eSchool News

JULY 20, 2022

WOBURN, MA & SAN FRANCISCO – JULY 20, 2022 – FEV Tutor (“FEV”), the K-12 market leading research and evidence-based online tutoring platform, today announced its partnership with Alpine Investors (“Alpine”), a people-driven private equity firm that is a Certified B Corporation committed to building enduring businesses.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Providing courses to companies, and adults not enrolled in a full-time degree program, has long been a way for universities to extend their reach (and pockets) beyond the physical lecture hall. In 2013, MIT began offering online programs for working professionals to meet learners across the globe.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 30, 2017

Next Wave 2017 was the latest in an annual, invitation-only meeting series run by Ithaka , the nonprofit group behind JSTOR, ArtStor, the PORTICO digital archiving and preservation service, and Ithaka S&R, which conducts research on higher ed and technology. We’re completely in charge of admissions. They’re in charge of the technology.”

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 17, 2023

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Subscribe today! Then the pandemic hit.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2021

Every now and then, it's been hard to do a call while the kids are screaming or something like that, but between meetings, to see them or have lunch with them or go on a walk with them, that part has been actually quite nice.” EdSurge: How did you adapt to meet the needs of students during the pandemic? They were real education.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2021

Covid “was such a boon to our industry,” said Anant Agarwal , founder and CEO of the online course platform EdX, which has more than 160 university partners and more than 2,000 free courses. This move to online learning is here to stay. Related: Colleges and universities are outsourcing services to for-profit companies.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 3, 2016

Remaining a tech-savvy educator means keeping on top of the myriad changes and trends in education, how technology can support those trends, and how teaching and learning can best benefit from near-constant change. Read more.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 6, 2018

based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state. Holmes County, where half the students live below poverty level , is following a national trend by using online resources to offer more advanced high school courses to its students. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 11, 2019

3P Learning works with over five million students and educators across the globe, providing online learning solutions in math, science and literacy. Match available resources to your strategic goals Ensure the resources you consider align with your district’s mission, vision and student learning objectives.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2021

Without reliable access to the internet and devices like laptops or cell phones, college students probably aren’t going to succeed in online learning. A new survey shows that college students’ attitudes correlate with their personal experiences with online learning. and meeting them there,” she says.

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Edsurge

MARCH 18, 2020

Now, with the widespread cancellation of schools and conferences (where investors and entrepreneurs often meet), edtech investors are advising startups to heed Sequoia’s advice. Companies should be thinking about their cash runway, watching their burn and making sure they are comfortable with where they are at right now,” says Carolan.

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 2, 2018

Naturally, technology plays a central role in scaling quality education supply to meet this demand. Blended and online learning is increasingly in demand by students. Where enthusiastic faculty insist on teaching emerging trends or technologies they are compelled to do so as extracurricular courses.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 7, 2019

Some companies had a cookie-cutter approach to course development. The more Evenchik worked with the company, the more he was impressed by the LXD team’s thoughtful, step-by-step approach to understanding Boston College’s needs and goals. Jack Shira’s go-to sites for keeping up with digital education trends.

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The Hechinger Report

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every other Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Brian Hartz, business owner of Transfr’s virtual training facility, said the training meets a lot of kids where they are.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

“Businesses today have to be more agile and have to be able to pivot—access to content needs to be very rapid,” says Lori Bradley, executive vice president for global talent management at PVH Corp, a publicly- traded fashion and apparel company with 35,000 employees. According to the Association for Talent Development, U.S.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 6, 2020

In a recent study conducted by McKinsey & Company, statistical models based on academic studies estimated the potential influence of school closures on learning. Additionally, institutions must adjust their previous approaches toward the assessment of learning outcomes to meet the realities of today’s environment.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 14, 2018

Teachers are revered , most families spend about a third of their income on their children’s education, and most students spend at least an hour a day on some kind of online learning. It’s also a place where companies are racing into technologies that raise tough ethical issues. That means many of the tutors live in the U.S.,

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edWeb.net

MAY 25, 2021

During the edWebinar, “ Educators Have Spoken… This Is What Industry Partners Need to Hear,” the speakers presented trends and observations from edWeb’s recent edFocus Industry Summit and offered advice for vendors on building and maintaining connections with their customers. Virtual professional learning is taking over.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 7, 2020

Although the district is one of the most racially diverse in the state, school officials are expecting a fragmented return along demographic lines as more families of color than white families opt to enroll their children in online learning. Parents who don’t meet that threshold won’t have the same flexibility, at least for now.

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MindShift

MARCH 6, 2018

based education company that is part of a nonprofit consortium in the state. Holmes County, where half the students live below poverty level , is following a national trend by using online resources to offer more advanced high school courses to its students. Department of Education, students took 317,000 online courses.

