Edsurge

JULY 28, 2021

As a string of online-education companies have gone public, including Chegg, Coursera, Kahoot and others, it seems that investors have decided that there’s enough public interest in digital learning, and they want in. According to Urdan, language learning in the U.S. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector.

EdTech 161

EdTech Chegg Mobility Company 161

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. The positive report sent stock values soaring more than 30 percent. But suddenly, almost all students are taking classes entirely online.

EdTech 180

EdTech Khan Academy Chegg Coursera 180

Edsurge

AUGUST 15, 2020

We are interested in just-in-time training ( SV Academy offers sales training for new hires paid for by employers) and last-mile training ( Pathstream offers employer-branded digital skills training for software platforms) that are tied into strong job placement prospects. Tech-enabled apprenticeships and high school-to-workforce pathways.

Training 168

Training Education Learning Industry 168

Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2020

companies like Coursera are raising hundreds of millions at billion-dollar valuations. Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.” where devices and software remain in high demand. In the U.S., Figures exclude growth, private equity, grants and debt financing deals.

EdTech 110

EdTech Coursera Company Industry 110

Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

A national working group that I was recently a part of—led by non-profit Opportunity America—recently produced a report that aptly characterized the community college as “ the indispensable institution.” This could include new firms, service models and software tools that are more tailored to community colleges’ needs and offerings.

Digital Badges 211

Digital Badges MOOC Trends Industry 211

The Hechinger Report

JULY 8, 2022

In a report on the “emerging degree reset” released earlier this year, the labor analytics firm Burning Glass found that just 9 percent of Accenture’s “computer support specialist” listings required a bachelor’s in 2021, down from 46 percent in 2017. The trend toward degree inflation, the report concluded, has been reversed.

Training 127

Training Google Report Coursera 127

Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

This is part eleven of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In May, venture capitalist and former securities analyst Mary Meeker released her annual “Internet Trends” report. Much of what Meeker says in this year’s report about education is placed under her category “gaming.”

Trends 56

Trends Coursera Company Personalized Learning 56

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.

Video 40

Video Khan Academy Education Udemy 40

Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

Some of the education sector’s most celebrated and best-funded startups—including Coursera, Minerva, and General Assembly—focus on providing alternatives to traditional postsecondary education, or challenging traditional approaches to higher education.

Company 87

Company Trends Kaplan Knewton 87

Edsurge

JANUARY 13, 2021

A report from CB Insights showed that investments for all venture-backed U.S. Roblox is followed by Coursera and CampusLogic, which respectively offer online courses and financial management tools to colleges and universities. And investors saw in that market opportunities,” says Pope. Some orders were backlogged for months.)

EdTech 193

EdTech Coursera Company Industry 193

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

When I first started working as a tech reporter, I assumed – naively – that venture capitalists were smart people who did thorough research before funding a company. Connexeo (school administration software): $110 million. Coursera (online education): $210.1 Networks matter. Yuanfudao (tutoring): $250 million.

Trends 93

Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Working professionals have vastly different needs than those of the traditional student," said Nelson Baker, dean of professional education at Georgia Tech in an American Council of Education report last month, acknowledging that college leaders are uneasy over the inability of conventional higher ed to respond effectively to fierce market forces.

MOOC 95

MOOC Kaplan Coursera Report 95

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2018

” More on the report from Pacific Standard. ” “ Turkey has reacted angrily to suggestions that it might tone down its attack on Saudi Arabia over the murder of Jamal Khashoggi if the United States agrees to extradite an opponent of President Erdogan,” The Times reports. on Coursera.”

Education 53

Education Coursera Facebook MOOC 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

.” “Three months after the former Stanford University swimmer Brock Turner was sentenced to six months in jail for sexual assault, he was released on Friday,” NPR reports. More on Coursera and certification in the certification section below.). The states in question: Texas and Nevada. ” More via Techcrunch.

Education 52

Education Coursera Elsevier MOOC 52

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. Coursera’s other founder, Andrew Ng, left the startup several years ago to join the Chinese search engine Baidu. . million people since 2003.” Google) biotech company, Calico.

MOOC 40

MOOC Education Coursera Company 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

.” And in Delaware , “Authorities have arrested two Smyrna high school students in connection with threats involving clowns and bombs ,” the AP reports. ” “ Clown College Calls National Rash of Rumored Clown Scares ‘Troubling’,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reports. Raise $146.1

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday.” ” “Former Lake Michigan College President Jennifer Spielvogel is suing LMC and its Board of Trustees for alleged wrongful termination,” The Herald-Palladium reports. ” Via the AP : “Gov. ” “Like it’s a TV show.”

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

AUGUST 12, 2016

.” MIT , New York University , and Yale are being sued by employees, “accused of allowing their employees to be charged excessive fees on their retirement savings,” The New York Times reported on Tuesday. Via the Coursera blog : “Coming soon to all courses: Flexible session-based schedules.”

