Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” In his book, Srnicek identifies five kinds of platforms: advertising platforms (like Google and Facebook), cloud platforms (like Salesforce and Amazon Web Services), industrial platforms (like GE and Siemens), product platforms (like Spotify), and lean platforms (like Uber and AirBnB). Education’s Proto-Platforms.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Baker, associate professor in the Graduate School of Education at the University of Pennsylvania and the director of the new Penn Center for Learning Analytics. Related: Despite its high-tech profile, Summit charter network makes teachers, not computers, the heart of personalized learning. I see their confidence level take off.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

By NICHOLE DOBO, The Hechinger Report. Some education technology developers, such as Knewton, say machines can figure out what students need to know and how best to deliver it. You want to extend and maximize their time in the system,” said Jose Ferreira, Knewton’s founder and CEO.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

The Horizon Report. 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. But as the ed-tech sector is never willing to let a bad idea die, the report will live on. The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Here’s media reporter Mathew Ingram’s take (and there are lots of takes out there. He’s a partner at Founders Fund, which has invested in Knewton, AltSchool, Uversity, ResearchGate, If You Can, Upstart, Declara, and Affirm. Via The US News & World Report : “The View From a Testing Giant.”

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52