EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

The new E-learning technologies keep on evolving, and a lot of companies are investing in it to yield efficient employees. According to a Google report , almost 80% people don’t exit their homes sans smartphones. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC is not a new concept in the e-learning industry.

MOOC 127

MOOC Gamification Smartphone OER 127

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

” It’s been over a decade since comedian Stephen Colbert introduced the word “ truthiness ” on The Colbert Report – his attempt to describe political arguments, particularly those made by conservatives, that need no facts or evidence because they “just feel right.” Or MOOCs even. The engineers?

Technology 40

Technology Education Report Training 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

Pokémon Go, a free augmented reality game developed by Niantic (a company spun out of Google in 2015), became the most popular mobile game in US history this year. Significantly, ESSA mandates the collection and reporting of per pupil expenditure data at the school level. This is part eight of my annual review of the year in ed-tech.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” asks The Hechinger Report. ” (A question for colleges that are making these sorts of deals: if teaching programming skills is so fundamental to the future of your school, why are you outsourcing this function to for-profit companies?

Education 40

Education Pearson Report Policies 40