Edsurge

MARCH 19, 2024

Many educational products are never shown to students until they have already been designed,” said Elliott Hedman, a consultant who works with edtech companies, in a talk this month at the SXSW EDU festival. That’s perhaps an extreme example, Hedman admits, but he says that lack of testing really shows when students are given the materials.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2018

So, it’s perhaps not surprising that there are game-based edtech companies hoping to leave a mark in classrooms. But all of the sudden, you might find that your company, and the world, is changing—and as a result, you might have to question, or change, those initial decisions. Playing games in the classroom is not a new concept.

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A Principal's Reflections

MARCH 3, 2019

One can look at numerous companies and develop his or her conclusions. Take Uber and Airbnb for example. Not only did both of these companies disrupt their respective industries, but both have evidence in the form of users and revenue to validate that their solutions were genuinely innovative.

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Tools Robotics Outcomes Company 307

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

On today's episode, fifth-grade teacher James Nottingham, author of Teach Brilliantly , explains how he uses this example with his students, discusses misconceptions, and explains to students how the learning process works helps them grow and be more successful. They don't like the outcome. So this is an excellent example.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 18, 2024

Classrooms use a teacher-directed and project-based curriculum called The Creative Curriculum, from the company Teaching Strategies, to outline objectives and design teaching plans. Teenage mothers and their children often face negative outcomes as they age. We have this incredible opportunity in LYFE to begin as young as six weeks.”

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Education Outcomes Learning Company 186

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

As Alpha Public Schools administrator Jin-Soo Huh told EdSurge this past summer , “Edtech companies have a responsibility when putting out studies to understand data clearly and present it accurately.” Here are the top companies in each category. The Learning Sciences Category: BrainQuake, Inc.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2022

For example, one student team designed a feature that would facilitate creation of more high-quality posts in the platform. While working, students receive industry exposure and mentorship from senior product managers and other stakeholders from the company. We teach students how to think," my professors often say.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 11, 2021

The company has designed their entire program for students who juggle multiple priorities but are serious about continuing their education. Smith offers some practical examples: “I can schedule my final exam at 6:30 in the morning before I go to work. See how StraighterLine is driving outcomes for university partners.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 29, 2022

In a deal quietly announced last week, K-12 educational software services company Renaissance Learning acquired Illuminate Education for an undisclosed amount. The deal was announced last Monday on both companies' sites and in an email sent to Illuminate customers. Why the pairing?

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Edsurge

JUNE 14, 2017

Corinthian Colleges show, there can be a wide disconnect between marketing language and actual outcomes, making it hard for students to do apples-to-apples comparison between different options. And for those who got a new job, did they join a new company, continue with their previous one or start their own?)

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Outcomes Report Comparison Guidelines 98

Edsurge

JUNE 2, 2023

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, predicted last year that it will usher in the greatest tech transformation ever. The most dramatic example came in May, when Chegg’s falling stock price was blamed on chatbots. It adds that discussions about AI should not forget educational outcomes or the best standards of evidence.

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Education EdTech Report Outcomes 175

ViewSonic Education

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

As a definition published by Boston University explains, it is an example of “learning by doing,” and some of the related activities can include field trips, laboratory experiments, and studio performances. To offer up another example of this, imagine a group of medical students learning important techniques for surgery.

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Learning Smartphone Accessibility Social Media 327

Edsurge

OCTOBER 18, 2019

Versions of that sales pitch echoed through the cavernous exhibit hall this week at one of the largest trade shows for tech companies selling to colleges. Southern Mississippi’s efforts are a good example of the reality on many campuses starting to get into Big Data. CHICAGO—Big Data will save you. Among them.

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Company Data System Conference 90

Edsurge

JANUARY 14, 2022

The good news, according to Bell, is that college education and skills training—specifically the use of a white cane and braille—are associated with greater employment outcomes. The company, Clusive, Inc., The company describes itself on its website as the first e-learning platform built for and by the blind and visually impaired.

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Online Learning E-rate Training Software 167

eSchool News

MARCH 15, 2024

These tools can significantly improve project outcomes by enhancing communication, critical thinking, and innovations. These are some of the best tools available today and are already used by some of the top companies across various industries to help their teams collaborate.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 8, 2022

For example, a leader from the New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development explained during the webinar how her state is creating a digital search tool that lets people select among all the credential options available to them, sorting by occupation, program location and graduate outcomes. provide credentials: 59,692.

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Outcomes Training MOOC Data 122

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 16, 2023

Meanwhile, with more than 11,000 ed tech products on the market and companies sometimes making extravagant claims about their effectiveness, it’s often impossible to determine which products work and which don’t. Because of these requirements, some companies opt out of partnering, said Ames. The onsite training is expensive.

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Software Company Training STEM 121

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

Until then, students’ post-high school employment outcomes remain a mystery. Officials can’t study the long-term outcomes because in 2014 Louisiana lawmakers passed one of the nation’s strictest student-data privacy laws , which blocked state agencies from sharing student data. Do they earn good wages?

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Outcomes Data Education Report 123

Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2022

That may mean hiring more staff who have expertise in digital course design and instruction—and reevaluating whether to pay for help from outside companies or bring services in-house. How could higher ed ensure better outcomes for all students, especially if all students will have some type of mixed-modal student experience?

