Edsurge

JANUARY 2, 2020

This article is part of a series of reflections on the past decade in education technology. Recently, we asked Dintersmith for his thoughts on the decade in edtech, as someone who’s seen a fair number of sides of it. EdSurge : What technology has been the most disappointing? What never lived up to expectations (or the hype?)

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2021

The demand for innovative digital learning technology has never been higher. And investment continues to flow into the edtech space. While at edX Porter created the Open edX project, which has served more than 55 million learners taking massive open online courses, or MOOCs. Esme is its first education technology investment.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2018

But the technology itself was not my concern. What did bother me, however, was how many of these technologies were only adding a digital component to the same learning practices teachers used when I was a student there just a few years ago. But, I certainly can’t excuse it.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 7, 2019

education technology industry appears on track to surpass the amount of investor funding tallied in recent years. educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to support educators and learners across preK-12 and postsecondary education. edtech companies in the first half of 2019.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Until lately, those online MIT courses have somewhat resembled so-called massive open online courses, or MOOCs, says Clara Piloto, director of global programs at MIT Professional Education. Now, as MOOCs have evolved to court professional audiences , so too have MIT’s efforts to harness companies and organizations.

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EdTech Magazine

AUGUST 30, 2018

During my tenure as technology director at St. Stephen’s Episcopal Day School in Miami, the idea of makerspaces — collaborative workspaces that are growing more and more popular across the country — intrigued me, from both a pedagogical and a technological perspective. Makerspace Educators Need Professional Development, Too.

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Edsurge

JUNE 25, 2018

With the two last directors of the federal Office of Education Technology, Richard Culatta and Joseph South, at the helms of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), it is no surprise that the organization is seeking to expand and rebrand.

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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.” As a group, we called for a reimagining of community college, including moving toward more alignment with industry and more digital options.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 28, 2018

While not quite the “Year of the MOOC,” 2018 saw a resurgence in interest around the ways these massive open online courses are delivering free (and more often these days, not free) online education around the world, and how these providers are increasingly turning to traditional institutions of learning. Without a University Involved.).

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

And it was just a few years after the launch of the first MOOCs, putting the online higher ed market newly in the spotlight as it continued its steady growth. And major companies and industry groups are increasingly getting into the credentialing game, exemplified by firms such as IBM and Google.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 24, 2022

The technology that tracks digital records has spurred a cryptocurrency gold rush and an NFT explosion. It has also led to the rise of new groups, called DAOs, that are experimenting with less-hierarchical ways to conduct business. Some edtech entrepreneurs are eager for Web3 to arrive and change education. At least, in theory.

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EdTech4Beginners

MARCH 7, 2018

The new E-learning technologies keep on evolving, and a lot of companies are investing in it to yield efficient employees. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC). MOOC is not a new concept in the e-learning industry. Many prestigious universities such as Harvard offers MOOC at minimal or no cost.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Their school is committed to organization-wide change to effectively infuse technology into the curriculum and they are truly forward-thinking in their approach; the school has already implemented many innovative teaching practices and spaces. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day. Math Rotation Model.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 12, 2016

education technology agenda. Promoting the use of education technology should not go without also working to abate the age-old concerns about efficacy and equity. Criticisms about education technologies have existed perhaps just as long as the technologies themselves have been around. What do you say?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. These statistics offer a somber reminder that the edtech industry does not produce quick, home run hits. Other EdSurge stories about edtech venture capital. 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

Looking for a job can be daunting, particularly if you are pivoting to a new role or switching industries, like those folks coming into the edtech space. Over the years of running the EdSurge edtech jobs board, we’ve collected some helpful tips and resources for finding your dream edtech job.

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The Shake Up Learning Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2022

SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. And think about using it for your adult organizations as well like church groups, alumni associations, intramural teams, and philanthropic organizations. Google Educator Groups (GEGs).

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Linways Technologies

APRIL 22, 2020

We know that education technology is a swiftly growing field. However, before adopting a technology platform for your educational institution, we need to take a step back to analyze why your institution really need such a product. Technology integration is a major shift in institution management. Customization Options.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2018

Every year in March the edtech world descends on Austin for SXSW EDU, a conference that’s become as much about classroom practice and implementation as entrepreneurship and tech innovation. Can Evidence Even Keep Up with Edtech? The Evolution of MOOCs: Six Years Later : Are MOOCs still around? Higher Ed 11:00 a.m.

