Edsurge

FEBRUARY 27, 2020

The primary trends identified by the team were: adaptive learning, open education resources (OER), gamification and game-based learning, MOOCs, LMS and interoperability, mobile devices, and design. Dellinger, dLRN , recently sat down with Joosten to ask her about the results of the study. We need to move.to

Trends 182

Trends Digital Learning Learning Secondary 182

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 1, 2018

An instructor can type in a concept or idea, such as “industrial design,” into the tool his team built, called Eureka!, Once the tool generates results, the instructor can identify which ones are most like what he means by “industrial design” or whichever term he used. Artificial intelligence can play a role in that, too.

Robotics 114

Robotics OER Industry Education 114

Edsurge

JULY 25, 2019

That figure includes texts procured legally, like open educational resources (known as OER), and illegally, such as pirated files shared through torrent websites. Its findings are of special interest in light of recent shifts in the textbook industry. states and two Canadian provinces.

Course 133

Course OER Pearson Survey 133

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 13, 2019

Publishers resorted to this move with the sole ambition of survival in the publishing industry. As per a study, 65% of students have skipped buying required textbooks at some point. Related: Can the US Higher Education Publishing Industry Leverage A Subscription Model. Related: Are etextbooks More Affordable Than Textbooks.

Technology 80

Technology eBook Classroom OER 80

Edsurge

MAY 6, 2018

This conviction is born out of my 30 years in and around classrooms, first as a social studies teacher at Milpitas High, and then as co-founder of Teachers’ Curriculum Institute (TCI). I wish you wouldn’t pin all hope on OER or content marketplaces or playlists as curriculum solutions. TCI created the History Alive!

EdTech 87

EdTech OER Industry Study 87

Edsurge

AUGUST 21, 2018

Alta at a Glance With Alta, Knewton aims to combine third-party open educational resources (OER) with assessments and the adaptive-learning technology created by the company to inform how students progress through the content. We’re at a state where the quality of OER is definitely on the level of content from any publishing company.

Knewton 63

Knewton OER Pearson Adaptive Learning 63

Tom Murray

JANUARY 12, 2016

Districts having success in this area have comprehensive refresh plans, work with high quality partners, build relationships with local businesses, work diligently to receive grants, and leverage a variety of open educational resources (OERs).

EdTech 189

EdTech Future Ready Social Media Broadband 189

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Larsen says this is a common criticism of OER textbooks, particularly among the conventional textbook industry, and he argues that errors in conventional textbooks are also reasonably high—and after all, he adds, the errors in conventional textbooks were the reason he started LibreText in the first place.

Accessibility 60

Accessibility OER eBook Course 60

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2018

You may gasp, but gaming is a multi-billion-dollar industry for a reason. The study’s author said games “appear to equip students to apply and sharpen knowledge learned in school by requiring them to solve a series of puzzles before moving to the next game level.”. Visit Classcraft at ISTE Booth #970.

Video 110

Video Learning OER Gamification 110

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. This principle fails to apply to OER in multiple ways. We could go on.

OER 101

OER Resources Groups Accessibility 101

Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Technology companies—in all industries—make users anxious when they describe their work with the vagueness of a magician. Facebook got slapped for discreetly tinkering with users’ news feeds for a controversial study on emotional manipulation. (In fact, Quartz suggests that education services are the. Source: Quartz. This is a mistake.

Personalized Learning 81

Personalized Learning Learning Facebook OER 81

TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 9, 2015

A Beginner’s Guide to Writing in English for University Study. Prior Learning Assessment for Educators and Industry. TESS101x: Enhancing Teacher Education Through OER. Locating, Creating, Licensing and Utilizing OERs. Foundations of Teaching for Learning 5: Planning for Teaching and Learning. via Canvas.net.

Coursera 40

Coursera Course MOOC OER 40

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. Higher Ed 9:30 a.m.

MOOC 60

MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

edWeb.net

MAY 1, 2019

Included in the new report and accompanying website are case studies of success stories. Recent publications and projects include Navigating the Digital Shift, Digital Instructional Materials Acquisition Policies for States, OER Case Studies: Implementation in Action, The Broadband Imperative and From Data to Information.

Broadband 42

Broadband Accessibility E-rate Mobility 42

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 2, 2019

But how do they compete with resources like MOOCs and OERs that have made high quality course content from respected university professors available for free? When students started migrating towards used textbooks, rentals, MOOCs and OER due to the high prices of printed textbooks, it affected the revenues of traditional book publishers.

OER 16

OER MOOC Education Adaptive Learning 16

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. ” “ OER , CARE , Stewardship, and the Commons” by “Econproph” Jim Luke. Government Will Travel to Latin America.”

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

and BS in Industrial Engineering/Human Computer Interaction from University of Alabama and North Carolina A+T State University, respectively. Bryant is an active member of Educause, and the Online Learning Consortium (OLC); she also served as an Exemplary Course Program reviewer for Blackboard, Inc. She has a Ph.D.

