Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

In 2018 we witnessed a clash of titans as government and tech companies collided on privacy issues around collecting, culling and using personal data. From GDPR to Facebook scandals, many tech CEOs were defending big data, its use, and how they’re safeguarding the public. This will create greater demand for transparency in data use.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

" I like to cite, as an example, a New Yorker article from a few years ago that interviewed Anthony Levandoski, the Uber engineer sued by Google for stealing its self-driving car technology. Despite the failure of AllLearn, in 2014, Levin was named the CEO of Coursera. Coursera founder Daphne Koller.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Some call it “The Rise of the Machines” for the convergence of multiple technologies: artificial intelligence, big data, data science, robotics plus virtual and augmented reality. Unicorns such as Coursera, Udemy, Varsity Tutors and VIPKid led the way with innovative solutions.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Yet such nondegree certifications aren’t new to higher education: Colleges already offer certifications in everything from digital marketing and data analytics to cosmetology. Coursera, the biggest microcredential provider, lets students take month-long courses to develop skills for higher-paying jobs.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

According to the latest tracking data from the Chronicle of Higher Education, two-year colleges are significantly more likely than other institution types to be planning for a primarily or fully online fall semester. Department of Education data. More broadly, it is an era of surging demand for online postsecondary learning.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Coursera to Charge Fees for Previously Free Courses Once hailed as a portal for free learning materials, accessible to anyone with an internet connection, Coursera announced this year plans to charge if learners want to submit assignments to be graded for certain courses.

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Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

Since the beginning, the tool has focused on mobile delivery on a smartphone, and the company claims it is the leading mobile learning platform globally , with more than 500 million downloads between the Apple App Store and Google Play, and 40 million monthly active users. Duolingo has a few things going for itself.

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Wired Campus

FEBRUARY 11, 2015

Some of the biggest MOOC producers, including Daphne Koller’s Coursera, may have figured out how to get employers to accept free online courses as credentials: Get big-name companies to help design them. She says it also lets Coursera play a role in “bridging the gap” between higher education and industry. ” Mr.

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Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

One of our portfolio companies LearnPlatform publishes a regular “ Edtech Top 40 ” list of the most used edtech products in K12 schools nationwide: perhaps unsurprisingly, Google products take 8 of the top 10 spots. But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist. NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc.

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2017

Coursera sits somewhat awkwardly on the border between traditional higher education and the Silicon Valley-forces working to disrupt it. EdSurge: I’ve heard folks at Coursera refer to your courses and microcredential programs as “products.” It has been five year since Coursera launched its first MOOCs. How’s that going?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2019

The Pittsburgh-based developer of a popular language learning app has raised $30 million in a Series F round from CapitalG, the growth equity investment fund from Alphabet (the umbrella company for Google) and an existing investor in Duolingo. He turned that research into a company which was acquired by Google in 2009.

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The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

While the global disruption of in-person education seemed poised to change that, it’s largely benefiting the biggest, already-established brands so far, according to analysts and market data. Of the 10 most-used K-12 ed-tech tools tracked by management network LearnPlatform since the start of the pandemic, eight are from Google.

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Edsurge

JUNE 11, 2020

Case in point: Online course provider Coursera reported more than 13 million new registered users since mid-March, a 535 percent increase from the same period last year. Before the pandemic, according to the latest available data, only 15 percent of U.S. What Consumers Want Now Meanwhile, with campuses closed across the U.S.,

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Microsoft recently announced a training initiative to bring digital skills to 25 million people worldwide, with a focus on using data to identify the right in-demand jobs and learning paths. Guild Education recently developed Next Chapter to guide displaced workers into higher-wage roles through education.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

This is especially true when it comes to the growing share of jobs that are technology related and hinge on rapidly-evolving skillsets—which today make up more than a quarter of all job openings, according to data from Burning Glass Technologies. including Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Illinois, Texas, California, and New York.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 31, 2019

One in five employers report that they have hired someone with a verified certificate from a platform such as Coursera or EdX. In fact, the boom in microcredentials is being fed in large part by major companies—IBM, Google, and Amazon, to name a few—looking to grow their talent pipeline and increase the skill level of current employees.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

MOOC companies typically account for the bump in the “Post-Secondary” category, but aside from Coursera’s $64 million Series D round, few other companies focused in higher education scored a large deal. Slowly but steadily, private equity firms are piecing together assets to create educational data platforms. Deals of 2017.

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Linways Technologies

DECEMBER 14, 2018

But with Google and wiki at their side, your students are better equipped with instant information at their fingertips. But that won’t matter because with so much metrics and data about student information, curriculum, assessment outcomes etc. Research mentality and continuous learning to stay updated.

