Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

And of course there are other vendors, like Elsevier and Wiley (like Jones Soda and RC) and openly-licensed resources known as OER, or open education resources (which are something like a Sodastream homebrew). And there's the fact that surveys show many students still prefer printed textbooks to digital ones.

Pearson 110

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 110

Shake Up Learning

DECEMBER 13, 2022

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Google 95

Google eBook Assessment OER 95

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Higher education is going through a massive transformation thanks to the adoption of new technologies like mobile learning , gamification and digital courseware. Many colleges and universities have invested in technology, laying emphasis on education facilitated by digital and remote learning techniques. Interactivity and Engagement.

eBook 98

eBook Gamification Education OER 98

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

A Techcrunch op-ed : “Why edtech can’t grow as much as healthtech.” ” From the EdTech Researcher blog : “ Project Based Learning as Mindset.” ” “ Deloitte Publishes 2016 Digital Education Survey,” says Edsurge. ” Definitely no one I trust more on this topic, no siree.

Education 63

Education MOOC Report Khan Academy 63

Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Via MIT Technology Review : “ DNA tests for IQ are coming, but it might not be smart to take one.” ” Via Campus Technology : “ NYC Data Science Academy Launches Online Bootcamp.” ” asks Edsurge.

Education 44

Education Facebook Edmodo OER 44

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2019

Content and Curriculum Creator, Project Explorer Creating OER-s and Interactive STEM Applications in Mathematics Higher Education , Lucie Mingla Math Educator, New York City College of Technology, CUNY Cross-cultural alignments, fertilization, differentiation: Bridging the gaps through technology , Melda N. Dr. Schell, Ed.D.,

Conference 72

Conference Education STEM Secondary 72

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

“technologizing” the government. Here’s a sponsored article , paid for by the Gates Foundation and published by Edsurge promoting the school and its technology.). ” “Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe,” according to an investor in Edsurge. The History of Pearson.

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. ” Inside Higher Ed on Robot-Proof : “Northeastern president discusses his new book on how higher education can train students for careers where technology cannot make them redundant.”

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

“ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Techcrunch lists 11 technologies that “want to hack your brain.” Job search site Indeed.com surveyed 1000 HR managers and tech recruiters.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Elsewhere in MOOC research… From Campus Technology : “Grouping MOOC Students by Communication Mode Doesn’t Help Completion.” .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. “ Artificial Intelligence: Could emerging technologies ‘humanize’ teaching & learning? “ Will these four technology trends change education in India? National) Education Politics. ” asks CoSN.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. Perhaps this will help the Grovo fellows: “Tips for Landing an Edtech Gig – From the EdSurge Jobs Team.” Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” IHE ed-tech blogger Joshua Kim wonders “Who Exactly Holds This Neoliberal EdTech Ideology ?”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

The company is co-founded by Nick Ducoff, formerly of the OER textbook startup Boundless. Part 3 of EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin’s look at schools’ data collection and data security: “ Ad Tracking & Surveillance.” “ The Edtech Edifice Complex ” by The World Bank’s Michael Trucano.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

“ Cory Reid , who previously ran two edtech companies – Instructure and MasteryConnect – as their chief executive, has landed a new gig at Tyton Partners,” says Edsurge , failing to disclose that it shares investors with MasteryConnect. ” “​ OER Researchers Don’t Disaggregate Data on Diverse Students.

Education 44

Education Coursera MOOC Kaplan 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

According to Edsurge’s calculations , “US Edtech Brings in $122M in June.” More on the National Crime Victimization Survey via Politico. ” Phil Hill also weighs in on the latest Babson survey on OER. “Researchers Target Brain-Scanning Technology to Improve Ed.

Education 40

Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” “ Coursera More than Doubles Number of Degrees on Its Platform,” says Campus Technology. Edsurge on the business of OER.

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47

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. More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives. Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “With two executive orders, Gov. ” Amazingly dumb.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

.” For those keeping track of how great social media is for the future of education and knowledge and civics and such: “Last Year, Social Media Was Used to Influence Elections in at Least 18 Countries ,” says the MIT Technology Review. “If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER” by Stephen Downes.

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via Education Week : “ Minecraft Party to Raise Money for Technology in Philly Schools.” ” Campus Technology rewrites the press release that Examity will be used for identify verification and proctoring in edX classes. “ Credly Receives Open Badges Certification ,” Campus Technology reports.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Stanley Buchesky , formerly a managing partner at the venture capital firm The EdTech Fund , will work [at the Department of Education] on budget and finance issues.” ” Among The EdTech Fund’s investments : Teachboost and Citelighter. ” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

But DeVos “believes that technology has a role to play in the classroom,” Edsurge writes in response to the confirmation , which I guess means ed-tech can overlook all of her horrible beliefs that further educational inequalities as long as it means more people buy digital things and hire Edsurge to facilitate that process. .”

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Unveils Free Online Tool for Rapid Evaluation of Edtech Products.” Apple , as always, helps us see how criticism-free technology journalism can be. Via eCampus News : “ Barnes & Noble Education announces advanced OER courseware.” Inside Higher Ed on the results of the 2016 Campus Computing Survey."

Education 40

Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40