Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

With thousands of education apps available today, it can seem like students' success is in the palm of their hands. School leaders expect students and teachers to be using their licensed apps all the time, says Ryan Baker, director of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Learning Analytics. A new report that analyzes 1.48

Outcomes 148

Outcomes Learning Analytics Data Analysis 148

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

is a for-profit company that sells data analysis to public schools. Despite these drawbacks, the company has an interesting repository of technology usage from roughly 400,000 students, kindergarten through high school, across 26 states. For example, students who visited Varsity Tutors more frequently had higher reading scores.

Software 91

Software Data Education Company 91

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I was a speaker today at the #AgainstSurveillance teach-in , a fundraiser for Ian Linkletter who is being sued by the online test-proctoring software company Proctorio. A fair amount of education technology comes from what we call "enterprise technology" — that is, the kinds of software adopted by large corporations and government entities.

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Software LMS Microsoft Company 132

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

That’s an example of a request that can be found on online tutoring services like Chegg, as shared by a senior data scientist at the company, Sanghamitra Deb. based company wants to thwart. The company, however, does not want students to use its site to get tutors to do their work for them. Must have 7 resources.”

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Chegg Company Learning Analytics Policies 68

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2018

And that’s forcing companies and colleges around the globe to reevaluate their data policies and practices. The law also requires that companies get explicit consent from users before sharing data, and includes many other data protections as well. MOOC-provider Coursera, for example, claims to have 6.5 institution.

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MOOC Coursera Data Policies 83

Shake Up Learning

MARCH 14, 2023

Right now, tech companies own AI. AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. These companies have HUGE data mines, which will only make AI more powerful.

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Robotics Learning Analytics Technology Policies 91

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Education in the Courts. Her remarks.) .”

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

If you’re an educator, chances are you’ve heard the phrase “data-driven instruction,” where you’re asked to constantly assess, analyze, and adjust how you teach students. And what types of data can best offer insights into whether students are learning in your classroom? How do you collect it?

Data 60

Data Classroom Education Assessment 60

Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

Some people researching education technology might not spend their days wondering how their work fits into this existential question—but George Siemens isn’t "some people." That’s his explanation for how he thinks about the role of education in the 21st century. A researcher, theorist, educator, Siemens is the digital learning guy.

Digital Learning 60

Digital Learning Technology MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Hack Education

JUNE 14, 2016

As part of the course, students are engaging in a “Great Ed-Tech Debate,” arguing one side or another of a variety of topics: that technology enhances learning, that technology is a force for equity, that social media is ruining childhood, and so on. Why has this become the cornerstone of education policy? billion by 2020.

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Company Industry Assessment Examples 67

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

And as many of these technologies do not monitor student performance, learning difficulties are not tracked or identified early; preventing intervention with supplementary and personalised supports. Tip Tap Tap (TTT) provides early years educators with interactive school desks combined with a Learning Content Management System.

Learning Analytics 40

Learning Analytics Gamification Assessment Industry 40

Iterating Toward Openness

OCTOBER 9, 2018

Improvement in post secondary education will require converting teaching from a solo sport to a community-based research activity. The role Lumen is choosing to play in the community working to improve education is to enable and empower learners and faculty with highly effective learning materials that become more effective every semester.

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OER Outcomes Analysis Assessment 114

Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

This is especially the case when it comes to education technology and curricular innovation. We offer our colleagues at peer institutions and edtech companies nine considerations for cultivating innovation on campus and beyond. Instead of ROI, we measure our success by community engagement and educational impact.

Advocacy 60

Advocacy Software MOOC Learning Analytics 60

Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 11, 2013

based on personalised identifiers such as your mobile device, but also for individuals who are monitoring their health, fitness or consumption of calories, for example. Gathering ''big data'' from learning analytics is perhaps the motherlode for most large scale course providers such as EdX , Udacity and Coursera (MOOC platforms).

Mobile Learning 62

Mobile Learning Mobility Coursera MOOC 62

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

In July, three members from EdSurge Independent, a student-run group that meets weekly to discuss ideas around higher education and technology, joined EdSurge Live to share what they wish faculty knew about students today, and propose ways to fuse instructional gaps. So, what are some examples of college teaching that have really stood out?

Social Media 84

Social Media Course Examples Learning Analytics 84

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 15, 2024

Example of the talk meter shown to Cuemath tutors at the end of the tutoring session. Silence may be golden, but when it comes to learning with a tutor, talking is pure gold. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift One India-based tutoring company, Cuemath, trains its tutors to encourage students to talk more.

