Ask a Tech Teacher

JANUARY 25, 2019

According to statistics published by Gartner analyst Thomas Bittman, only 4% of the school and education system was interested in cloud computing in 2009. Many renowned names in the game, such as Blackboard and Google, are now offering their own cloud-based virtual classroom suites. Thus, the future of education lies in online media.

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Edsurge

MARCH 17, 2021

Just as the pandemic is loosening its grip and schools and colleges move back to in-person classes, new startups are offering video platforms they say do a better job for teaching than Zoom or other mass-market systems. The system is aimed at colleges. million in funding. This interview has been lightly edited for clarity.

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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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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

Now, MOOC providers like edX and Coursera are looking towards new (and sometimes paid) offerings, as well as so-called “MicroBachelors” degrees designed to break up undergraduate credential into discrete components. So what do the top courses on MOOC platforms like edX and Coursera tell us about where teaching is heading?

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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. Systems that help educators, learners and parents stay in touch are needed. What Consumers Want Now Meanwhile, with campuses closed across the U.S.,

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

While high-resolution data for community colleges isn’t available, we can see evidence for this in proxies such as Google search trends , consumers’ growing openness and intention to study online , booming MOOC enrollment , and publicly-traded online learning company enrollment results.

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Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 3, 2023

This could be anything from a high-quality webcam for his online meetings to a smart assistant like Google Nest or Amazon Echo. Coursera, Edx, Udemy, are all great places to find online courses. A streaming device like Roku or Apple TV , or a smart sound system like Sonos , can enhance his movie-watching or music-listening experience.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 28, 2019

These concerns also provide educators with an opportunity to discuss how AI systems work with their students. Navy advises us to consider, as we create “humans-in-the-loop” systems, which require people to sign off on important AI decisions. Public concern will lead to AI regulations. But we must understand this tech too.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2020

Employers are increasingly open to these alternative credentials: Google recently started offering Career Certificate programs which it will consider the equivalent of a 4-year degree. Enterprise Learning In enterprise learning, here are the trends that we’re watching closely when it comes to how companies are supporting their employees.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

At Google, one of us works as a product lead for the IT Support Professional Certificate on Coursera—a program designed to take beginner-level learners to IT job readiness in about eight months. The program is philanthropically funded by Google.org, and does not generate any revenue to Google.

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Edsurge

MAY 29, 2018

in Management of Information Systems from Claremont Graduate University. Yes, but for my business information systems students, virtual labs have helped. They can use those systems in their communication or in their workplace setting because the labs made them familiar with a real situation.

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The Hechinger Report

AUGUST 29, 2021

Students can now instead opt for alternatives, such as Google certificates in information technology from Coursera for $59 a month, Levine noted — “a cheap, low-cost, prestigious credential. Related: It’s just too much why students are abandoning community colleges in droves. Watkins, president, Strada Impact.

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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

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Even Coursera, which has historically partnered with universities, jumped on the employer bandwagon, announcing a new content partnership with Google this year. The idea is to bring different service providers under one roof so that it’s easier for doctors to share information and easier for patients to navigate the system.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Our education system produces inequitable outcomes for students — particularly those who identify as low income and/or as a Black, Indigenous, or students of color. . By my third year in the classroom, I became frustrated with how little systemic change I thought I could make as a teacher. Subscribe to the podcast in Google Play.

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The Cornerstone for Teachers

OCTOBER 3, 2021

Our education system produces inequitable outcomes for students — particularly those who identify as low income and/or as a Black, Indigenous, or students of color. . By my third year in the classroom, I became frustrated with how little systemic change I thought I could make as a teacher. Subscribe to the podcast in Google Play.

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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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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2022

Osmo Coding- -a purchased game system to teach coding. Google Computer Science for High School –free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers. Osmo Coding- -a purchased game system to teach coding. Grasshopper –coding app for beginners with lesson tutorials; intuitive. Pyonkee –free, a little glitchy. Build an App.