Libraries 28

Libraries Conference OER Online Learning 28

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

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). It kept going on and on” Hardee said resolving the issue took time away from his studies. We haven’t done right by the students at a larger level.”

Pearson 96

Pearson OER Course Accessibility 96

edWeb.net

OCTOBER 14, 2019

In addition, the number of schools and districts using OER continues to rise. This happens with social studies too.). Simba Information is widely recognized as the leading authority for market intelligence in the media and publishing industry. Math and science, on the other hand, are more likely to be digital.

Instructional Materials 41

Instructional Materials OER Student Data Privacy Industry 41

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

Miller Great Global Challenge Project Awardee Presentation: Why should I study a Foreign Language? Eunmi Song University-Industry Collaboration in Vietnam: When the boss says Jump, you say Why? - Kamal Preet, Ms. Anitha Bijesh talking kites in the footsteps of J.

Conference 4

Conference Education Case Study Mobility 4

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2017

Open Educational Resources (OER): Lumen Learning’s David Wiley recently predicted that OER will eradicate textbooks in community colleges by 2024, forcing companies to redefine “affordable” with new products, such as MindTap ACE from Cengage. Welcome to the cloud, publishing industry. in the fall of 2016. Just ask any author.)

OER 86

OER How To Industry Assessment 86

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

In an interview with EdSurge at the conference, General Assembly CEO Jake Schwartz said he was excited to continue to lead the operation, which will retain the brand and operate as a division of Adecco, and gain better connection to industry partners through the new parent company. But its education officials are looking for outside help.

Kaplan 91

Kaplan Company EdTech Industry 91

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Ref Rodriguez, like most of the current members of the LAUSD school board, has strong financial backing from the charter school industry. IBM wants us to believe that Watson is incredibly powerful – powerful enough, even, to search 1000 OER. More on this study in IHE. Via The LA Times : “ L.A.

Education 51

Education ProctorU Company Report 51

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Via Education Week : “Congress Budget Deal Bans New Gold-Standard Studies of Federal Vouchers.” Via The Washington Post : “There’s a well-funded campus industry behind the Ann Coulter incident.” “ OER-Enabled Pedagogy ” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Gee, I wonder why.

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. ” On the chopping block: Latin American Studies and Computer Science. Via eCampus News : “ Cengage launches MindTap ACE, an OER-based solution for higher ed.”

Education 40

Education Pearson E-rate MOOC 40

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Lots of press releases were issued this week to coincide with the ISTE conference in Denver – Amazon’s new OER platform, for example. .” Me, I cannot stop looking at that hand-clapping Vine.

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. 3D printing, The Economist pronounced in 2012 , was poised to bring about the third industrial revolution. (I

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. ” Data and “Research” Via The Guardian : “ Teenage hackers motivated by morality not money, study finds.” Yik Yak has raised $73.5 million in funding.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

The** Department of Education** has selected the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education to manage its #GoOpen campaign. Via Inside Higher Ed : “Online education provider Udacity quietly drops money-back pledge for those who can’t find a job after finishing their studies.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

" The majors include sociology, media studies, and political science. ” The tech industry is still bullish on the business of tech training nonetheless. The company is co-founded by Nick Ducoff, formerly of the OER textbook startup Boundless. The Digital Public Library of America has a new head : John S. Seems legit.

Education 48

Education Facebook Company Robotics 48

Hack Education

JUNE 10, 2016

.” From the story: “Online education company Udacity plans to branch out of its core technology market to meet growing demand for digitally-skilled workers in areas such as banking and the car industry, its co-founder told Reuters as the company launched in Germany.”

Education 48

Education MOOC Company Report 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

” There’s more on Department of Education efforts to help the for-profit higher ed industry in the for-profit higher ed section below. Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” It’s boom times for the “regret industry.”

Education 49

Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

JUNE 8, 2018

Via The Atlantic : “ DeVos Says There’s One Thing Her School-Safety Commission Won’t Be Studying: Guns.” Meanwhile on Campus… “ Here’s How Higher Education Dies – A futurist says the industry may have nowhere to go but down. National) Education Politics. Hype men gonna hype.).

Khan Academy 45

Khan Academy Education Facebook E-rate 45

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “ Trump education nominee pleads ignorance about high-profile voucher studies showing negative results.” ” 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.”

Education 47

Education OER Pearson Report 47

Hack Education

OCTOBER 26, 2018

” Bible study, I’m guessing. 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.

Education 60

Education Khan Academy Company MOOC 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 6, 2016

According to a study conducted by College Board researchers , “The subgroups of students expected to enter the college-search process with the most information and most cultural capital are exactly the students who responded most strongly to the Scorecard.” So who does the College Scoreboard really serve?

MOOC 40

MOOC Technology OER Coursera 40