Edsurge

AUGUST 16, 2018

The report is much later than usual—NMC had planned to release it in March—but Educause officials say they took pains to uphold the traditions of that group. And the group will continue to use the software developed by NMC to coordinate the research, which was among the assets purchased by Educause. Big miss.)

Report 63

Report OER Trends Industry 63

Edsurge

MAY 26, 2020

Top Hat is “partially becoming a publisher—the thing that they’ve long wanted to compete with,” observes Phil Hill, an education industry analyst and consultant. Silagadze likens his model to GitHub, the project collaboration tool popular among the tech industry, whereby users can collaborate and contribute updates. billion in 2018.

Knewton 116

Knewton Company OER Pearson 116

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2018

And create an experience that ensures students actually understand and internalize the content and want to learn more, not simply memorize and regurgitate. I wish you wouldn’t pin all hope on OER or content marketplaces or playlists as curriculum solutions. More filler than fire-starter. Quantity over quality. Done well, it’s magic.

EdTech 87

EdTech OER Industry Study 87

Marketplace K-12

MARCH 25, 2016

The move follows news earlier this year that Amazon Education is working on Inspire , a platform on which schools will be able to upload, manage, share, and discover such resources, known as OER. While some industry observers see OER as a challenger to the content and curriculum that schools pay for, others are more sanguine.

OER 40

OER Education Company Academic Standards 40

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

The second obstacle standing in the way of the broad adoption of free software was the word “free” Many free software advocates understood that without adoption and use by business and industry, free software would never live up to its transformative potential. RedHat published its technical documentation under the OPL.

OER 86

OER Software Company Microsoft 86

Iterating Toward Openness

FEBRUARY 4, 2019

We have a similar problem in the open educational resources (OER) space. Many people are in the habit of referring to OER as a commons. OER are not like the shared resources at the center of traditional commons. However, OER are not CPRs. It almost breaks my brain just thinking about it.

OER 101

OER Resources Groups Accessibility 101

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Research from the Pell Institute and Institute of Educational Statistics shows the gap in bachelor’s degree attainment between the highest and lowest income groups has widened since 1970. Create an innovation pipeline for teaching and learning. Right now little innovation exists on the teaching and learning side of the university.

Strategy 60

Strategy OER Course System 60

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

Now in its seventh year, the annual gathering brings together thousands of entrepreneurs, educators and industry experts from around the world for four days stacked with panel discussions , workshops , an expo hall , meetups , film screenings —plus plenty of after-hours shindigs. to 11:00 p.m. K-12 11:00 a.m. 2:00 p.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Due to CEN’s services, schools have been able to host eSports events, offer distance learning, run Hour of Code events for the school and community, produce internet radio and video conferences, and many other activities that rely on stable internet access. WATCH THE EDWEBINAR RECORDING. This article was modified and published by EdScoop.

Broadband 42

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 42

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. ” Via The Intercept : “Chinese Corporation Alibaba Joins Group Ghostwriting American Laws.” Government Will Travel to Latin America.”

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

What can we learn from library innovators and innovators from other sectors and industries that will help us shape the future we want and that our communities aspire towards? She is the Treasurer of the American Library Association and is a fellow at the Aspen Institute’s Dialogue on Public Libraries. He holds an M.Ed He holds an M.Ed

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

What can we learn from library innovators and innovators from other sectors and industries that will help us shape the future we want and that our communities aspire towards? She is the Treasurer of the American Library Association and is a fellow at the Aspen Institute’s Dialogue on Public Libraries. He holds an M.Ed

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Trends 28

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. It offers a more experiential learning experience. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!)

EdTech 170

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 170

EdNews Daily

JULY 8, 2019

In some software, gating is a way for teachers to lever up or hold back individual students so that they can surge forward if they are high achievers or remain with a group. Now imagine that it is possible via custom software and virtual world learning environments. Leveraging Technology without Gating. Evaluating Rigor.

Learning 100

Learning Software E-rate Industry 100

Doug Levin

APRIL 23, 2017

Among them, I’ve updated my site to include a dedicated FAQ on open educational resources (OER). The FAQ is a collaboration of many involved with the movement and includes an OER infographic , suitable for downloading and re-sharing. It offers a more experiential learning experience. This past two weeks also saw seven (7!)

EdTech 150

EdTech OER E-rate Microsoft 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow. million in venture capital from high profile names like LinkedIn founder Reid Hoffman and from firms active in ed-tech investing such as Learn Capital. Arguably, one of the best candidates is the learning management system.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

MAY 23, 2019

While in Big Soda the main players are Coke and Pepsi, their equivalent in the publishing industry are Pearson and Cengage (which has announced that plans to merge with McGraw-Hill). That’s one argument made by the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, or SPARC, which advocates for lower textbook costs and OER.

