The Hechinger Report

MAY 20, 2020

Examples from The Hechinger Report’s collection of misleading research claims touted by ed tech companies. All three of these companies try to hook prospective users with claims on their websites about their products’ effectiveness. Video: Sarah Butrymowicz. This story also appeared in USA Today. But they are all misleading.

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The CoolCatTeacher

JANUARY 5, 2018

In today’s show, he talks about top free tech tools to try in social studies lessons. Richard Byrne the author of Free Technology for Teachers has some fantastic professional development courses including a course for history / social studies teachers. 5 Free Tech Tools to Try in Your Social Studies Lessons. Tool #2: TimelineJS.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Many of its 7,000 middle and high schoolers, mostly Hispanic and low-income, were struggling in their studies and course failure rates had spiked. The nonprofit charter school network also invited a team of university researchers to study whether the online tutoring service was helping students. This story also appeared in Mind/Shift.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 25, 2019

But instead of a classroom, Wolochow now works on the Silicon Valley campus of a company that’s using technology to make learning more accessible to people throughout the world. More companies in the science, technology, engineering, and mathematics—or STEM—fields are hiring workers with liberal arts backgrounds, according to a recent report.

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Company STEM Coursera Trends 167

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 25, 2023

Magilke qualified for a government grant to go back to school, she was told, at a place the center suggested: an online company called MedCerts. She asked MedCerts for help finding a clinical training placement, but said she was told the company could not help. Would-be employers told her she lacked the experience they required.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 8, 2022

The drop in humanities majors and a significant and simultaneous rise in the number of STEM graduates show that students have altered their understanding of what they should study to achieve success in the post-collegiate job market. Miriam Hamburger, a 2017 religious studies graduate from Occidental College, is a good example.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2022

We know that kids love it and so do parents and teachers,” said Emily Morton, a researcher at NWEA, a nonprofit assessment company, who has studied four-day school weeks around the country. The first empirical study, published in 2015, found that Colorado students in four-day schools did a lot better.

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Dangerously Irrelevant

MAY 31, 2017

Some folks know that I started my education career as a middle school Social Studies teacher in Charlotte, North Carolina. For instance, if I was teaching Social Studies today… My students and I definitely would be tapping into an incredible diversity of online resources. Let’s take maps, for example. government as well.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

And while many entrepreneurs claim that their products are 'research-based," it's difficult for consumers to determine whether the studies they cite or conduct are of a certain caliber. Here are the top companies in each category. The Learning Sciences Category: BrainQuake, Inc. Top marks in this category went to BrainQuake, Inc.

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Company EdTech Case Study Study 151

Edsurge

MAY 18, 2019

A study by the International Workplace Group estimates that 50 percent of people globally work outside their headquarters for at least 2.5 Employees report higher productivity , greater efficiency and less stress , while companies can benefit from lower real estate costs and an expanded talent pool. days each week.

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Company EdTech How To Meeting 139

Edsurge

MARCH 5, 2020

Soon someone from the company reached out to her to offer her full access to the site for free, which costs students either $39.95 All she had to do was fill out a faculty profile, and she happily answered questions about how she had used the service and did an interview for an article on the company’s website. per month, or $119.40

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Edsurge

JULY 17, 2019

That’s the kind of deeply human attribute employers say they’re looking for in job candidates as companies try to adapt to modern changes in technology and business strategy. Companies want skilled employees, and talented students want jobs. What Do Employers Want? Seems simple enough.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Tech entrepreneur Fred Singer is the CEO and founder of Echo360 , a company which he launched after a visit to his son’s classroom. Singer has funded and led a wide range of digital companies over the past twenty years, and the list of business and charitable boards on which he serves is long. How are you measuring success?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 23, 2020

Niesner claims the company is on track to hit $40 million in revenue in 2020. The company is still shy of the $100 million revenue threshold commonly associated with IPO-ready companies. The company reached 25 million users by 2012 and 55 million users three years later. The company has raised $4.4

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Company EdTech Learning Exercises 88

The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 11, 2024

Homework Hacks Course – Created by Brian Page, this course offers students strategies for effective studying and learning. Brown – Provides insights into science-based study techniques. “ Powerful Teaching ” – Explores evidence-based strategies for teaching and learning. If you want to learn more.

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eSchool News

JULY 20, 2021

Palo Alto– According to a new study of 2,000 U.S. The majority of parents (71%) are also worried about potential learning loss that may have resulted by not being in school, and are pursuing a variety of means to keep up their child’s studies at home this summer. Osmo is an award-winning STEAM brand with more than 2.5

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Edsurge

MARCH 12, 2024

That’s according to the recent data from the “ State of Higher Education Study ,” conducted by the analytics company Gallup and the private foundation Lumina. Of all those surveyed for this latest study, 35 percent had contemplated “stopping out,” or ceasing to complete their coursework.

