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. Each year, we share our 10 most-read stories.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

But today, edtech is commonly understood to mean digital technology. So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. The Filmstrips of Edtech Like a filmstrip.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Not everyone thinks that’s possible, of course, and even Cavanagh, vice provost for digital learning at the University of Central Florida, admits that edtech can spark plenty of new ethical challenges along the way. We could probably do multiple episodes on learning analytics, maybe there's a whole podcast about it out there somewhere.

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ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I have struggled in the past to explain my views on this to a subset of computer scientists I know (my past professors and others in edtech) who don’t normally think critically about education, and perhaps the ones who do think critically about education can give me feedback on how to make this clearer. Some Critical Questions.

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EdTech Magazine

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

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. Well, there’s an app for that, and it’s gaining traction among educators.

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EdTech4Beginners

JANUARY 25, 2017

One example of this in education would be instead of having a $3000 interactive whiteboard, a teacher can plug a $30 chromecast into a projector and everyone in the classroom can collaborate on an assignment. Another example of this is smartphones. Will Learning analytics have a major impact upon Education this year?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 8, 2018

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. The top five apps with the most licenses purchased are ConnectEd, Achieve3000, WeVideo, Blender Learn Discovery and Education Streaming Plus.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

AUGUST 23, 2023

These analytics can provide publishers with a range of data, including the following: Number of pages read Time spent on each page Most highlighted passages Most searched terms Performance on assessments User engagement This data can be used to identify patterns in learner behavior and adapt content to suit their needs better.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 15, 2019

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. But the tools are the first output of a nationwide effort to spread teaching innovation in higher education. Can sharing projects and practices possibly do that?

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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. But at a meeting at the University of Minnesota last month, several college leaders who work with the group said the data platform is an example of the consortium’s maturation.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 4, 2023

These analytics can provide publishers with a range of data, including the following: Number of pages read Time spent on each page Most highlighted passages Most searched terms Performance on assessments User engagement This data can be used to identify patterns in learner behavior and adapt content to suit their needs better.

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Edsurge

MAY 3, 2018

“The biggest challenge a lot [of entities] are facing is that they’re trying to implement for a law that isn't yet in effect, and is broadly written,” says Matthew Johnson, a lawyer with Cooley who focuses on higher education institutions and edtech companies. MOOC-provider Coursera, for example, claims to have 6.5 institution.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 31, 2023

This data can also be used to personalize each individual’s learning experience. Below are a few examples of how this can be beneficial. This helps educators understand the rate at which an individual learns and adapt their classes accordingly.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 11, 2016

He just doesn’t think our current university systems and edtech solutions will get us there. He’s worried that, rather than advancing our human potential, many edtech companies and universities are perpetuating the status quo. Rise of the robots Siemens has both an academic and an industry perspective on digital learning.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

Our edtech coordinator tells me there is more collaborative time for students. This is important because when students can engage with information—through conversation, projects or hands-on activities—followed up by reflection, they construct learning. What are teachers doing with these extra instructional hours? So many things.

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

While this is an imperfect process and often treated as a necessary evil, there are myriad examples where this public review process has helped to identify and remediate errors of fact and bias. The post The Next Social Contract for Public Education Needs New Terms of Service appeared first on EdTech Strategies.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 22, 2016

DIG has received a steady flow of inquiries and visits from peer universities and edtech innovators. We offer our colleagues at peer institutions and edtech companies nine considerations for cultivating innovation on campus and beyond. Establish clear values and guiding principles. Build products with—rather than for—users.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MARCH 27, 2015

device (BYOD) policies, learning analytics, open content, and remote or virtual laboratories provide flexibility in the personalization of learning, while also expanding learning capabilities beyond the classroom walls. Several representative examples of these innovations are highlighted below.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 20, 2019

For example, include a project where students have to build a functional prototype of a boat. Related: 5 Ways to Use Learning Analytics in K-12 Education. Take the boat prototype, for example, have the students compete outdoors by letting the boats float on water.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

Take your smartphone, for example, every month there’s a new update. So, teachers found a solution where they let the students learn about the technicalities of the topic and practice on an online virtual platform. For example, they can view the resulting solution after mixing four different chemicals together.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

I’m more hopeful that meaningful adoption of online learning can occur in traditional higher/tertiary education providers that are not universities. For example, colleges of higher and further education or the training and further education sector in Australia. Many MOOCs, for example, use learning material that are not actually open.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

OCTOBER 3, 2019

Instead of searching for the right materials on the web, students can access multitude of content that are specific to their learning needs in the library and on their smart devices. Say for example, a student needs more information about kinetic energy. Here are 5 ways to use learning analytics in education.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

For example, this story from the School Library Journal : “ Charter Schools , Segregation , and School Library Access.” The third: lifelong learning. Techcrunch says that “ EdTech is having a renaissance , powered by the emerging world.” Why the Diverse Charter School Model Is Being Gentrified.”

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Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 22, 2024

For example, what would be the charge for the magazine? For example, it could be about your CSR initiatives, or about innovation and sustainability. Is your business planning to make it available only to paying members? You may also need to work on the publication schedule for the magazine.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

I’m more hopeful that meaningful adoption of online learning can occur in traditional higher/tertiary education providers that are not universities. For example, colleges of higher and further education or the training and further education sector in Australia. Many MOOCs, for example, use learning material that are not actually open.

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edWeb.net

OCTOBER 26, 2021

For example, if Texas gets 10% of Title I dollars, it will get 10% of available ESSER dollars. NetRef, for example, produces ROI reports for analysis of monies spent and what that looks like in terms of product usage (actual effective cost per user, for example) and learning value.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 23, 2021

The answer to these questions is yes, so said educational leaders and edtech specialists in an edLeader Panel, sponsored by Gaggle and CatchOn, An ENA Affiliate. Educational leaders and teachers have improved processes to improve instruction, learning and institutional systems. Could schools support student well-being at a distance?

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

2021 brought with it new COVID-19 variants, the dreaded school COVID quarantine, and renewed calls to support the nation’s educators, who have worked tirelessly (and constantly) to support students’ learning, social and emotional needs, and more. And now, we head into our third year of learning during a global pandemic.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin launched a new project in 2017 – “ The K–12 Cyber Incident Map ” – that visualizes the breaches, ransomware attacks, DDOS attacks, phishing attacks, and so on that have been reported at US public schools. .”

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

“In the Leeds offering, for example, each course certificate will cost £59 and there are five taught courses; the sixth assessment course, which leads to 10 credits, is priced at £250 – making a total cost of £545 – which will also cover access to online library content,” The Guardian reports. million total.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “ Rethink Education Re-Ups Commitment to Edtech With $107.5 Via NPR : “The Higher Ed Learning Revolution: Tracking Each Student’s Every Move.” ” Not Tressie McMillan Cottom, for example. Via teachonline.ca : “Directory of Vendors of Online Learning Products and Services.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “Examining ethical and privacy issues surrounding learning analytics ” by Tony Bates. Data, Privacy, and Surveillance.

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