Pearson 96

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 96

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 13, 2017

Educational materials published under an open license are called open educational resources (OER). When digital educational materials become OER, they are converted back into public goods. Instructional designers, faculty, and other educators and administrators should develop a basic understanding of OER. Education is Sharing.

OER 60

OER Resources Education Pearson 60

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

Rather than a single book or set of books, most basal programs now include a number of materials to facilitate learning. More important, teachers are stringing together groups of supplemental resources to create their curricula. In addition, the number of schools and districts using OER continues to rise. About the Presenter.

Instructional Materials 41

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 41

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

This is the edtech industry’s premier financial conversation, packed with more than 4,100 people and 350 CEOs. Topics ranged from early childhood to lifelong learning. General Assembly, one of the pioneers of the “bootcamp” model for coding and technical-skills training, found a buyer : the Swiss HR firm Adecco Group.

Kaplan 91

Kaplan Company EdTech Industry 91

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.

Coursera 67

Coursera Knewton Udemy EdTech 67

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” DeVos visited my hometown of Casper, Wyoming to give this speech where she spoke at the Woods Learning Center. ” Ref Rodriguez, like most of the current members of the LAUSD school board, has strong financial backing from the charter school industry. The accreditor: the Higher Learning Commission.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Via The LA Times : “Trump is ending Michelle Obama’s ‘ Let Girls Learn ’ initiative, CNN reports.” Via The Washington Post : “There’s a well-funded campus industry behind the Ann Coulter incident.” Can Electrical Stimulation Help Us Learn?” “Zap! ”).

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 18, 2017

This is really similar to the work I do mapping the relationships – financial and otherwise – among various players in the ed-tech industry. His rather disastrous business history in ed-tech includes SoftKey and The Learning Company. ” The company in question: Dipont Education Management Group. ”).

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Speaking of horrors: “ The One Group Not Freaking Out About Brexit: VCs.” Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. ” Try learning styles, maybe.

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Again and again, the media told stories — wildly popular stories , apparently — about how technology industry executives refuse to allow their own children to use the very products they were selling to the rest of us. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” a month.). .” ” Oh.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

” Via Inside Higher Ed : “A bipartisan group of 30 attorneys general signed on to a letter Thursday opposing House legislation to reauthorize the Higher Education Act over a provision that would bar states from regulating student loan servicers.” Via Edsurge : “ VR Could Bring a New Era of Immersive Learning.

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “Republican Tax Proposal Gets Failing Grade From Higher-Ed Groups.” “In the Era of Microcredentials , Institutions Look to Blockchain to Verify Learning,” says Edsurge. Tell me more about how the blockchain is going to “verify learning.” But oh yes.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

” Via the San Jose Mercury News : “A bipartisan group of lawmakers is calling for a state audit of a profitable but low-performing network of online charter schools following this newspaper’s investigation of K12 Inc., the Virginia company at the heart of the operation.” Oh VR promises. Never change.

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

“Learning styles” in the White House: President Trump doesn’t read his daily intelligence briefings, gets oral briefings on “select” issues instead, because reading isn’t “his style of learning,” the @washingtonpost reports [link] — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) February 9, 2018. ” Hooray. Education in the Courts.

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

Also by me : “The Ivanka Trump Ed-Tech Industry Network.” ” Via Edsurge : “ Betsy DeVos Visits Bay Area Public School for a Lesson in Personalized Learning.” Volaris Group has acquired Edumate. (National) Education Politics. “What Ivanka Trump Knows about Ed-Tech” by me. million total.

MOOC 43

MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

But you’re full of fallacy yourself if you think that’s going to stop me from making critiques about this industry. Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on social media,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss. Good grief.

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” From the Bloomberg Editorial Board : “A Raw Deal From Betsy DeVos ” – “ Rolling back regulations on the for-profit college industry will cause the public pain.” This group of older borrowers collectively hold $247 billion in student debt, an amount that has roughly tripled since 2003.”

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

” The Orlando Sentinel on what students are learning in some of Florida’s voucher schools : “Private schools’ curriculum downplays slavery, says humans and dinosaurs lived together.” “Some Thoughts on OER ” by Mindwires Consulting’s Michael Feldstein. Hype men gonna hype.).

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

This Edsurge article – “ OER is Growing at Religious Colleges , But Raises Unique Challenges” – strikes me as a little weird, considering the long relationship between open education (the conference, at the very least) and former BYU professor David Wiley. The learn-to-code company has raised $4.6 ” Shot.

Education 60

Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

In addition to the anti-First Amendment supporter Thiel, Jackson also name-dropped her connections to David Horowitz , a long-time advocate for silencing left-learning professors on campus, in order to get her job. Via Chalkbeat : “Top school choice group advising Puerto Rico on controversial efforts to expand charters and vouchers.”

Education 47

Education Kaplan Coursera MOOC 47