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Edsurge

MAY 2, 2018

Emily Lai, Director of Formative Assessment and Feedback at Pearson But new, externally audited, efficacy research from Pearson about one of the company’s third-party apps shows a significant correlation between increased retesting and lower overall course performance. It can be done before or after practice assignments.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2023

Not long after the search engine company was founded in 1998, psychologists began to wonder how the ability to have so much information instantly available was changing our brains. The researchers didn’t actually study how people use Google or any internet search engine. There are two lessons from this study.

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Study Google Assessment Accessibility 91

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

APRIL 17, 2019

They are essential to the survival of companies, and they are neither glamorous nor easy to execute. Company reps think they are providing a useful onramp. As a quick sidenote, and in our opinion, it’s okay for companies to sell goods and services to schools. For example, some schools will be focused on rethinking assessment.

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eSchool News

JUNE 24, 2021

To help educators make the most of new teaching strategies and tools, MiEN Company has published “ A Guide to Creating Dynamic Active Learning Spaces.”. It also shares a quick case study of how New Albany High School in Indiana transformed a media center into a multi-purpose room and the accompanying benefits. “A About MiEN Company.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2023

This virtual version of Ada Lovelace is an example of technology known as generative AI, which is composed of algorithms that can essentially produce new content from raw information. A Swedish company called Sana Labs sells a learning-management system that promises to automatically compile courses for internal use by companies.

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Edsurge

MARCH 4, 2019

He had learned some coding and development on his own through freeCodeCamp.org , and he had polished some of those skills doing work for a small WordPress related company. at a company where customer feedback is vital to ongoing development, it’s his perspective as a student user of the product that is especially valued.

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Edsurge

APRIL 19, 2022

High textbook costs continue to prove a barrier to college for some students, with some studies showing that many students skip textbook purchases even if they worry it’ll harm their grades because of the price tag. In 2020, Lumen acquired Faculty Guild , a coaching company for instructors, now called Lumen Circles.

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OER Course Company Report 163

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

For James Singewald, a typical week goes something like this: Learn about the history of boarding schools in an Indigenous Studies class. Students who study on campus tend to come for career and tech courses, learning about, for example, welding, or scientific diving, or aquaculture. The students are really great.

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The CoolCatTeacher

DECEMBER 14, 2017

01:01 Vicki : So give me an example of how it’s used in your classroom. We got a little integration of social studies there. So that’s just one example of getting the year started off with a thinking routine. So for example, one of the types of thinking is perspective taking. And it’s north, south, east, and west.

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Edsurge

JUNE 16, 2023

The company also uses a customizable assignments generator that it acquired, for an undisclosed amount, from a Bulgarian startup in 2019. Still, completion rates among people who have paid for a Coursera course hover around 50 percent, according to figures shared by the company. It’s a dance that Sourabh Bajaj is familiar with.

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The CoolCatTeacher

MARCH 19, 2023

Practical AI in the Classroom 00;00;06;20 – 00;00;35;12 Vicki Davis Hello, the 10 Minute Teacher is back with a special extended episode about Artificial Intelligence, something that I have been studying for several months. The study hall teacher who walked you through your first college application. This is episode 798.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 9, 2023

“These concerns may be heightened by knowing the potential ease with which companies may access the posts of schools and districts for uses not intended to be accessed by those in schools who have posted,” researchers wrote.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 7, 2019

Tech entrepreneur Fred Singer is the CEO and founder of Echo360 , a company which he launched after a visit to his son’s classroom. Singer has funded and led a wide range of digital companies over the past twenty years, and the list of business and charitable boards on which he serves is long. How are you measuring success?

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Study Assistive Technology Data Course 89

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. What types of studies have been conducted to demonstrate the effectiveness of product? Ask providers whether typical users (e.g.

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EdTech Company Study Outcomes 118

Neo LMS

JUNE 28, 2022

It helps them find a balance between frontal lessons and individual study, interaction and reflection, formal evaluation and self-assessment. . For example, an independent student will be better equipped to face personal and professional challenges without constantly relying on others. . This recommendations system is not new.

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LMS Classroom Competency Based Learning E-rate 403

The CoolCatTeacher

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

Barbara also explores specific examples of rigor in math, literature, writing, science, and history, emphasizing the importance of going beyond the text and providing evidence to demonstrate understanding. Oh It is because, you know, for example, in math, you know, basically the ACT has accused schools of grade inflation, right?

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Edsurge

MAY 30, 2017

Stories pointing to secretive consumer tracking policies and privacy violations from companies like Facebook and Google have stirred further outcries, and education companies are not immune to criticisms either. That’s a far cry from the research published from companies, says Martin. You need to call them what they are.

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Company Data EdTech Policies 97

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 15, 2022

It’s not a retail company. It’s a revealing example of how people inside higher education often bristle at adopting strategies from the private sector, and why colleges and universities continue to be slow to change. It’s not a retail company. And you can’t. It’s not a bank. Dave Kieffer, principal analyst,Tambellini Group.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

And yet, adults regularly set out to study a second (or third, or fourth) language. That’s the kind of question asked by researchers who study motivation. For example, research suggests that learning “chunks” of words in a new language that you can combine to form a sentence is easier than having to build each sentence from scratch.

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