How To 125

How To Student Engagement Comparison Learning Analytics 125

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2020

Companies selling admissions algorithms say they have a fairer, more scientific way to predict student success. They use games, web tracking and machine learning systems to capture and process more and more student data, then convert qualitative inputs into quantitative outcomes. “I Enter the algorithms.

Data 208

Data Learning Analytics Company Assessment 208

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 26, 2021

Education experts highlighted how the ARP works in a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by NetRef. There are some need-to-know facts about ARP funds that districts and schools should understand before they apply: Enacted in March 2021, the ARP fund provided $123 billion to state education agencies (SEA) and local education agencies (LEA).

Mobile Learning 81

Mobile Learning EdTech Company Data 81

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Those resources are increasingly delivered in digital form.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Edsurge

JUNE 8, 2017

That mission brought her to the University of Maryland University College, an institution that specializes in serving older students, and she has been called one of the foremost thought leaders in adult education. The conversation was part of our Thought Leader Interview series on the future of education.

OER 85

OER Course Learning Analytics Company 85

Edsurge

APRIL 30, 2019

The learning model is based on an architecture design studio, and is a far cry from the assessment and standards-based paradigm of most education systems around the world. They were mentored by a team of NuVu coaches to explore their creative instincts, while expanding their capacity to think and learn analytically.

Groups 97

Groups Learning Analytics Assessment Robotics 97

edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

They wondered: Would it be possible for students to learn effectively outside of the classroom? The answer to these questions is yes, so said educational leaders and edtech specialists in an edLeader Panel, sponsored by Gaggle and CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate. It’s said that COVID has changed education forever. Changing Practices.

Khan Academy 53

Khan Academy Data Industry Learning Analytics 53

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

At the end of every year since I founded Hack Education in 2010, I’ve reviewed what I think are the most important and influential trends in education technology. This is about the stories we’re told about education, about technology, and about education technology. (No

Technology 58

Technology MOOC Trends Khan Academy 58

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

I want us to think about the ways in which the history of learning – how we tell that story – shapes the future of learning, and how the history of technology (education technology and otherwise) – and how we tell that story – shapes the future of technology. They’re not meant to.

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Personalized Learning Learning Course Handbook 83

MindShift

OCTOBER 16, 2015

Our Ideas series is exploring innovation in education. Innovative predictive analytics are essential for businesses, especially tech companies. So why aren’t more of the best minds in higher education doing more to tap those data streams to improve teaching and learning? He’s already wiped out twice.

Data 28

Data Course Company Software 28

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on innovative ways to engage students, digital resources, and online and hybrid learning strategies related to post-pandemic teaching. This year’s 6th most-read story focuses on the predictions educators and industry experts made for learning in 2022.

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EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 120

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

.” All of this is – from President Trump to the so-called “new economy” – has been fueled to some extent by digital technologies; and that fuel, despite what I think many who work in and around education technology have long believed – have long hoped – is not necessarily (heck, even remotely) progressive.

Data 40

Data Software Company System 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Immigration and Education.

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Education Politics. The Education and Justice Departments have notified every public school district in the country with a “Dear Colleague” letter that discrimination against transgender students , particularly over which bathroom they can use, violates federal civil rights law. Will the legislation do more harm than good?”

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

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. Oh yes, I’m sure you can come up with some rousing successes and some triumphant moments that made you thrilled about the 2010s and that give you hope for “the future of education.”

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

This is part five of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” As in previous years, it would be quite easy to fill a whole article in this series on “ data insecurity ,” on the data breaches and cyberattacks that continue to plague education – both schools and software.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Education Politics. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The Department of Education has released its newly proposed guidelines for school accountability. The changes are due to the replacement of one education acronym (NCLB) with another ( ESSA ). population.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Education Politics. Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “Yes, Bill Gates really compared Donald Trump to JFK – and said Trump could help education.” “Edushyster” Jennifer Berkshire has another profile of Betsy DeVos , Trump’s nominee for Secretary of Education. More via Inside Higher Ed.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Robotics Report 40

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

Education Politics. Many in higher education opposed a British exit, or Brexit, from the union, arguing that membership in the E.U. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “With two executive orders, Gov. That’s what former Department of Education folks, Arne Duncan and Jim Shelton, have done. “The U.S.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60