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Online Learning Learning Course Report 31

Edsurge

MAY 10, 2021

SplashLearn’s game-based learning platform—available in 150+ countries and already used by more than 40 million children—features thousands of research-informed games aimed at instructing young learners in English language arts and math. In what ways has the perception of game-based learning changed in recent times?

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Neo LMS

OCTOBER 13, 2020

Read more: Actionable advice for educators to move to online learning. With so many engaging, technological resources at hand, resorting only to Zoom or Google Meet is almost a sin. Schools should not transfer the classroom-learning mindset to a digital medium; instead, they should make the most out of e-learning possibilities.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 13, 2021

Algebra I is the air you breathe to be in STEM,” said Nathan Levenson, a former CEO of a crane-manufacturing company and later a school superintendent in Massachusetts. For many students it’s been a lonely year, and algebra is tougher to learn while peering at a screen, say teachers and researchers. Zyonne Reid, a 15-year-old at J.P.

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STEM Report Course Study 126

eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Jackson went on to say, “Through this partnership, millions of students will immediately have access to a state of the art platform that delivers our accredited, robust and rigorous curriculum in a way that is accessible and personalized to meet their learning needs.

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Fractus Learning

APRIL 9, 2021

Flipped classroom models empower students to do classroom work at home using multimedia presentations and online learning platform resources. The app integrates with Google Drive, Classroom, and Sign-On, simplifying the online learning environment for Google districts. Google Meet. SurveyMonkey.

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Flipped Classroom Software Tools Classroom 97

Digital Promise

DECEMBER 8, 2016

The most obvious way Access Green strives to meet this goal is its environmental focus. Andronaco and Hall are developing an online learning platform for underserved populations, based on the OmniLearn suite of business leadership tools used by top business schools.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 19, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Model providers include schools and companies that want to export successful elements of a program or entire school designs.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

In October, we will share a guide highlighting the trends, insights and challenges we've learned about while profiling five key players in the world of school redesign. Education Elements provides support for schools and districts as they transform their school models to personalize learning. Stay tuned! What have I done wrong?”

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Bryan Alexander

JULY 8, 2019

Cybersecurity threats, aging IT systems, increased demand for online learning and classroom technology, and difficulty attracting and retaining IT talent are putting pressure on many colleges, not just WCC. In response, they decided to outsource technology operations to Ellucian. — Susan Scranton (@SusanScranton) July 8, 2019.

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The Hechinger Report

APRIL 23, 2020

And students are experiencing a flexible type of learning they may not like as undergraduates, but could return to when it’s time to get a graduate degree. Related: Online higher education isn’t winning over students forced off campus by the coronavirus. Related: How do you manage college online — quarantined with eight people?

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 23, 2018

Guenther and her husband, Jacob, are emblematic of a trend underway in the small town of Onalaska. The school is located on Carlisle Avenue, named after William Carlisle, the co-founder of the long-shuttered timber company that established this town. Related: Can online learning level the AP playing field for rural kids?

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2021

Abrupt shifts to virtual and hybrid learning laid bare the vast inequities that exist in the U.S. The move to online learning also made people wonder: Are there practices we can continue when the pandemic abates? Zoom Meeting hacks, ransomware). – education system. Mike Teng, CEO and Co-Founder, Swing Education.

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 8, 2016

SPICE was meeting all of their learners’ needs except one, rural isolation, and this drove their focus on using technology to strengthen their program. Virtual Learning: A Human-Centered Approach. A virtual learning center is different than distance or online learning. Her answer: Do it virtually.

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Technology Blended Learning Laptops Course 120

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

What’s different about the trend today is that educational technology companies are eagerly marketing software under the “personalized learning” label. KIPP Morial, a school in New Orleans East, exemplifies how the personalized learning trend rolled out in charters across the Crescent City. DeVonté Trask, 11.

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Personalized Learning Software Data Report 98

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2018

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Tuesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Imagine how many customers a company could get running 10 miles of fiber somewhere else. Subscribe today!

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 12, 2017

Some internet-access advocates say EBS is underutilized at best, and wasted at worst, because loose regulatory oversight by the FCC has allowed most of the spectrum to fall into the hands of commercial internet companies. Related: Most students go to a school that meets federal standards for internet speed. Photo: Chris Berdik.

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My Island View

NOVEMBER 29, 2018

As with all education conferences it is easy to identify what trends in education have been most popular over the last year by the number of sessions being offered on any given subject. There was no mention of follow-up research to determine how effective the PD was in improving or even affecting student learning in the classroom.

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