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Digital Promise Releases Report on Value of Research in Edtech Design

Digital Promise

At the same time, companies are better able to articulate the intended educational outcomes of their product. In our new report, An Overlooked Indicator of Edtech Quality: The Use of Learning Sciences Research , we provide an in-depth look at how learners and products alike can benefit from research-infused design.

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How Research-Based Tools Provide Impactful Learning Outcomes

Edsurge

What defines an exemplary edtech company that serves K-12 needs? While the edtech market continues to grow with innovative ways to engage students, not many companies provide products rooted in three decades of cognitive research that continue to provide solid returns on investment. You mentioned subject areas beyond mathematics.

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As Seattle schools sue social media companies, what’s the legal impact?

eSchool News

Meanwhile, the social media companies named in the lawsuit emphasized their own commitments to teen and child safety. “We We want teens to be safe online,” said Antigone Davis, global head of safety at Meta, noting the company has developed parental supervision tools and other privacy and safety measures on teen accounts. “We

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What Is ‘Quality’? Task Force Seeks Comment on Higher-Ed Outcomes Reporting Standards

Edsurge

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. One option is to charge accounting firms a membership fee to apply the standards in their audit reports of schools. Rick O’Donnell.

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4 Essential Factors for Student Engagement Based on Current Research

The CoolCatTeacher

Sponsor: GoGuardian The State of Engagement Report 2020 has valuable classroom research and information on distance learning best practices. This must-read report is funded by GoGuardian and includes a meta-analysis of best practices in engaging distance learning. Thank you GoGuardian for sponsoring this podcast and the report.

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As Tech Companies Hire More Liberal Arts Majors, More Students Are Choosing STEM Degrees

Edsurge

At the same time, more STEM employers are hiring workers with humanities backgrounds, according to a new report by researchers at Strada Education Network and Emsi, a labor market analytics firm. Weise, chief innovation officer at Strada Institute for the Future of Work and another author of the report.

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Ed tech companies promise results, but their claims are often based on shoddy research

The Hechinger Report

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. Some companies are trying to gain a foothold in a crowded market.

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