eSchool News

OCTOBER 6, 2023

When did October become awards season in the world of edtech? This week’s newsfeeds are stuffed with announcements for finalists and honorees for both educators and vendors on the best and brightest developments for teaching and learning. The winners: Of course, we need to start with the most prestigious!

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Neo LMS

AUGUST 23, 2022

What if there is a way to give each one of these students something tailored to their needs to boost their learning engagement ? Modern edtech such as an intelligent learning platform (ILP) can help you achieve this by creating a personalized learning environment. . What is personalized learning?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

FEBRUARY 26, 2019

Whether it is eLearning or classroom learning, one cannot determine the effectiveness of the education provided, only on the basis of assessment scores. Teachers need to understand the learning capacity of their students while imparting knowledge, as opposed to overloading them with information.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2017

Jenn Stringer Jenn Stringer, assistant vice chancellor for teaching and learning at UC Berkeley, told the story to a crowd of about 50 educators and IT professionals on Wednesday at the 2017 Educause national conference. What happens when students get stereotyped [based on their data] and how do you handle outliers?

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Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2024

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being integrated into higher education to address challenges such as personalized learning and operational efficiency. However, the integration of AI into higher education also raises concerns about its ethical use , including data privacy, security and the potential for bias in algorithms.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2018

How does a fifth grader feel getting ready to do a live edtech demo at their local school board meeting? At last February’s Board meeting, 10-year old Ryan inspired the adults in the room to see how tech can be leveraged for learning in a whole new light.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Edtech is poised to guide students to success in 2024 Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News Discover Current Trends in Education In recent years, K-12 tech innovation news has spread the word about how edtech has witnessed transformative trends shaping the future of learning.

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PlagiarismCheck

APRIL 23, 2024

That’s the main idea of conferences, which bring educators and high-tech professionals together to devise effective solutions for building a better future. Here is a list of upcoming conferences where educators can get inspired, empowered, and ready for new challenges. What’s next?

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EdTech4Beginners

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

The landscape of education has experienced a veritable paradigm shift with the advent and proliferation of technology throughout innumerable facets of learning, a transformation particularly evident in the field of nursing. Online discussion forums, group projects and virtual study groups facilitate peer-to-peer interaction.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

This op-ed is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Marie Cini is the president of the Council for Adult and Experiential Learning. I define education technology as any tool that supports learning, digital or not. An abacus is an educational technology, as is the slide rule.

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Educational Technology Guy

NOVEMBER 18, 2019

Otus is an interesting product, created by educators. It combines the best features of a learning management system, assessment management and data management into one. And has a mobile app for educators, students and families. This post originally appeared on Educational Technology Guy.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

Not surprisingly, many of this year’s Top 10 focused on equity, edtech innovation, immersive learning, and the science of reading. This year’s 4th most-read story focuses on blended learning’s role in the wake of the pandemic. education is building back stronger.”

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

Blended Learning. Edtech Differentiation in the Writing Classroom. Shaelynn Farnsworth will help us understand how edtech tools and the learning analytics they provide will help us reach our students (and differentiate.) Holly Clark shares the digital tools that will make a difference in our writing practices.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Key points: Current education trends point to personalization and accessibility Keeping up with current trends in education is essential for educators Learn more about K-12 Tech Innovation News In the dynamic landscape of K-12 education, several trends are shaping the way students learn and educators teach.

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EdTech Magazine

JANUARY 19, 2018

From learning analytics tools providing students with instant feedback on their work to virtual reality facilitating field trips to faraway lands to 3D printers filling makerspaces, the classroom looks quite a bit different than it did just five years ago. Learning Analytics Tools Provide Real-Time Feedback.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

It’s called the Teaching Online Podcast, or TOPcast , and co-host Thomas Cavanagh says he is driven by his quest to figure out one of the grand challenges of higher education: how to use technology to raise the quality of instruction while lowering costs. Join us to take a look at AWS Educate's evolution and hear about what is next.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

One of the key things about the report is that we are asked to suggest what technologies we think will be highly influential in education in the far, medium and near terms. I want to clarify why I voted for certain things as influencing higher education in the future, but that I don’t actually endorse these things.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 6, 2021

Online and blended learning have become powerful solutions to improve students’ access to a high-quality education, regardless of their life circumstances, socioeconomic status or zip code,” said Thom Jackson, President and CEO of EdisonLearning. “As

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 23, 2023

As a higher education publisher, it’s important to keep up with the latest trends and technologies to improve the learning experience for students. One technology that helps with this is eBook analytics. In this article, we will explore analytics and how they benefit higher education publishers, in-depth.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 25, 2017

Martin also serves in working groups to advise the US Department of Education on the accessibility of education materials, and Universal Design for Learning. What do you think the year ahead has in store in terms of Educational Technology? Will Learning analytics have a major impact upon Education this year?

