MindShift

JUNE 7, 2016

Check out the “dashboards” inside programs like Google Apps for Education, or freestanding gradebook apps like JumpRope, or ClassDojo, focused on behavior. Companies like Google pledge not to track the content of schoolwork for the purposes of advertising. Software also collects information on students all by itself.

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Data Knewton Report Software 28

Graphite Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Examples of services like this include many EdTech products out there, including Edmodo, Remind, ClassDojo, Schoology, most digital text offerings from traditional publishers like Pearson and McGraw Hill, learning programs like Agilix Buzz, and app ecosystems like Amplify tablets, iPads, and Chromebooks.

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Data Edmodo Policies Knewton 40

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Teachers and the Future of Education" (the importance of teacher voice in education discussions, "Hack Your Education" (thinking about self-directed learning--Audrey''s in this proposal), and "Technology, Pedagogy, and the Silver Bullet" (addressing the myopia of some ed tech business ventures). Another big step for gesture-based learning ?

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MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

We have proven the fact that all children can learn — and can learn well — under the right instructional circumstances,” said Kenneth W. They decided to “personalize” learning for every child, which means that they tailored lessons to each student’s needs, interests and learning pace. What is personalized learning?

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Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Hansen's Link to Tech

MARCH 25, 2015

There is an increase interest diversifying and engaging how students learn within and outside the classroom. The conception of "Blended Learning" has been a popular term discussed in education over the past few years. What is blended learning?

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Blended Learning Knewton Learning Survey 28

Iterating Toward Openness

MAY 27, 2016

In it, he reflects on several topics, including his honest misgivings about the recent OpenStax / Knewton partnership announcement. In the interest of transparency let me remind the reader that I co-founded and currently work at Lumen Learning , a for-profit entity that works in the open education space.

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OER Knewton Software Company 60

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

A fifth grader works on a digital lesson as part of a blended learning program. We have proven the fact that all children can learn — and can learn well — under the right instructional circumstances,” said Kenneth W. Related: Must a classroom be high-tech to make personalized learning work? What is personalized learning?

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Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

DreamBox Learning (adaptive learning): $130 million. DadaABC (English language learning): $100 million. DadaABC.com (English language learning): $608.9 Knewton (adaptive learning): $182.3 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5 Age of Learning (educational apps): $181.5

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Edsurge

MAY 3, 2017

The region boasts an unusual concentration of highly-valued tech startups—Domo, Qualtrics and Inside Sales are among them—along with big education companies, including Instructure, the developer of the Canvas learning management system. godfather” of OER and Chief Academic Officer of Lumen Learning), trace their roots here. Kamau Bell.

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Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 70

Hack Education

DECEMBER 23, 2019

That’s why stories about the golly-gee-whiz prospects of learning to code, game-based learning, social emotional learning, artificial intelligence, blockchain transcripts, and tutoring — by chatbots or by gig workers — still fill the pages of these publications. Something about "learning engineers". LOL LOL LOL.

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Technology Pearson Education MOOC 67

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 7, 2011

New additions to the already-amazing guest schedule are Henry Eyring on The Innovative University , Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach on The Connected Educator: Learning and Leading in a Digital Age , and Cable Green on "public funding should equal openly-licensed resources." The Classroom 2.0 show is back! Or Build One?

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Khan Academy Knewton Digital Divide Pearson 39

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

US Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos ’ “learning curve where higher ed is concerned is quite vertical,” quips UC president Janet Napolitano. The non-speakers: James Damore, the fired Google engineer, and Lucian Wintrich, a journalist with Gateway Pundit. ” The startup is called Learning Beautiful.

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Education Knewton Kaplan Robotics 48

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2018

Via The Conversation : “What we can learn from closure of charter school that DeVos praised as ‘shining example’ ” The school in question: the Excel Academy Public Charter School in DC which was closed for poor performance. .” Via Campus Technology : “ Knewton Releases $44 Adaptive Digital Textbooks.”

