Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

This technology allows students and staff to access multiple applications and resources with a single username and password. And that is a very conservative number, based only on time saved using the top six critical core web applications from Pearson, McGraw-Hill, PowerSchool, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, and Google Classroom.

BYOD 164

BYOD Data Pearson Learning Analytics 164

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Pearson officials have been talking about shifting away from being identified as simply a publishing company for years now.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

That being said, if you’re using a piece of technology that’s free, it’s likely that your personal data is being sold to advertisers or at the very least hoarded as a potential asset (and used, for example, to develop some sort of feature or algorithm). Certainly “free” works well for cash-strapped schools. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Industry 145

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” ” The story above is just one recent example of technology entrepreneurs making claims that do not “add up.” ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.].

Education 52

Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). ” “Employees at community colleges may be the most affected by the Obama administration’s new rules for overtime pay , especially as the sector continues to see dwindling resources from their states,” says Inside Higher Ed. MOOCs for credit ! Try Employers.”

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52