article thumbnail

The Cause That Unites Chief IT and Academic Officers

Edsurge

Canvas , whiteboards and a company called Blackboard. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. FROM JEOPARDY TO TUTORING: Pearson is adding IBM’s Watson as a tutor to its online college courses.

Pearson 60
article thumbnail

Online learning can open doors for kids in juvenile jails

The Hechinger Report

The online coursework is designed by the education company Pearson. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS. Source: PEARSON CONNEXUS. “The self-paced schedule has made a huge difference in the number of kids obtaining credits,” Jones-Redmond said. Once they start, they really want to keep going.”.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Subscribing to college and other visions of higher education’s future

The Hechinger Report

Forty-nine percent subscribe to product delivery plans , from meal kits to shaving supplies to media, including streaming and music platforms, according to the consulting firm McKinsey & Company. SNHU, in a collaboration with the education company Pearson, is testing AI grading.

Course 105
article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Via The New York Times , a profile on the Indiana charter chain Excel Schools : “A Chance for Dropouts, Young and Old, to Go Back to School.”

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Reminder: here are the education companies Palantir founder Peter Thiel has invested in. Via Edsurge : “What Colleges Should Know About A Growing ‘ Talent Strategy ’ Push By Companies.” Amazon Web Services suffered a major outage this week, knocking many education companies who use AWS offline.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

News from the most well-funded ed-tech company, student loan provider SoFi : SoFi settles w/ FTC over allegations it misrepresented how much borrowers save by refinancing. How a College Dropout Plans to Replace the SAT and ACT.” Really looking forward to this new testing company though! million total.

article thumbnail

Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

Meanwhile, the state has given initial approval for ECOT to become a “dropout school.” Edsurge profiles the latest from Degreed : “This Company Wants to Help You Hire for Skills, Not Credentials.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.). From the HR Department.