Edsurge
JUNE 9, 2020
If both happen together, that’s a 9x improvement in the rate of learning.” The system sends students a text or e-mail 24 to 48 hours after a class, with one multiple-choice question about the material.
The Learning Revolution Has Begun
OCTOBER 17, 2011
Launches Rated JPG reports that beloved toy-maker LEGO is building its own social network. While Kno has fixed its issues, it appears as though Stanza, a popular e-reader app, will remain in the app graveyard. E-book provider Overdrive reports that e-book checkouts from libraries are up over 200% from last year.
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The Hechinger Report
JANUARY 10, 2017
Photo: Meghan E. The shift has coincided with improved test scores and graduation rates. “I Some education technology developers, such as Knewton, say machines can figure out what students need to know and how best to deliver it. A fifth grader works on a digital lesson as part of a blended learning program.
Hack Education
SEPTEMBER 22, 2017
From the Knewton blog : “ Introducing Knewton Product Updates for Fall 2017.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A survey by e-textbook provider VitalSource has found that 50 percent of students who delayed buying textbooks because of high prices saw their grades suffer as a result.”
Hack Education
OCTOBER 14, 2016
According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Neither Knewton nor the Clinton campaign have confirmed the veracity of this leaked speech. Education Politics.
Hack Education
AUGUST 24, 2018
despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” ” “Student marketplace Spitball has launched a token-based ‘ blockchain economy ’ that aims to switch up the e-learning industry and create a decentralised landscape for students,” says IBS Intelligence. Sounds legit.
Hack Education
DECEMBER 30, 2019
“To Save Students Money, Colleges May Force a Switch to E-Textbooks,” The Chronicle of Higher Education reported in 2010. The story examined a proposed practice: “Colleges require students to pay a course-materials fee, which would be used to buy e-books for all of them (whatever text the professor recommends, just as in the old model).”
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