Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

But will institutions that already bought other video conferencing tools to get them through the pandemic be eager to shop for a new alternative as they shift to thinking about returning to in-person teaching? EdSurge: Your new company is building a video platform for online teaching.

Video 150

Video Coursera Software Laptops 150

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

And in the market of companies tackling the infamous employment gap between willing workers and open jobs, this maxim appears correct. The collection of edtech companies aimed at prepping educated, but still underprepared workers represents a virtual stampede of unicorns. This dichotomy is not lost on investors.

Udemy 88

Udemy Coursera Company Training 88

Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

Despite their often limited budgets, the innovative nature and adaptability of community colleges makes them well-positioned to meet the training needs for aspiring tech professionals. For community colleges, continuing to partner with industry is a natural extension of their mission to provide training and pathways to employment.

Digital Badges 91

Digital Badges Industry Coursera Social Media 91

Edsurge

MAY 7, 2018

While there are high-profile examples of companies enhancing their tuition assistance benefits—such as the Starbucks deal with Arizona State or Chipotle’s work with Guild Education —that is not the norm (even though it represents a trend worth watching). But wait, didn’t companies say they see talent as a top priority?

Education 124

Education Company Coursera Policies 124

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

One in five employers report that they have hired someone with a verified certificate from a platform such as Coursera or EdX. In fact, the boom in microcredentials is being fed in large part by major companies—IBM, Google, and Amazon, to name a few—looking to grow their talent pipeline and increase the skill level of current employees.

Digital Badges 83

Digital Badges Coursera Training Company 83

Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2020

Early reports indicate that many blue-chip companies have begun to freeze or rescind hiring offers to graduating students. Consistent with past recessions, many companies are being forced to cut or freeze benefits such as 401(k) contributions. In addition, internships are being canceled.

Coursera 124

Coursera Training MOOC Course 124

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

This summer yielded a surprising announcement in the world of online education: that edX, founded by Harvard University and MIT a decade ago as a nonprofit alternative to for-profit online education providers, had agreed to sell its operations to a for-profit company, 2U. Universities that paid into Coursera were paying fees to a vendor.

Coursera 181

Coursera Company Course Online Learning 181

Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

The pair then started the company in January 2013. At the time they were not alone in their efforts; Coursera, Udacity (both of which were also co-founded by Stanford professors) and edX had launched MOOC platforms a year earlier. The platform also offers collaborative tools so teams of students can work together on projects.

Online Learning 102

Online Learning MOOC Coursera Blackboard 102

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

verified certificates from Coursera and completed 11 social entrepreneurship courses from +Acumen. The ability to complete an online course is a great indicator of the elusive “ power skills ” that are so hard to reliably gauge using interviews, multiple choice tests, resumes and other standard gatekeeping tools.

MOOC 110

MOOC Course Coursera Online Learning 110

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

. “In a sweeping move, the for-profit school chain has been told to lock its doors after parliament demanded it halt operations in response to its failure to meet educational and infrastructure standards.” Via the Coursera blog : “Coming soon to all courses: Flexible session-based schedules.” ” Oh look.

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. ” The company in question: edX. ” The company in question: edX. Linda Zecher declined to explain to the newspaper why she was leaving the company.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. ” “ How Asian test-prep companies swiftly exposed the brand-new SAT.” This is part eight of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The IRS data retrieval tool that let financial aid applicants automatically import income information into the FAFSA won’t be restored for the current aid cycle, said James Runcie, chief operating officer of the Office of Federal Student Aid, in written testimony to Congress Wednesday.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

So I am not here to tell you, based on my analysis of ed-tech “trends,” what new tools you should buy or what new tools you should incorporate into your teaching or what old tools you should discard. ” Despite thinking of themselves as liberal-learning, today’s tech companies re-inscribe much of this.

Trends 64

Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 4, 2016

Bust or not, companies across the tech sector, particularly those with high “burn rates” , faced tough choices in 2016: “cut costs drastically to become self-sustaining, or seek additional capital on ever-more-onerous terms,” as The WSJ put it – that is, if they were able to raise additional capital at all. .”

Technology 40

Technology Education Common Core Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Wedge Tailed Green Pigeon.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

.” EdWeek’s Market Brief on “Implications for K–12 Companies in Trump’s Big Proposed Cuts to Ed. “A Fumble on a Key Fafsa Tool, and a Failure to Communicate” by Susan Dynarski. . “A Fumble on a Key Fafsa Tool, and a Failure to Communicate” by Susan Dynarski.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ Coursera Removes Biometric Identity Verification Using Keystroke Matching,” Class Central reports. An update on Coursera co-founder Andrew Ng’s employment status in the HR section below. ” Ng is, of course, the co-founder of the MOOC startup Coursera.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

Via Broadly : “ Betsy DeVos to Meet with Men’s Rights Groups , Reports Say.” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “After Meeting With DeVos, Title IX Activists Say They Still Have Many Questions.” Also via Edsurge : “How Boundaries Between Colleges and Companies Will Continue to Blur.”

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” The provider in question is Coursera , which has raised some $146.1 The National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity, a federal panel, is slated to review ACCJC’s recognition and scope at a meeting next week.” No mention that these are backed by big companies and venture capitalists.

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

As if applying for financial aid wasn’t difficult enough already, it appears that the IRS Data Retrieval Tool, which pulls tax information into the FAFSA app, “ will be unavailable for several weeks.” ” Via ProPublica : “Meet the Hundreds of Officials Trump Has Quietly Installed Across the Government.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

From the Department of Education press release : “ Federal Commission on School Safety Meeting to Focus on the Effects of Entertainment , Media , Cyberbullying and Social Media on Violence and Student Safety.” Or this one: “A Growth Mindset Can Reduce the Gender Gap in STEM,” claims Coursera’s blog.

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Pretty sure “meet with Pitbull” and “spend millions on protection services from the Federal Marshals” are not on anyone’s list of education priorities. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “ Coursera now offers free trials for most Specializations.”

Education 47

Education Coursera Robotics Broadband 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “Breaking with longstanding tradition – through Democratic and Republican administrations – President Trump will not host a meeting with this year’s American Nobel laureates.” Coursera announces on its blog that it’s expanding to Brazil.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

Remember in 2012 when Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller said in her TED Talk that her company’s goal was to “take the best courses from the best instructors at the best universities and provide it to everyone around the world for free”? .” Google)’s biotech company, Calico.

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

Worth noting: the website promotes private student loan companies SkillsFund and Climb to students looking for tuition assistance.). Via Techcrunch : “ SoFi co-founder Dan Macklin is leaving the company.” ” Via Edsurge : “ EDUCAUSE Adds Emerging Edtech Membership for Small Companies, Hints at Overhaul.”

Education 46

Education Data Report Software 46