based business intelligence tool, such as Tableau and Jaspersoft, to access data from its modern, student information system and learning management system.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 3, 2016

After clawing his way through college, however, he had a distinguished career in education — first as a middle school science teacher (where he and Bette met), then as a long-time member and chair of New Hampshire’s state board of education, and now as president of the nonprofit National Center for Competency-Based Learning.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Perhaps the disappearance (and reported murder) of Washington Post contributor Jamal Khashoggi doesn’t seem like an education technology story. National) Education Politics. But it matters. Edsurge was there too. Go, School Sports 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. And “free” doesn’t last.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 28, 2016

Under such plans, the funding for a course taken by an individual student goes to the school or online company offering the course, often away from the student’s local district. It’s called “Course Access” or “Course Choice.” We don’t want to lose students. “We She said that although no more than 1 or 2 percent of U.S.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “DeVos Abandons Plan to Allow One Company to Service Federal Student Loans.” Buzzfeed’s Molly Hensley-Clancy looks at the acquisition of EDMC – the parent company of the Art Institutes chain – by The Dream Center Foundation , a network of Christian missionary centers.

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