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myViewBoard

JUNE 20, 2019

The majority of teachers who responded to our survey reported they tend to search for videos online using search engines such as YouTube (83%) and Google (61%). Common hits are videos from dispersed free and paid-for educational videos websites such as TEDx , Udemy , Khan Academy , and Coursera.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

But during that same fifteen-year period, we also witnessed the birth and growth of highly influential firms like Google, Amazon, Facebook, Tencent and Alibaba. SchoolNet built and marketed an “instructional management system” that aimed to deliver useful data about student progress to teachers and administrators.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2018

Join an online learning community, such as Google Educator Groups. Try free online courses from Coursera , edX , and Udacity. Source: Practice Labs Byun’s favorite online learning resources Byun believes “doing is better than reading.” He recommends getting involved in online learning if you want to learn more.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

My classmates from Stanford’s Learning Design and Technology master’s program have gone on to design for big brands like Airbnb and Google as well as edtech upstarts including the African Leadership University, General Assembly, Osmo and Udacity. Start with the “big four” that most people have heard of: Coursera, Udacity, Udemy, and EdX.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Beyond coursework, students swim in a flux of data, buffeted by phone calls, text messages, Facebook updates, Twitter tweets, news crawls, and other sources. Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity. And students are changing. This is a vital issue.

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Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Assessing the Travel Ban : What New Data on Overseas Recruitment Does – and Doesn’t – Tell Us.” Two very different responses to Google ’s “Be Internet Awesome” marketing. ” Education in the Courts. No, there’s not.).

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NeverEndingSearch

FEBRUARY 8, 2015

visually, quantitatively, orally) in order to make informed decisions and solve problems, evaluating the credibility and accuracy of each source and noting any discrepancies among the data. Completely integrated with Google Drive, the free application, with its side-by-side viewing panel allows you to take synchronized notes on videos.

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EdTechSandyK

APRIL 8, 2014

Coursera is another option for higher ed MOOCS. A participant in the room shared about an 8th grade Engilsh teacher using Google docs and going paperless - students walk in and go immediately to their Chromebooks because they want to see the feedback the teacher has given them. Click here to see all of them.)

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Edsurge

JANUARY 30, 2020

In addition, external and internal learning and development content is increasingly being curated and linked to formal educational opportunities for working professionals—via offerings such as Coursera for Business and “ learning experience platforms ” like Degreed.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Digging as hard as I could, I could not find reliable data revealing how many of them teach online. A number of colleges have partnered with big MOOC providers, principally Coursera and edX, to offer large-scale online courses at far lower prices, in part to attract new students to their higher-priced online degrees.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 20, 2023

Here are some of the best note taking apps to use in school: Google Keep Bear Evernote Notion SimpleNote Microsoft OneNote 6. Whether you need to present complex data in an interesting format for school or work, these infographic making apps are great: Adobe Express Desygner Design Lab 8.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Coursera (online education): $210.1 Investors in tutoring companies this year included Warbug Pincus, Goldman Sachs, Learn Capital, Y Combinator, the Omidyar Network, Sequoia Capital, TAL Education, Tencent, Google, and of course, the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. Zuoyebang (tutoring): $585 million. 17zuoye (tutoring): $585 million.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 3, 2019

such as Coursera, EdX, Udacity and FutureLearn. The top five unsurprisingly included Coursera, edX, Udacity and FutureLearn, with a new contender, XutangX from China. Platform Founding Partners Students* Offerings and Details Coursera (U.S.)Stanford Stanford University, Google, Facebook, AT&T?10

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. ” “Two assessment companies – Educational Testing Service and Data Recognition Corp. More on Coursera and certification in the certification section below.). Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

10:00AM: Tech Titans Battle for Market Share: How Google, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft are Reshaping the K-12 Landscape with Kevin Bushweller (Education Week), Chris Curran (Tyton Partners), Holly Yettick (Education Week Research Center), Keith Bockwoldt (Township High School District 214) and Tom Ryan (Sante Fe Public Schools & CoSN).

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

From the Coursera blog : “Announcing ‘ AI for Everyone ’: a new course from deeplearning.ai on Coursera.” is the new company of Andrew Ng , Coursera’s co-founder.) There’s more data about online education down in the “research” section at the bottom. More from Edsurge.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

” Coursera highlights its mentors – its volunteer mentors – on its blog. Google had a big press event this week too, unveiling shiny stuff to a cheering crowd of stenographers. VR headsets (well, it’s really just a mask that holds your Google phone up to your face). Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

Coursera ’s Daphne Koller announced in a blog post that she’s leaving the MOOC company she co-founded to work at a Alphabet (a.k.a. Google) biotech company, Calico. Coursera’s other founder, Andrew Ng, left the startup several years ago to join the Chinese search engine Baidu. . million people since 2003.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Coursera raised $109 million in venture company because investors are cray. Google was fined $170 million for violating children’s privacy on YouTube. Google was fined $170 million for violating children’s privacy on YouTube. Google got into the anti-plagiarism business. Udacity got a new CEO.

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