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Personalized Learning, Teachers Unleashed, and a Learning Analytics Partnership: The Story of Fresno Unified

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How does a fifth grader feel getting ready to do a live edtech demo at their local school board meeting? At last February’s Board meeting, 10-year old Ryan inspired the adults in the room to see how tech can be leveraged for learning in a whole new light.

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What Is ‘eBook Analytics’ and How Does It Benefit Higher Education Publishers?

Kitaboo on EdTech

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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What Is ‘eBook Analytics’ and How Does It Benefit Higher Education Publishers?

Kitaboo on EdTech

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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The Winners and Filmstrips of An (Almost) Decade in Education Technology

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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. Three types of edtech joined the “filmstrip” category in this decade: Learning Management Systems , MOOC s, and digital badges.

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Virtual Education in a Post-Pandemic World

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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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To Bring Analytics to College Classrooms, New Effort Starts With ‘Data Laundry’

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Pelaprat argues that colleges are simply in the early stages of learning what can be done with learning analytics, and that one goal of the data platform is to enable research and experimentation. If the system works, it could allow colleges to do experiments that span campuses that were not possible before. “A

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Does Innovative Teaching Work? A New Effort Aims To Help Faculty Find Out.

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Here’s one example of research at Duke that already used the IRB template: a professor got approval to collect data about the effectiveness of a tool developed at Duke called Nudge. The group is planning another invitation-only meeting in May, where it expects to gather 75 to 80 leaders from 25 to 30 institutions.