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EdTechnocation.com

MARCH 19, 2014

Last week, the MOOC-Ed, Coaching Digital Learning: Cultivating a Culture of Change , began. Small Steps When providing technology integration support, I often tell teachers to pick one way or one thing to do with the technology in the classroom or a lesson and focus on that.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

In those days the platform was called Venture Lab, and 78,000 students from 150 countries signed up for its first course, which was on technology entrepreneurship. At the time they were not alone in their efforts; Coursera, Udacity (both of which were also co-founded by Stanford professors) and edX had launched MOOC platforms a year earlier.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2022

There are even memes marking this trend, like one that went viral on Reddit showing a still frame from a cartoon depicting a turtle labeled “a New Udemy course” joining a group of other turtles labeled “All my unfinished courses.” One Reddit group is devoted to sharing links to coupon codes for free Udemy courses. (A

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 14, 2020

Parent builds edtech. It was started by one of the co-founders of Blackboard, now a household name in education technology. Avida is the husband of Coursera co-founder Daphne Koller, and one of the first board members of the company that helped put the spotlight on massive online open courses, or MOOCs. Remote classes falter.

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GoConqr

FEBRUARY 2, 2016

But that hasn’t stopped us from asking a number of experts in education and technology to gaze into their crystal balls and share their thoughts on one major EdTech trend we can expect to see lighting up learning and one major challenge that education will face in 2016. Technology and the classroom – major trends and challenges.

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techieMusings

MAY 19, 2016

Their school is committed to organization-wide change to effectively infuse technology into the curriculum and they are truly forward-thinking in their approach; the school has already implemented many innovative teaching practices and spaces. Their MOOC worktime is an assigned period within their school day. Math Rotation Model.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

Some technologies enable social interaction while others purposefully remove it. And in an online course, technology must play a role in fostering student-to-student, student-to-instructor and student-to-content interactions during break out groups, interactive polls or back channels. Walk In Students’ Shoes.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

First the numbers: In the past year, we have published more than 300 articles about the shifting trends in higher ed, education technology and digital learning. Discovering MOOCs in 2012 lit a fire under me. I left my position running university internships abroad and went head first into the edtech world.

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TeacherCast

JUNE 20, 2015

The TechEducator Podcast is a weekly round table discussion about current topics in educational technology. Kurt uses technology throughout his curriculum to create durable learning experiences that are both rigorous and transformative to prepare his students for success in an ever changing world. TechEducatorPodcast.com.

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Edsurge

APRIL 21, 2021

Udemy has become one of the best-funded companies in edtech, having raised another $80 million earlier this year, bringing its total raised to nearly $300 million. In some ways, her video courses are a kind of low-cost preview of her work as a consultant, where groups hire her to come in and coach individuals or groups.

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ViewSonic Education

DECEMBER 27, 2018

After all, with the way technology has become interwoven into our daily lives, it only makes sense that our educational structure adapts to this shift to leverage the power of technology in the classroom. Well, you’re not alone. What is a Flipped Classroom Approach? Challenges Faced Within a Flipped Classroom Approach.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

These developments will have important implications for colleges and universities, training and skills providers, edtech firms and investors and other stakeholders in the education ecosystem. The changing market also sets the stage for the emergence of new types of technology solutions and partnerships.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

I observed that completion rates between these two groups of course participants were strikingly different. They were incredibly hardworking people, but the ones creating the most significant social impact in the world were also often too busy to finish a MOOC. She holds an MA in Learning, Design and Technology from Stanford.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

But the technology lends a question: to what extent should educational products make assumptions about a user’s end goal? Speakers from University of Virginia, University of Maryland, MIT and University of Pennsylvania will share what works, what doesn’t and how they have built structures to support technology initiatives on their campuses.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Preferred admissions gives a narrowly defined group of black descendants a chance to compete for achievements that are defined by accumulated disadvantage. These ideologies permeate education technology too, as often the same investors and same entrepreneurs and the same engineers are involved. ” It has reshaped work.

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Shake Up Learning

MAY 2, 2017

20 NEW Ways to Use #GoogleClassroom #gttribe #SUL #googleedu #gsuiteedu #edtech Click To Tweet. SAT/ACT Study Groups. When it comes time to prepare for the SAT and ACT, often times students will form study groups across the area or region. googleedu #gsuiteedu #edtech Click To Tweet. 20 NEW Ways to Use Google Classroom.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

My classmates from Stanford’s Learning Design and Technology master’s program have gone on to design for big brands like Airbnb and Google as well as edtech upstarts including the African Leadership University, General Assembly, Osmo and Udacity. To get serious about education technology, you have to read Seymour Papert.

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EdTechTeacher

NOVEMBER 18, 2015

” The idea, though, that the kids had separated from technology was ridiculous as Justin shows a YouTube video on how to make a rainbow loom starbust bracelet that has been viewed over 30 million times! As a researcher, Justin has been carrying this concept into his work with MOOCs. Teaching for Expert Thinking and Communication.

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