Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

A new report from the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) aims to clear up the murky waters surrounding the adoption of digital learning materials, a process that varies wildly between states. Occasionally the state will also partner with companies to provide materials or services to districts free of charge.

EdTech 266

EdTech Case Study Instructional Materials Policies 266

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? Much like slide projectors once replaced chalk as top-of-the-line educational tools, today’s intrapreneurs aim to shift our dependence on legacy technologies such as the standard LMS.

Company 101

Company EdTech Flipped Classroom LMS 101

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

How that company has grown and changed says a lot about the growth of online programs in higher education. The biggest change for Coursetune happened last week, when Academic Partnerships, a company that helps colleges set up online degree programs, acquired the curriculum-design company. The price of the sale was not disclosed.)

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LMS Company Software Course 142

Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. based education and workforce technology companies, together amounting to more than $150 billion in market capitalization.

EdTech 178

EdTech Chegg Udemy Company 178

Neo LMS

JUNE 17, 2021

Covid-19 has given a boost to edtech and digital learning, and I believe this will last well beyond the pandemic. The shift to virtual learning environments has only brought to light what I’ve known for years as an edtech company founder: schools must adapt to digital learning to meet student needs.

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Trends Learning EdTech Blended Learning 400

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy. He’s credited with co-teaching the first MOOC in 2008, introduced the theory of “connectivism”—the idea that knowledge is distributed across digital networks—and spearheaded research projects about the role of data and analytics in education.

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Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2020

Instructure, the publicly traded company best known for its Canvas learning management software that leads among colleges, made two big moves Tuesday in its push to sell to a private equity firm. A group of senior executives will lead the company until a new successor is found through an executive search firm.

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LMS Software Company Report 105

Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Learning management system provider Instructure has laid off as many as 100 full-time employees as the publicly traded company nears a key shareholder vote on a proposed sale to a private equity firm. The restructuring primarily affected employees who worked on Instructure’s Bridge product, an LMS tailored to corporate learning.

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Company LMS Report System 108

Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

Instructure’s third quarter performance left some investors beaming, but the company’s long term strategy appears more muddy. For one, the CEO of the learning management system provider didn’t shirk away from a possible sale of its corporate LMS, Bridge, which launched in 2015. The company reported $68.3 million and $258.1

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System LMS Company Moodle 63

Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2020

On Monday, Instructure—based in Salt Lake City and best known for its market dominant Canvas LMS for colleges—pushed back in a statement and encouraged shareholders to vote Feb. The deal also brings to mind the case of Blackboard, which was taken from a publicly traded LMS provider to private equity ownership in 2011.

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Blackboard LMS Company Data 78

eSchool News

JULY 1, 2021

“Additionally, it aids the teacher in streamlining the learning experience for students, while still giving the teacher access to all the Canvas features and customization they are used to. Teachers can upload a file as a student annotation assignment giving students the ability to annotate the assignment within the LMS using Canvas.

Elementary 88

Elementary LMS Guidelines Libraries 88

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2020

Companies including ProctorU have long offered human test-watchers who sit in call centers and look in on test-takers through their webcams. But the attention may not be having the desired effect, as business is booming for Proctorio and other companies that sell automated proctoring services. Online proctoring is not new.

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ProctorU Company Robotics Tools 218

Neo LMS

JULY 29, 2021

The ability to solve problems teachers and students face is a critical factor edtech providers should consider when investing in digital learning tools. If the current education technologies or those still in development don’t meet these criteria, they’ll most likely add more challenges to the learning system. Conclusion.

EdTech 389

EdTech Education Industry Digital Divide 389

EdNews Daily

JUNE 22, 2019

Learning Management Systems (LMS). A thorough system of managing digital objects and the learning within them, an architecture to hold all of this for a school, is what has been missing. Drivers (for printers and 3D imaging). Student Information Systems (SIS). Instructional Management Systems (IMS). Refine Your Policy.

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LMS Software Student Data Privacy Policies 133

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The company has built several tools to do that, including a customizable reading challenge platform and a mobile app, reading challenge templates, and diverse book recommendations. Intelitek ’s learning solutions have provided learners across the globe with the competencies needed for in-demand careers in production.

EdTech 125

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 125

Edsurge

DECEMBER 20, 2019

A third shareholder in Instructure , the publicly traded provider of the Canvas learning management system used by colleges and K-12 schools, has come out against a proposed $2 billion sale of the company to a private equity firm. Blackboard itself went from a publicly traded company to private equity owned in 2011.

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Blackboard LMS Company Report 80

Marketplace K-12

AUGUST 30, 2016

Future revenue in the $33 billion e-learning market is expected to fall precipitously in the United States and internationally, but sales of other types of digital learning products are predicted to rise, according to a market research report released recently. By guest blogger Leo Doran. billion in 2021 from $2.7

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Report E-rate OER LMS 70

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

EdisonLearning provides digital learning solutions, including core and elective eCourses for grades 6-12. ” FocalPointK12 integrates seamlessly with leading LMS and SIS systems including Canvas, PowerSchool, Schoology, Clever, Google Classroom, Buzz and more, making it easy to access for nearly any school nationwide.

Learning Analytics 52

Learning Analytics LMS Schoology Learning 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5 If so, what are they?

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 16, 2020

As more and more educational institutions and corporate entities rely on e-learning, especially in the wake of a global pandemic, the need for the perfect learning management system rises. Optimizing your LMS tools can be a daunting task without appropriate and sufficient knowledge. Bank on the strengths of your LMS.

