ProfHacker

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

I’ve had/have the privilege of being a member of the expert panel working on the NMC Horizon Report (the one that’s still in progress, the process of which I plan to write/co-write about soon, inshallah). A good teacher can promote these attitudes despite plagiarism-detection software, but the software itself does not do this.

Technology 81

Technology EdTech Learning Analytics Adaptive Learning 81

Doug Levin

MARCH 12, 2017

Here’s what caught my eye the week of March 6, 2017 – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics. " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learning analytics.

EdTech 170

EdTech E-rate OER Coursera 170

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

eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

Stephen Downes works in the Learning and Performance Support Systems program at the National Research Council, a multi-year effort to develop personal learning technology and learning analytics. Video Observation for Teacher PD. The Boom of Real and Virtual Creation. By Kathy Schrock, Wilkes University.

Trends 111

Trends EdTech MOOC Smartphone 111

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 14, 2017

“learning analytics” give you information about what needs improving in your course but doesn’t give you permission to make the changes. ? to do continuous improvement in education, you need OER (permission to change) plus analytics (info about what to change).

Analysis 63

Analysis Data Tools Learning 63

Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

The smorgasbord of hardware and software at the show floor caters to a wide range of university IT needs, from security and bandwidth to proctoring and instruction. Three in 10 respondents—chief information officers and senior IT officers—said they started the academic year off with a smaller budget than the previous year.

Pearson 60

Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

This is part five of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” As in previous years, it would be quite easy to fill a whole article in this series on “ data insecurity ,” on the data breaches and cyberattacks that continue to plague education – both schools and software. million students.

Data 78

Data Education Software Social Media 78

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

If you look for a definition of “platform” online, you’re likely to get something along the lines of Wikipedia’s – fairly straightforward, although quite technical: A computing platform is the environment in which a piece of software is executed. I mean, one of its founders celebrated. Not sure anyone else did.)

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

University of Texas at Austin , related to features unique to that university,“ Inside Higher Ed reports. ” As Vox reports, “The Court announced Thursday that it was unable to reach a decision in the case United States v. ” asks The Hechinger Report after looking at the country’s rising PISA scores.

Coursera 60

Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Tip Tap Tap Learning Analytics. Gamification for Learning. Leveraging Learning Analytics. Teachers can visualise real-time results and analytical reports, which will facilitate earlier intervention to support students that may have learning difficulties.

Learning Analytics 40

Learning Analytics Gamification Assessment Industry 40

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

Department of Education missed a deadline to delay state authorization rules are incorrect, a department spokeswoman said Thursday,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Perhaps we can learn a little about the folks who still do. The university gave false information to U.S. . “Assertions that the U.S. ” Ah yes.

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

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. But for that concept to work, a child must spend a lot of time on the computer, feeding the system with data that the software uses to improve itself.

Trends 40

Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

The word “intelligence” is also used, of course, to describe the gathering and assessment of tactical information – information, often confidential information, with political or military value. I’m concerned because students are compelled to use software in educational settings.

Data 40

Data Software Company System 40

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

I was recently informed that my pointing out the relationships between politics, tech investors, and their investment portfolio constitutes an “ad hominem” attack. Here’s media reporter Mathew Ingram’s take (and there are lots of takes out there. Education in the Courts. The takes). MOOCs for credit ! .

Education 52

Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Billion Federal Block Grant Makes Ed-Tech Training Higher Priority Than Software, Devices.” ” Via NPR : “Report: Michigan State Spent $500,000 To Keep Tabs On Nassar Victims, Journalists.” From the Google blog : “ Chromebook tablets for versatile learning.” ” Memos from HR.

Education 45

Education Robotics iPad Company 45

MindShift

OCTOBER 16, 2015

But too often, critics say, the approach is retro — looking at performance data in spreadsheets that administrators funnel into sparsely read “best practices” reports for faculty. Or the information is kept in silos and used for alumni fundraising, marketing or for preparing reports for the board of directors.

Data 28

Data Course Company Software 28

eSchool News

DECEMBER 23, 2022

Now is the time for schools to establish communication processes, frequency, and consistency— while parents are still very comfortable with increased engagement and information. When schools were forced to pivot to virtual learning, that also meant finding a way to manage day-to-day operations that didn’t rely on being in person.

EdTech 109

EdTech Data Classroom Accessibility 109

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

By NICHOLE DOBO, The Hechinger Report. But for that concept to work, a child must spend a lot of time on the computer, feeding the system with data that the software uses to improve itself. Social media sites suggest new “friends” and sources of information tailored to your connections.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 4, 2023

eBooks Are Easy to Create and Distribute With online publishing , many publishing software have also emerged. In a cloud-based software the contents of the book are stored online, in one place. To upgrade it, one only needs to edit the existing information. These have made the creation of eBooks very easy.

eBook 52

eBook Learning Analytics Software Accessibility 52