Marketplace K-12

MARCH 14, 2016

million, including drawing funds from Zuckerberg Education Ventures, one of Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg’s investment vehicles. Dallas-based LoudCloud’s platforms include a competency-based courseware platform, a learning-analytics platform and services, an eReading product, and a learning management system.

Udemy 40

Udemy Blackboard Company Facebook 40

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. Lots of news this week about Facebook and Cambridge Analytica. The student loan company has raised $803.6 The company, which makes programmable toys, has raised $7.8 Upgrades and Downgrades.

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2018

It's not necessarily that students need to say "This is what I want to learn. This is what I don't want to learn," but somehow making it flexible to where they could link a specific interest, say, on a specific company or a specific scenario within the overarching course objective.

Social Media 88

Social Media Course Examples Learning Analytics 88

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Personalized learning dates back to a Chicago lab school at the turn of the 20th century, but the concept is having a renaissance because of today’s more sophisticated technology — and the excitement and investment the technology has inspired. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

Personalized learning dates back to a Chicago lab school at the turn of the 20th century, but the concept is having a renaissance because of today’s more sophisticated technology — and the excitement and investment the technology has inspired. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

Or “personalized learning” can mean that students have a say in what they learn – students determine topics they study and activities they undertake. That is, through monitoring and feedback, through automated assessment, and through the programmatic presentation of new or next materials to study.

Personalized Learning 83

Personalized Learning Learning Course Handbook 83

Hack Education

MAY 4, 2018

” That’s Inder Verma at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies. “ Are Edtech Companies Doing Enough to Protect Student Privacy? Facebook had its big developer conference this week, and honestly I couldn’t bear to pay attention. Digital training company QuizRR has raised $1.3 million total.

MOOC 42

MOOC Education Robotics Company 42