Education 40

Education MOOC Facebook Company 40

Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

” That’s Joel Rose ’s School of One software. “ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. “ Iowa State University seeks 7 percent annual tuition hike for each of next 5 years,” The Des Moines Register reports. ” Holy s**t.

Education 45

Education Coursera Khan Academy MOOC 45

Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

Via Politico : “ DeVos : Schools should decide whether to report undocumented kids.” “The Department of Education on Wednesday announced the process by which borrowers who had made ineligible payments for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program could be reconsidered for the benefit,” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 46

Education MOOC Social Media Report 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Carnegie Mellon announced it would open source its digital learning software. Coursera raised $109 million in venture company because investors are cray. Flawed Algorithms Are Grading Millions of Students’ Essays ,” Motherboard reported in August. Something about "learning engineers". 2U did not have such a great year.

Technology 67

Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

. “Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” The report is from the Technology for Education Consortium. (I’ve

Education 44

Education E-rate MOOC Data 44

Hack Education

JUNE 9, 2017

“Asked About Discrimination , Betsy DeVos Said This 14 Times,” NPR reports : “Schools that receive federal funds must follow federal law.” said Thursday that he is still part of a higher education initiative for President Donald Trump,” Politico reports. That seems to be Coursera ’s business model.

Education 46

Education Coursera MOOC Udemy 46

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on social media get selected? Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

As education reporter Mikhail Zinshteyn wrote in The Atlantic earlier this year, a loud chorus of researchers in education and labor markets question the notion that workers are unqualified for the growing sophistication of tech jobs. According to the latest jobs report , unemployment in the US is at 4.6%, the lowest since 2007.

Technology 85

Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

We can speculate, I suppose, about what the analogous battles might be in education – which corporation will sue which corporation, claiming they “own” learning data and learning roadmaps and learning algorithms and learning software IP. But universities are still bound by accreditation (and by tradition). The faculty?

Education 40

Education Robotics MOOC Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 16, 2016

I’ll look more closely at discrimination by design – in software and in algorithms – in the final article in this series.) Significantly, ESSA mandates the collection and reporting of per pupil expenditure data at the school level. funding) and outputs (e.g., “ Seen ” cheating.). They cheat and they lie.

Data 40

Data Technology Education Software 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 27, 2017

Via Techcrunch : “ Holberton gets backing from more industry executives as it looks to scale its software engineering school.” Edsurge profiles Dr. Chuck about his work on MOOCs with Coursera. ( From the Coursera blog : “Building India ’s Workforce for 2020.” ” Contests and Awards.

MOOC 47

MOOC Education Company Coursera 47

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 23, 2016

Here is venture capital well spent: “ Coursera Promotes Its ‘Affordable Online Courses’ With New TV Ad Spots ,” says Class Central. Via Westworld : “ Adams State ’s ‘Egregious, Unethical’ Online Program Should Be Scrapped, Report Says.” ” The company in question: edX.

Education 40

Education Coursera Facebook Social Media 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

” More on the teacher prep law from The Hechinger Report. ” “Modern E-Rate Puts Telephones On Hold in K–12,” Education Week reports , noting that schools are struggling to pay for phone service (still totally necessary) as well as expanded broadband. More via Inside Higher Ed. More from Quartz.

Education 40

Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” I missed this news earlier in April, via Class Central : financial aid applications for Coursera take at least 15 days. The school in question: Bethune-Cookman University.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 15, 2016

. “Ten more states sued the federal government on Friday over a directive to public schools on bathroom use by transgender students , adding their objections to those of 11 states that brought a lawsuit soon after the directive was released in May,” The New York Times reports. Via The Wall Street Journal : “ U.S.

Education 40

Education Blackboard Common Core MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 8, 2016

.” “ Kansas State University ’s policy not to investigate accusations of rape in off-campus fraternity houses is ‘incorrect,’ according to federal government statements filed in court in support of two female students at the university,” The New York Times reports. A trend , perhaps, to watch.).

Education 49

Education Report Company Coursera 49

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

From Liberia , “Government to crackdown on unlicensed schools,” New Vision reports. Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” “After Trump’s ‘Shithole’ Comment, Amazon CEO Donates $33 Million To DACA Students ,” Buzzfeed reports.

Education 44

Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

“Former Lobbyist With For-Profit Colleges Quits Education Department ,” ProPublica reports. Via PR Watch : “ Betsy DeVos Ethics Report Reveals Ties to Student Debt Collection Firm.” It’s just getting started,” says The Hechinger Report’s Jon Marcus. Education Politics.

Education 52

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 52

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

.” “More than 150 House and Senate Democrats sent Education Secretary Betsy DeVos a letter Monday that objected to her department’s recently announced shift in how it chooses the contractors that service federal student loans ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. State and Local) Education Politics. Via Reuters : “U.S.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44