Edsurge
OCTOBER 28, 2019
When we focus our attention with laser precision on the edupreneurs who start new companies as the primary source of change, what do we miss? Higher education was not built for these people, for those who want to find a better way to help learners earn marketable credentials and foster an affinity for lifelong learning.
Edsurge
MAY 17, 2022
Flipping the Classroom Professors who recorded video lectures for online learning during the pandemic are realizing they have a new resource at their disposal. Some are putting those recordings to use by adopting the “flipped classroom” model of instruction. He calls it an “evolution in digital literacy.” “I
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Edsurge
DECEMBER 10, 2021
Michael Wang, CEO of Beacon Education, a Beijing company I consult with that delivers U.S. online degrees to Chinese working professionals, says that China’s distance-learning programs are largely two- to three-year, second-rank vocational and professional schools. advances in online pedagogy, such as flipped classrooms and MOOCs.
Marketplace K-12
SEPTEMBER 7, 2016
A venture capital firm backed in part by retired NBA basketball superstar Kobe Bryant is making its first-ever education investment in an online tutoring company for Chinese children who want to learn English. VIPKID, also founded in 2013, provides online home English tutoring to children ages 5 to 12 in China using virtual classrooms.
Edsurge
FEBRUARY 27, 2018
Speakers from Newsela, New Market Venture Partners and Academic Business Advisors open up about how the lightning-fast pace of edtech development requires companies to produce evidence for schools in a shortened time frame. Here’s his look at the five major trends impacting these companies—and why countries are launching their own platforms.
Edsurge
JULY 3, 2017
Digital Learning Innovation Awards (DLIAwards) from the Online Learning Consortium (OLC) last November. The awards recognize educators’ and institutions’ innovative use of digital courseware to improve outcomes for students, especially underrepresented ones. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards. Fisher College.
Edsurge
OCTOBER 15, 2018
Digital learning platforms are not, however, simply a matter of reproducing a print-first approach via high fidelity ebooks. As the financial viability of printed textbooks declines little by little, the demand for alternatives like online learning content continues to grow. Those days are coming to an end.
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