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Survey Learning Course Online Learning 175

Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2021

A growing number of companies have moved beyond training their own employees or providing tuition assistance programs to send staff members to higher education. It’s not hard to find prominent examples: • Google recently announced an expansion of the company’s popular Google Career Certificates portfolio.

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System Digital Badges Trends Education 198

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

And like so many technologies before it, companies are now in a rush to find ways to monetize and adopt AI, applying the technology to customer service, law enforcement, transportation–and education. Data is a reflection of the world we live in, which, unfortunately, is full of examples of bias and discrimination.

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Education Data Training Company 127

Edsurge

APRIL 23, 2017

Companies should be able to demonstrate that the product team effectively integrated real-world experiences into developing systems that match with users' needs and capabilities. Otherwise great tools often fall victim to poor implementation and, as a result, poor outcomes. Ask providers whether typical users (e.g.

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EdTech Company Study Outcomes 110

EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 27, 2022

Since most businesses meticulously plan their development, recruiters should build a long-term hiring strategy that is consistent with the company’s intentions. As an example, you can use an applicant tracking system or ATS to keep a track of your hiring process. That makes no sense, does it? Author – Tuba Sarosh.

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Strategy Company Survey Outcomes 245

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

While it is something of an outlier, the r ecent purchase of for-profit Kaplan University by Purdue University is one of the clearest examples of the ascendance of service-oriented enablement businesses. In this way, as a recent example, the U.S.

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eSchool News

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

In the spring of 2020, we obtained unlimited licenses for the literacy program, which the company was offering at no charge due to the pandemic, and rostered all of our elementary and middle school students so they could use it at home. Here are four top benefits we’ve seen as a result of making this move: A gateway to structured literacy.

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Data Classroom Elementary Outcomes 111

Neo LMS

MAY 30, 2019

The Finnish example. For example: outdoor technology-enhanced playful learning environments (PLEs) were designed and implemented in some schoolyards in Finland, where Finnish scholars advanced a number of learning-by-play theories, from dedicated institutes such as the University of Helsinki’s Playful Learning Center. Closing thoughts.

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EdTech PLE Game-Based Learning Education 258

Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2022

For example, a new study published in the journal PNAS Nexus found that, among students who perform poorly in intro STEM classes, those who are underrepresented minorities are even less likely to end up earning STEM degrees than their white, male counterparts.

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Course Pearson STEM Outcomes 143

Edsurge

APRIL 17, 2019

Artificial intelligence has become a ubiquitous buzzword for tech companies these days, but even though all kinds of founders and CEOs say their product is infused with AI, the meaning of the term varies from advanced machine learning to a smart spreadsheet. At the same time, there’s growing public awareness around the risks of AI.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

AR is one of those EdTech products that has received a lot of hype — primarily from AR-based companies themselves. It is of course easy to be impressed by AR — it makes for great visuals, literally — students interact with “real life” as well as a digital overlay that encourages interaction and notionally better learning outcomes.

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Case Study Education EdTech Outcomes 207

Edsurge

OCTOBER 17, 2022

Companies that are committed to diversity, equity and inclusivity (DEI) provide products and services that authentically and accurately reflect the learners they serve—whoever they are and wherever they live. Such institutions recognize the importance of meeting learners where they are—and the positive impact this has on outcomes.

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Accessibility Guidelines EdTech Company 150

eSchool News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Gale, a Cengage company, is helping educators enhance skills for virtual lesson planning and online teaching. Now teachers can take control of their own professional learning and find support as they work to use For Educators to drive student learning outcomes. Gale, a Cengage company, believes in the power and joy of learning.

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Education Learning Professional Learning Company 126

Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 10, 2019

As an edtech vendor, you know creating a strong working relationship between your company and any prospective client is key. You might think this is obvious—schools aren’t companies, after all. As such, she says, “It’s important for edtech companies to be informed about how schools function.

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EdTech Company Outcomes Data 232

EdTech4Beginners

JUNE 25, 2023

For example, no matter how big or small your company is, network risk management is one of the best things you can do for your business to gain control over your networks and the data users share, and reduce the threat of cyberattacks. Quite the contrary, it can help you avoid pitfalls.

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Assessment Data Company Industry 130

Edsurge

AUGUST 19, 2021

Now, a pilot partnership among colleges, companies and the American Council on Education aims to help people pursue both paths. The Apprenticeship Pathways project takes apprenticeships—experiences that companies design that pay people wages to learn while they work—and translates them into free college credits.

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Training Digital Badges Company Software 172

eSchool News

JANUARY 31, 2023

Offered by Lexia, a Cambium Learning Group company, LETRS professional learning programs provide educators with the deep knowledge required to be literacy and language experts in the science of reading. These sessions provide classroom application examples of the learnings and refine and extend participants’ understanding of the content.

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Professional Learning Elementary Accessibility Differentiated Instruction 98

A Principal's Reflections

MAY 19, 2019

Learning to ride a bike is one of many great examples that proves my point. The most progressive companies deliberately seek employees with track records reflecting both failure and success. Ignoring or shying away will always result in outcomes that are not favorable or acceptable in the long term.

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Training Outcomes Company Examples 329

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

employees working from home and interacting with colleagues and customers remotely at the peak of the pandemic, many companies began to invest in digital transformation initiatives to address gaps in cloud adoption and cybersecurity. Surveys suggest that employees stay longer at companies that offer formal training pathways.

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Training Company E-rate Software 190