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 4, 2023

As a higher education publisher, it’s important to keep up with the latest trends and technologies to improve the learning experience for students. One technology that helps with this is eBook analytics. In this article, we will explore analytics and how they benefit higher education publishers, in-depth.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Today, students are blessed with interactive platforms, personalized education, online learning, and educational software that have been designed to enhance the learning experience. Educational software can include interactive programs, apps, or digital platforms that aid in teaching and reinforce educational concepts.

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Edsurge

JULY 22, 2020

With school plans for the fall focused less on reopening and more on resuming remote learning, the mixed experience with online instruction from the spring offers many lessons for how district leaders can better prepare for this next go around. Having the technology necessary to access online learning opportunities isn’t enough.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Well, there’s an app for that, and it’s gaining traction among educators. For example, for its remote learning classes, the Paris School of Business is using software called Nestor to track students’ eye movement and facial expressions through their laptop webcams. Biometric Tech Can Track How Well Students Are Paying Attention.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

Ringelstein and Renaissance Last February, Wisconsin-based learning analytics and assessment platform Renaissance Learning acquired UClass , a San Francisco-based startup that billed itself back then as a “Dropbox for Education.” Jack Lynch, CEO of Renaissance Learning 1. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

A pair of consultants who run a popular edtech blog plan to start offering events—in hopes of getting people at colleges and companies who don’t usually talk to each other to join forces on innovative teaching efforts. Open-ed people, personalized-learning people, and the learning-analytics people, they don’t talk to each other that much.”

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

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EmergingEdTech

FEBRUARY 15, 2015

Adaptive Learning Technologies Education Technology Success Stories Future of Education Technology Interviews - Education Technology Thought Leaders Learning Analytics Learning Management & Course Management Systems desire to learn ceo interview education technology leadership d2l gamification in LMS increase retention with personalized learning (..)

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Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2019

Among the software slated to be released under an open-source license is the university’s pioneering adaptive-learning project, the Open Learning Initiative , as well as a learning analytics platform LearnSphere. It’s an invitation to the educators of the world for us all to solve big problems together."

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

With thousands of education apps available today, it can seem like students' success is in the palm of their hands. School leaders expect students and teachers to be using their licensed apps all the time, says Ryan Baker, director of the University of Pennsylvania Center for Learning Analytics. A new report that analyzes 1.48

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 1, 2020

The partnership enables device-agnostic access to educators and students, increasing accessibility to help close the achievement gap across the nation. FocalPointK12 currently serves two million students across nine countries, with customers including state education agencies, school districts and independent schools.

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edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2021

All educators have now become managers and reporters of data, whether they are classroom teachers compiling information on individual students and sharing it with parents, or top district administrators evaluating teachers, principals, and all their students. By Robert Low. WATCH THE EDLEADER PANEL RECORDING. LISTEN TO THE PODCAST.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2018

But they hope to create a process that others can use, and to push edtech companies to more closely follow standards so that there’s less cleaning work needed. The capture and use of data is going to co-evolve with practical teaching and learning practices.”

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

But the tools are the first output of a nationwide effort to spread teaching innovation in higher education. That broader project, called the Empirical Educator Project, was started a year ago by e-Literate, a blog run by two longtime edtech consultants, Michael Feldstein and Phil Hill.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 15, 2021

Techquity,” as defined by educator and consultant Ken Shelton in a recent edLeader Panel , sponsored by NetRef , is the intersection of the use of technology and ensuring equitable learning environments. There are three main principles of being a culturally responsive educator that ensures their students’ sustainable growth.

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eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2019

Connecting leaders across the learning lifecycle and around the world, SXSW EDU serves as a melting pot for the latest approaches to education. What follows is a curated list of the top 10 trends impacting teaching and learning as exhibited in the programming at SXSW EDU 2019. AI, XR, & Blockchain: A New Era in EdTech.

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The Hechinger Report

JULY 6, 2020

Yet even advocates of educational technology recognize the motivating power of a human teacher to encourage a demoralized student or clear up a point of confusion. If only teachers can be more informed during class about things they can’t normally easily monitor, then students might learn better. “You

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