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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Neo LMS

JANUARY 27, 2022

Online learning bloomed, students helped each other, the community contributed with knowledge, moral and financial support, and social interaction was kept alive. Providing more opportunities for real-world, project-based learning. Using technology to bring high-quality social capital to under-resourced neighborhoods.

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Neo LMS

MAY 21, 2020

Embraced by some, considered by others only a back-up solution during these exceptional times brought by the global pandemic — that forced many universities across the globe to carry on their activities remotely — online learning has, in fact, its pedagogical consistency and social relevance. Let’s take online classes.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 18, 2022

Following Monterrey’s success, other Mexican higher ed institutions have launched new online programs mirroring Monterey Tech’s model. In Latin America, only about 15 percent of higher ed institutions offer hybrid options, and only about 20 percent deliver fully online courses. In the U.S.,

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Edsurge

JANUARY 6, 2017

Why was the fitness app so “sticky” as opposed to the online learning platforms? How could we apply the same practices to learning? I’ve come to believe that one of the biggest misunderstandings about online learning is that it has to be limited to things that can be done in front of a computer screen.

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Edsurge

MARCH 31, 2021

Coursera’s founders and CEO rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange today, as the online-learning company became a rare edtech enterprise to go public. And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company).

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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. based online learning platform provider, raised $103 million in a Series E round.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 12, 2020

A Need for More Strategic Online-Learning Capacity Following the sudden move to online and remote learning across all of American higher education last spring, many community colleges will be operating online this fall. One example is Calbright , the new online community college in California.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 13, 2017

In 2013, MIT began offering online programs for working professionals to meet learners across the globe. 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. says Piloto.

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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.

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Edsurge

MAY 13, 2021

It was 2012, and online learning was suddenly booming. Courses at Stanford and at MIT were opened for free online to the masses, and the masses signed up—with some courses attracting more than 160,000 each. Dhawal Shaw, founder of MOOC-discovery platform Class Central. Downsides of Openness?

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Edsurge

APRIL 3, 2018

Many online learning platforms, such as LinkedIn Learning and MasterClass, are indeed pivoting towards business models that look a lot like subscription-based streaming services Pandora, Spotify or Netflix. Even as we reinvent the platforms and modalities for learning, the teachers at the center of the model are losing out.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2020

The moral of that tale, he adds, is there is probably no easy, silver-bullet questionnaire that can be asked at the beginning of any online course to improve completion, as some learning scientists had hoped. Considering Context But that doesn’t mean Reich has given up on behavioral interventions in online learning.

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Edsurge

MARCH 11, 2022

In recent years, blockchain technology has become a buzzword in the edtech sector. The technology can be used to authenticate the identities of people, to determine ownership or to verify data. Blockchain technology can also be used to store more than formal certification data. Updates must be validated collectively.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. Look out for rhizomatic learning. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. Introduction.

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Edsurge

MAY 4, 2022

To Coursera, the online learning platform and edtech “unicorn” that went public last year , this may represent an opportunity to serve as an institutional bridge for some of these universities in the struggle to stop the bleeding. Entry-level industry certificates are receiving a lot of attention these days.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 10, 2016

The emerging field of Learner Experience Design or LX design is about balancing the need for quality course design with the central role of human interaction in online learning. It’s a collaborative process that engages faculty in the design and improvement of online courses. Relationships Matter. Walk In Students’ Shoes.

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Linways Technologies

APRIL 22, 2020

We know that education technology is a swiftly growing field. Here we are talking about virtual campus management solutions or online learning management solutions that can essentially digitize the teaching-learning. Responsive Learning/Mobile Application. It’s not an instructor-focused show. Customization Options.

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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. Mobile learning. GoConqr Click To Tweet.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 1, 2018

Microcredentials, and controversial moves and pivots by edtech companies hoping to disrupt the higher education landscape. Ahearn, an online learning manager for +Acumen, shares eight lessons learned about the field with a starter kit of what every hopeful instructional designer should know.

