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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. Join us to take a look at AWS Educate's evolution and hear about what is next. But I am sort of all-in on analytics as a concept.

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eSchool News

DECEMBER 26, 2023

This year’s 4th most-read story focuses on blended learning’s role in the wake of the pandemic. education is building back stronger.” The 2020s will likely be a defining decade for education as schools and policymakers rethink their approaches to education,” said Avantis Education’s Chief Executive Officer, Huw Williams.

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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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eSchool News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

It notes that ESSER (Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief) funding has provided school districts with opportunities to leverage new educational approaches and technologies and that “these innovations serve as the catalysts for rejuvenation, charting a course toward the restoration of educational excellence.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

MARCH 18, 2020

As always, education is changing. Unsurprisingly, technology is also impacting the world of education. In fact, a study on Forbes found that global education technology (EdTech) is one of the fastest-growing segments today, and is expected to be worth $252 billion by the end of this year. Video-assisted Learning.

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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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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? Another example of this is smartphones.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2021

Past examples of paradigm shifts include major events like the assassination of JFK or the terrorist attacks on September 11th which drastically altered people’s thoughts on safety, politics, and peace. Using the right virtual classroom software also plays a huge role in the success of virtual learning.

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The CoolCatTeacher

AUGUST 13, 2020

Shaelynn Farnsworth will help us understand how edtech tools and the learning analytics they provide will help us reach our students (and differentiate.) She’ll have practical, real-world examples for us. Wednesday, August 19 – STEM Transitioning to remote and blended learning with STEM.

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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. Ever feel like nodding off during a webinar? Engagement.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2017

The desire to understand and improve learning has led many educators to consider the value and utility of this information. When we hear about scaling innovation in higher education, the emphasis is almost always on quantity and increasing the production of post-secondary credentials.

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IAD Learning

JANUARY 31, 2017

Understanding how far an educational institution has gone on the implementation of learning analytics, may be achieved by using an “analytics maturity model” There several models available. Garner describes his analytics maturity model by multiple dimensions: Time perspective covered: past, present or future.

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The Hechinger Report

JUNE 19, 2023

Some educators like to deliver clear explanations to students. Project-based learning is trendy. There does seem to be a difference between language and math in the best use of time in class,” said Eric Taylor, an economist who studies education at the Harvard Graduate School of Education and one of the study’s authors. “I

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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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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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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The Online Learning Consortium (OLC), one of the 12 partner organizations of Every Learner Everywhere, was charged with identifying and understanding innovations in the digital education landscape. To those working in higher education, some of the trends presented by the team may not have come as a surprise.

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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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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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Bryan Alexander

JUNE 24, 2015

The director of EDUCAUSE ELI describes six major trends (he calls them “trajectories”) for technology and education. Malcolm Brown begins with three major drivers: personalization, hybrid learning, and big data. It’s a very impressive article, packing a lot of insight into a short space. Read what follows carefully.

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The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 3, 2018

The company’s marketing pitch is that it can tell school administrators what educational software is actually being used, how much they’re spending on it and whether the ed tech they’re buying is boosting student performance — the education sector’s version of “return on investment.”.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JANUARY 31, 2023

Digital Textbooks have changed the way we look at education in recent years. To state that they have revolutionized the K12 education system would be a gross understatement on my part. Here are a few unexpected benefits we don’t normally associate with the advent of digital books in the education sector.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 4, 2018

Not everyone in higher education believes that all the work of amassing this data will be worth it, and some worry that too much focus on bean-counting will actually reduce the quality and vitality of college teaching. The capture and use of data is going to co-evolve with practical teaching and learning practices.”

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EdTech4Beginners

MAY 10, 2018

Over the past few decades, schools have relied on computer technology for delivering educational content or equipping students with resources to enhance their learning. Incorporating these tools helps educators keep their students engaged in a time when online media is a huge part of many students’ lives.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

If you’re an educator, chances are you’ve heard the phrase “data-driven instruction,” where you’re asked to constantly assess, analyze, and adjust how you teach students. And what types of data can best offer insights into whether students are learning in your classroom? How do you collect it?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2020

I am lucky that these five are not just colleagues but dear friends, and the love and support they have shown me and the solidarity that all of you show today give me great hope that we can build better educational practices and that we aren't stuck with snake oil or fascism. Real world examples, not hypotheticals here.

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Shake Up Learning

MARCH 14, 2023

AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learning analytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. Therefore, education leaders need to be aware that AI could lead to greater achievement gaps. Replacing teachers!

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Mark Smithers

JANUARY 20, 2014

We’ll see big growth in higher education services from outside of the university sector, a continued gnashing of teeth from established providers. 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. The focus is on tertiary education.

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Learning with 'e's

SEPTEMBER 30, 2019

In the tech industry, it's already seen as a notorious element in targeted advertising , surveillance and propaganda (for example in recent elections). And in education, it is barely present. At present, the golden touchstone is in personalised learning, where anytime, anyplace education is possible through mobile technologies.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 8, 2016

In Boston, conference-goers heard how higher-ed tech will affect teaching and learning in years to come, questioned the values and assumptions behind those predictions, and learned predictive techniques to apply to their daily lives. We have taken the risk out of education,” Collier declared.

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Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. State and Local) Education Politics. Education in the Courts. Her remarks.) .”

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Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2017

There’s an old joke that the original form of distance education is sitting in the back of a large lecture course. Education technology researcher George Siemens and a colleague hope that personalized learning approaches can help better connect professors and students in large classes.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

SEPTEMBER 28, 2015

Today’s education model is catching up with the fundamental part parents play in student achievement. In Massachusetts, for example, family and community engagement is one of four standards within its teacher-evaluation rubric. Educational Applications. Educational Applications. Jupiter iO. a Spanish translation.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

That’s an example of a request that can be found on online tutoring services like Chegg, as shared by a senior data scientist at the company, Sanghamitra Deb. “I need a 10 page essay written on the deforestation of the Amazon rainforest. Must have 7 resources.”

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IAD Learning

JULY 26, 2017

15 Strategies You Can Follow Today to Successfully Deploy Your Learning Analytics Tool. Deploying a learning analytics tool in your organization brings many benefits, including improving your students’ engagement and their success rates. Lead the project from the learning innovation side, not from IT.

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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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