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System Strategy eBook LMS 72

eSchool News

MARCH 19, 2015

Learning management system will evolve to support mobile and digital learning. ” The announcement comes at a time when the future of the LMS market is in flux, as many educators express a desire for more social functions, increased flexibility, and a better way to collect, access, and interpret student data.

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LMS Libraries Digital Learning Mobility 40

Edsurge

APRIL 4, 2019

A growing number of colleges are turning to for-profit companies to help them run their online programs, and to help finance them. These companies are known as online program managers, or OPMs. EdSurge: Where did these outsourcing companies known as OPMs come from? The relationships can mean a clash of cultures.

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LMS Company Survey Study 91

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

AUGUST 23, 2020

A learning management system can have a tendency to promote a “surface” type of assessment. Teachers must be intentional at exploring ways online to ensure that assessment is formative and allows them to plan scaffolding for next steps in learning. Perhaps a digital learning journal could be employed to promote reflection.

Blended Learning 192

Blended Learning LMS STEM Assessment 192

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2016

Ever since Pearson sold PowerSchool in June 2015, the two companies have embarked on very different paths. The once venerable publisher axed several high-profile (and profitable) businesses in the Financial Times and The Economist as part of efforts to transform itself into a digital learning business. Today, the Folsom, Calif.-based

Haiku Learning 60

Haiku Learning Pearson Company LMS 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

People with knowledge of the school described it as “run like the company of WeWork, subject to constant changes or ‘disruption,’ sometimes without full consideration for the children these changes impact.” Cengage and McGraw-Hill announced a merger that would make the new company the second largest textbook publisher in the US.

Technology 67

Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Neo LMS

JUNE 25, 2019

Learning is more digital than ever and it will only continue in that direction. But along the advantages and immense potential of digital learning, threats are lurking in the binary universe as well. Digital security threats can come from new and unexpected sources.

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Symantec Software Data Smartphone 334

Edsurge

DECEMBER 7, 2016

The chatbot addition to courses at BI next semester is part of a larger project the school is running to test out a new learning management system. Called Differ, the LMS is a product of Edtech Foundry , an Oslo-based tech company that works with universities. Building a chatbot doesn’t happen in isolation, Berge says.

Student Engagement 60

Student Engagement LMS Robotics EdTech 60

Neo LMS

DECEMBER 10, 2015

They are not in the dark totally when it comes to technology, for example they use different devices for social media, but they seem to have trouble keeping up with digital learning. They seem to question the use and existence of a learning management system, because they prefer seeing lessons in ink rather than on screens.

How To 150

How To Learning Social Media Digital Learning 150

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

It’s terribly confusing, but perhaps no coincidence, that three of the world’s most prominent consumer technology companies—Apple, Google, Microsoft—each boast a “Classroom” tool aimed at K-12 educators and students. After all, what better way to secure a foothold in the market than impressing one’s brand to future consumers at a young age?

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Microsoft Google Classroom Schoology 140

eSchool News

JUNE 25, 2015

OpenEd is expanding new partnerships that now make its resources available real-time across a broad range of ed tech companies, including a learning management system (LMS), test prep app and assessment solution, enabling literally millions more teachers and students to have access to its resources for personalizing learning.

Accessibility 40

Accessibility Resources LMS Company 40

Edsurge

AUGUST 14, 2017

As the demand for interoperability increases among schools, some companies are taking notice and working with their product development teams to make change — but the actions are small and the changes come slowly. Some companies share data through secure file transfer protocol — but only if their customers ask. Reports to Insights.

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Report Khan Academy Data LMS 68

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 4, 2022

ClassVR, the company’s solution, is a full turnkey VR and AR offering for classrooms, teachers, and education. Kami demonstrated its all-in-one digital learning platform. Teachers can turn static documents into rich learning resources, enhance learning and drive student engagement, and promote student choice.

EdTech 115

EdTech Resources Tools Robotics 115

Neo LMS

MAY 26, 2016

These skills may not develop only in an online learning environment, but they surely aren’t hindered either. In this frenzy of successful schools preparing the next workforce for successful companies, it’s easy to forget about the most important part of the equation: students. Success of online education for students.

Education 253

Education Course Personalized Learning Data 253

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Chances are, at first, you may not need to invest in wiz-bang learning technology, since, like most schools, you already have a learning management system in place for your residential students. Your present LMS is likely to do just fine. There’s no need to replace it with an upgrade.

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LMS Strategy Facebook Digital Learning 120

eSchool News

MAY 13, 2015

itslearning, maker of the personalized learning management platform of the same name, has announced a strategic partnership with Lightspeed Systems, creators of the My Big Campus (MBC) learning management system. Lightspeed Systems is retiring its LMS and has selected the itslearning platform as the alternative for MBC customers.

LMS 40

LMS System Company Assessment 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Via the AP : “One of the nation’s largest student loan servicing companies may have driven tens of thousands of borrowers struggling with their debts into higher-cost repayment plans. the nation’s third-largest student loan servicing company.” Tutoring company Knack has raised $1.5 PlayVS has raised $30.5

Education 52

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 52

Neo LMS

FEBRUARY 13, 2018

A former school principal and teacher, Thomas Murray is passionate about proper digital learning implementation and personalized professional learning. He is the Director of Innovation for Future Ready Schools , which provides implementation strategies for student-centered, personalized learning for K-12 schools.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Trends Microsoft 150