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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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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

As online course platforms proliferate, institutions of all shapes and sizes realize that they’ll need to translate content into digital forms. Designing online learning experiences is essential to training employees, mobilizing customers, serving students, building marketing channels, and sustaining business models.

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

Some new services and platforms will emerge to cater for different forms of learning, MOOCs will evolve and improve and open badges will be hot. Look out for rhizomatic learning. The MOOC backlash. Of course I have to start with MOOCs. The MOOC backlash started in earnest in 2013. Introduction.

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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. So, what are its plans, and how does it see the market for online courses changing after the pandemic?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

The edtech entrepreneurs, educators, investors and other education professionals that share their opinions and practices through storytelling on our site are invaluable to this industry, and we celebrate them. SLACK ON: MOOCs get knocked for lacking the intimate discussions and organic student interactions that accompany college classes IRL.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2017

New Options One major reason is the explosion of relatively high-quality, free or low-cost professional learning options in recent years. Well-funded MOOC providers Coursera, Udacity and EdX have evolved their business models to focus squarely on corporate learning and serving professionals seeking credentials.

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Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2021

The nonprofit will also “explore promising new ideas for making online learning more effective, engaging and personalized,” said Reif in his letter. For me, the big story here is this continued consolidation of market leadership in online learning,” he added. 2U is all about strategy,” he added.

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Neo LMS

JUNE 16, 2020

Technology plays a prominent role in the modern classroom. Education technology tools and solutions are becoming commonplace and widespread. As a result, educators must stay on top of trends and pursue ongoing learning in technology. How to learn more about edtech options. Enroll in an online program.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 20, 2016

Joining the MOOC party As formal college education becomes more unaffordable, online education has become a popular alternative or supplement. 10 years ago, Kadenze probably couldn’t exist without the technology. 10 years ago, [Kadenze] probably couldn’t exist without the technology,” Kapur says.

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EdTechSandyK

MARCH 6, 2017

Kim, Researcch Scientist in the Learning Systems Lab, MIT What is your mission? Kim: Transform teaching & learning at MIT around the globe through the use of digital technology. MOOCs, technology infusion projects, online masters or pathways to credit, research. Not trying to sell an approach.

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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.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 16, 2018

Boston-based private equity firm Devonshire Investors has acquired NovoEd , a San Francisco-based provider of an online learning platform. NovoEd traces its roots to Stanford University, where engineering professor Amin Saberi and Farnaz Ronaghi, then a PhD student, launched their first online course in 2012.

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

In June of this year it was twenty years since I set up my first web server for delivering e-learning courses. I’m using this anniversary to reflect on my experiences in educational technology over the last 20 years. It’s no wonder there is no widespread adoption of e-learning and edtech across the institution.

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Mark Smithers

AUGUST 24, 2015

In June of this year it was twenty years since I set up my first web server for delivering e-learning courses. I’m using this anniversary to reflect on my experiences in educational technology over the last 20 years. It’s no wonder there is no widespread adoption of e-learning and edtech across the institution.

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ViewSonic Education

JANUARY 1, 2019

Over the past few years the education industry has been experiencing a shift away traditional learning environments. Incorporating technology in the classroom has paved the way for a myriad of innovative methods and practices that are aimed at improving upon teaching structures of the past. What is blended learning?

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Before the invasion of the internet, the university comprised a secure, single identity; now—with about a third of college students online —the American college is bifurcated. Just the other day, Purdue University, in partnership with Kaplan and edX, announced three new MOOC-based engineering degrees for under $25,000.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 16, 2021

A dean of digital learning at MIT, Krishna Rajagopal, resigned in protest , telling colleagues in an email that he had “serious continuing reservations” about the proposed direction. Michael Feldstein, a longtime edtech consultant and blogger, highlighted what he saw as the “hypocrisy” of the deal in a blog post last week.

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