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Education MOOC Robotics Company 46

Hack Education

OCTOBER 14, 2016

According to excerpts of speeches published by Wikileaks – stolen data – Clinton called the Common Core a “political failure” in a speech she gave to Knewton. Neither Knewton nor the Clinton campaign have confirmed the veracity of this leaked speech. Education Politics. The Guardian has more details.

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Education lynda.com Knewton E-rate 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 19, 2018

A new project from the Learning Policy Institute and EducationCounsel : “Reimagining College Access: Performance Assessments From K–12 Through Higher Education.” Via Techcrunch : “ Google and Coursera launch program to train more IT support specialists.” He was a faculty member at Michigan State.

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Education Elsevier MOOC Knewton 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

AUGUST 24, 2018

Via CNBC : “ Google , Apple and 13 other companies that no longer require employees to have a college degree.” ” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.” ” Via the Google blog : “ VR Labs open doors of opportunity for STEM students.”

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Education MOOC Kaplan Robotics 46

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

And The Next Web headline makes for… something: “ Facebook and Google could be allowed to award university degrees.” accuse Google of failing to gain their consent before scanning their emails via its Apps For Education suite for advertising purposes,” says Education Dive. ” Presidential Campaign Politics.

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Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

MAY 19, 2017

” That’s the Collegiate Learning Assessment exam (a.k.a. He’s referring to “ personalized learning ,” but might as well be any buzzword when you frame the headline that way, bud.). Via The New York Times : “How Google Took Over the Classroom.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Edmodo Education Knewton Pearson 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Facebook worked with the Summit Public Schools charter chain in order to develop this “personalized learning platform,” which it released last year and now licenses to other schools under the product name “Basecamp.” AltSchool, a private school startup, was founded in 2014 by Max Ventilla, a former Google executive.

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Technology Pearson Education Facebook 73

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” “ University of Michigan adds an automated text-analysis tool to a growing program intended to give more students a chance to learn through writing,” Inside Higher Ed reports. “Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. Contests and Awards.

Education 45

Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

DECEMBER 1, 2017

Although much of the focus of ed-tech involves what happens at school, it’s important to remember that the corporate and consumer markets for “learning technologies” are much larger. ” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.” ” Think tanks.

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Knewton Education Company MOOC 46

Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2017

I know it’s trend to criticize keynotes and lectures and claim that they’re terrible ways to learn. It’s a great story, particularly if you want to wield that factoid along with a product pitch for more “active learning” – like clicking on things. ” Where did this story come from? Who tells it?

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Knewton Company Kaplan Facebook 65

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

He’s a partner at Founders Fund, which has invested in Knewton, AltSchool, Uversity, ResearchGate, If You Can, Upstart, Declara, and Affirm. And speaking of copyrighting a language of a warlike people, the Oracle v Google case had its closing arguments this week. Accelerate Learning has raised $10 million from Owl Ventures.

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

LMS is learning management system. Jose Ferreira is stepping down as the CEO of Knewton. ” – “ China’s STEM learning industry may reach $15 billion by 2020.” The English-language learning company has raised $15.25 ” Via Duolingo : “How we learn how you learn.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Via The Times Higher Education : “For-profit claims ‘learning gain’ victory over universities.” “​Chromageddon Comedown: Educators Are Wary,” says Edsurge , “After Thousands of Google Devices Fail.” ” Inside Higher Ed on Knewton ’s “pivot.” ” Yay.

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Kaplan Education Robotics E-rate 50

Hack Education

DECEMBER 15, 2016

Lots of folks in ed-tech seem super excited about Trump too, including Knewton’s Jose Ferreira , Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s Harold O. ” Via The New York Times : “ Google Effect Rubs Off on Schools in One Rural Oklahoma Town.” ” Think again if you believe Google supports “ net neutrality.”

Education 40

Education Elsevier Report Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 2, 2016

Challenges to accreditation and certification and the steady drumbeat of “everyone should learn to code” are connected to politics as well as to the business of ed-tech. Facebook, like Google, is an advertising company. Then there’s the question: what counts as “ed-tech”?

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Technology Education Facebook Company 40