Edsurge
APRIL 18, 2023
But neither the endorsement of powerful entities nor the enactment of new education policies assures that the push to create a skills-based education system will run like, er, clockwork. There is value in peer groups, in learning to collaborate at school.” I think the testing industry is very nervous,” he says.
EdTech Magazine
JUNE 25, 2018
Thanks to policies such as the Common Education Data Standards , information regarding Bobby’s need for special transportation services, food allergy restrictions and appropriate class placements were shared quickly, securely and automatically in time for his first day of class. Other initiatives also promote adoption of interoperability.
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Edsurge
DECEMBER 19, 2023
And if we — as an industry, as a sector — don't get a better handle on our data, we will be reacting to other people's AI apps and approaches to us. We should own this as an industry. That was not what we were asked to do. But George and I recognize that higher ed is terrible at owning its own data.
Edsurge
MAY 27, 2019
In China, the edtech industry appears to be immune to the whiplash that has hit venture investing across other sectors. Source: JMDedu On the Rise: ‘Big Chinese Learning’ & Kids Coding One of the most significant factors contributing to the growth of deals in competency-based education is a new trend dubbed “Big Chinese learning (???).”
Edsurge
AUGUST 30, 2016
In particular, continuing education programs are less regulated, more responsive to industry and consumer needs, have less restrictive budget policies and procurement systems, operate under lower political pressure, and are often infused with the “startup mentality” that is critical for responding to and pioneering disruptive innovations.
ExcelinEd
AUGUST 13, 2020
Second, states can help districts provide teachers with the personalized and competency-based learning structures they need to develop new skills at their own pace. States also have the authority to sweep aside all kinds of existing policies that are blocking or not incentivizing the supports teachers need.
TeachThought - Learn better.
MAY 12, 2020
Also note, the point of this post isn’t to showcase how innovative higher education is but rather to point out innovations that are out there as a kind of survey while also hopefully helping pollinate the possibility of innovation in the upper end of the field and ‘industry’ of education. Competency-Based Learning.
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