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Hack Education

JULY 7, 2017

” (Edsurge, for what it’s worth, shares investors with Class Central, Udacity, and Coursera (although there’s no disclosure on that article to that end) – funny how the narratives about the “revolutionary” potential of MOOCs get spread, eh?). ” asks The Chronicle of Higher Education.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Google Computer Science for High School –free workshops (with application) for K-12 teachers. Osmo Coding- -a purchased game system to teach coding. Coding Curriculum. C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. Code Academy. Everyone Can Code –from Apple. Free Code Camp.

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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

Many are first-generation and lower-income learners who have historically lacked the support systems to succeed in a traditional higher ed setting. Recently, Coursera announced a modular MOOC-based bachelor’s degree with the University of North Texas, and edX is experimenting with “ MicroBachelors ” programs as pathways to degrees.

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EdTech4Beginners

SEPTEMBER 5, 2016

If any question emerges from the back of your mind, you know what to do: type in few keywords to Google and get the answer at that very moment. The way technology affects learning processes has an impressive effect on the overall educational system. You can follow her on Facebook and Google+.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Coursera (online education): $210.1 AltSchool (private school; learning management system): $172.9 D2L (learning management system): $165 million. The original OPM is probably the learning management system. Yuanfudao (tutoring) –- $244.2 Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

Sueann Galt, STEM Coordinator Does the use of ‘Learning Menus’ increase students’ intrinsic motivation? Karla Pobke Coordinator Personalised Learning Born Accessible STEM: Making Sure Accessibility is Not Just an Afterthought - Anh Bui Director of Product Strategy for Global Literacy Project-Based Learning: You''re almost doing it already!

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Digital Promise

DECEMBER 15, 2014

’ There are a lot of people in education working to create a system that reflects that!” This will help create an education system that truly focuses on developing college and career readiness and ensures that students enter the world with the skills they need to succeed." ” Aubrey Francisco. Project Manager.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

The region boasts an unusual concentration of highly-valued tech startups—Domo, Qualtrics and Inside Sales are among them—along with big education companies, including Instructure, the developer of the Canvas learning management system. Keynotes aside, here’s what we’re looking forward to seeing: Monday (all times Mountain).

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Via Mother Jones : “How the Justice Department Is Trying to Dismantle Georgia ’s Segregated Special-Education System.” ” It’s now unclear, observers say, if the FTC can regulate companies like Google or Verizon. More on Coursera and certification in the certification section below.).

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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 got into the anti-plagiarism business. billion (which certainly explains why Google got into the anti-plagiarism business, eh?). Udacity got a new CEO.

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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. A Wi-Fi system. VR headsets (well, it’s really just a mask that holds your Google phone up to your face). Raise $146.1

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Isn’t Liberia outsourcing its education system to a Gates and Zuckerberg-backed startup , Bridge International Academies ? Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” ” From the Google blog : “ Google Science Fair 2018 : Resources for educators to get ideas flowing.” ” Also from the Google blog : “More tools for homeschoolers.”

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 4, 2015

Google Chromebook, Toshiba Satellite laptops. Geddit , twitter backchannel discussion, Nearpod , Classroom Response Systems (clickers). Google Drive (simple, but crude); Microsoft Word (probably a better choice, but it depends on what “ecology” students are plugged into); Zoho Docs. Google, Google Scholar , Questia.

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Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

That seems to be Coursera ’s business model. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “White paper explores changing the accreditation system to encourage continuous improvement and open the door to ‘alternative’ education providers.” The school messaging system has raised $6.8 Apptegy has raised $5.7

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 7, 2017

A single mom in middle America could learn to code from Google instructor. Despite these promising developments, however, vast inequity still persists in the United States education system. We’re still in the process of redesigning an education system and there’s constant chatter about “disruption.”

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Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Tech devices won't fix our education system | Lockport Union Sun & Journal → Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan recently issued a plea for greater student access to high-tech tools. "This No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. Strong opinions may be weakly held.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Perhaps, as developmental psychologist Edith Ackermann argued this year, the “ maker ” movement will serve as “ Papert’s Perestroika ,” thawing the school system’s reluctance to embrace constructionist practices. Google’s Alphabet Inc. What it hasn’t delivered are many jobs.

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