Edsurge

APRIL 14, 2019

It’s hard to make an informed choice for your child, let alone your employees,” said Jon Kaplan, chief learning officer at Discover Financial. Kaplan means his company worked with Guild to narrow down which schools aligned with the programs Discover wanted to support.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Zoom is hiring folks with years of experience in education technology. Before that, she founded education advisory company Quantum Thinking, was an entrepreneur-in-residence and senior fellow at the Gates Foundation, and worked for Kaplan, Pearson, Ellucian, Blackboard and Oracle. “I Here’s what we learned. I like early market.

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eSchool News

MAY 31, 2017

In an article published in, of all places, Delta’s Sky Magazine , writer Allison Kaplan details her interview with generational expert and author David Stillman on how Generation Z will begin graduating from college this year and what businesses should expect. So what does that mean for educators? Well, buckle up and hold on. Digital is King.

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Edsurge

MAY 9, 2017

College and university leaders are increasingly willing to work with technology and services partners and various “enabler” firms that are much more integrated into their operations—not only at the margins of their value chain, but at the core. The Rise of Enablement Businesses.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Using technologies that took a huge leap forward during the pandemic — most notably, the delivery of education online — course sharing generally teams up universities and colleges that have extra space in online classes with partner institutions that want to add new programs but can’t afford the time or money to develop them alone.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 4, 2018

To date, more than 300 million of these study sets have been created. Most of the materials currently available come in the form of pre-packaged flashcards and study sets, which users can purchase. The company claims it can predict what users may need or want to study next, based on data collected about their study habits.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2020

One study from Middlebury , for example, indicates that students who take a year off do better academically in terms of grades, even after controlling for demographics, test scores and entering grades. With unprecedented numbers signaling that they will take a year off, what exactly will they, or should they, do with that time?

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edWeb.net

NOVEMBER 25, 2019

a Young Innovators curriculum writer, explained the process for creating lesson plans that include projects introducing science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM), noting that “STEAM happens naturally in young children as they explore and investigate the world around them.”. Technology: Using tools to learn and work.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 21, 2019

Murphy founded the Institute for Professional Studies in the state of California. More recently, we’ve seen the opposite, when Kaplan University sold its daily operations to Purdue University, with the remaining portion of the original company essentially becoming a one-customer OPM for Purdue’s Kaplan-based operation.

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eSchool News

JUNE 30, 2021

Minneapolis June 22, 2021 – Edmentum (edmentum.com ), a global pioneer in education technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Learning, a Seattle-based industry leader in digital curriculum and virtual learning with over 20 years of deep expertise providing high-quality, rigorous, and teacher-centered programs.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2021

The Hiring Process Has Become More Technology-Driven A key factor I’ve been studying is how employers are thinking about talent and changes in the hiring process, including shifts in their perceptions of college and university and other credentials.

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Edsurge

MAY 16, 2018

When New Markets Venture Partners first began fundraising for its second education technology investment fund, Barack Obama was in office, Brexit for up for debate and iPhones still had headphone jacks. That means that “the companies we invest in are efficacy-focused and engaging in third-party studies to make sure the products work.”

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 21, 2017

Photo Credit: Marisa Kaplan This week I talked with other educators who shared their powerful stories: Elaine Mendez (an instructional coach from Belleville Public Schools) and AJ Bianco (a 7th and 8th grade Social Studies teacher from Harrington Park School)—who learned to make mistakes and show off their nerdy sides.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

APRIL 26, 2018

Technology. So much of learning today is about technology. When faced with the technology required for test-taking and applications, students can be confused and discouraged when they shouldn’t be — because it’s not difficult. Jacqui Murray has been teaching K-18 technology for 25 years. Hunger Games.

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Edsurge

MAY 24, 2017

In her last gig at Cornell University, Jess Snyder was a study abroad initiative coordinator, helping college students plan courses and trips in Southeast Asia. Guild’s services are also comparable to the recent deal Purdue University made to purchase Kaplan University for $1.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

This week, REINVENTING SCHOOL focuses on the spectacular rise in interest in pod schools--small groups of students studying with one or more teachers in an environment that is both similar to, and different from, traditional school. My data stories at Earnest have been covered by The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Time, Fortune, Inc.,

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Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 5, 2016

Combined, the companies said they would serve 300,000 students through direct instruction and proprietary technology programs. He also worked for 11 years at Kaplan, at one point serving as president of Kaplan K12 Learning Services, building the organization’s school division, according to biographical information released by K12.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

And thank you too for the theme of this event – your willingness to talk about failures and struggles with education technology rather than, what’s almost always the case, this strange dogma the field demands – that we only offer praise and thanks for the glory of education technology.

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techlearning

SEPTEMBER 27, 2018

DEFINING EQUITY: EMPATHY, AUTHENTICITY, AND ACCESS Sean Wybrant, Digital Media Studies Teacher, William J. Although we often talk about digital equity in terms of trying to fill deficits, says Sean Wybrant, digital media studies teacher at William J. Palmer High School in Colorado Springs. Amesse Elementary at Denver Public Schools.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 20, 2020

She also holds two Master of Science Degrees in Higher Education minoring in Teaching and Learning and Online Technology from Kaplan University now Purdue University. In 2013 Candy received the honor of being awarded Educator-of-the-Year at the Maryland Campus of Kaplan University.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2017

Even so, students are required to live in the same city and occasionally meet in person for study and projects (and each semester they move to a new city around the world). Historically, if you go back to 1960 and before, the side that was pro-curriculum said, "We're going to pick the books you need to study. Nonexistent.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2016

The latest round of deals in the school marketplace underscores investors’ and ed-tech providers’ burgeoning interest in data analytics and instructional technologies. The company told Marketplace K-12 last year that it has partnerships with businesses that will use or already implementing its technology in 20 countreies.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 4, 2015

But the move from STEM to STEAM can also impact the way students synthesize abstract mathematical concepts and make new brain connections, according to Denise Douglas-Faraci an associate professor at Kaplan University’s college of education who frequently works with teachers at the intersection of art and math. Escher, for instance.

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The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 9, 2019

Davenport University graduates who can’t find jobs in their fields of study within six months get up to 48 additional credit hours free. Rice University in September added a financial technology program to the data analytics and cybersecurity boot camps it launched last year with Trilogy Education Services.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

But the technology lends a question: to what extent should educational products make assumptions about a user’s end goal? One recent study found “widespread acceptance of alternative credentialing programs at American colleges and universities.” We use these products everyday to help get around town, speed up online shopping and more.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 17, 2016

work with Best Buy, Kaplan and Khan Academy. Google Cloud Platform has a solid and well-implemented core of fundamental Infrastructure as a Service and Platform as a Service capabilities, but its feature set and scope of services are not as broad as that of the market leaders,” the study continues.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2019

In his new position as president, Singer will have more time and freedom to stoke the “technology transformation” that the College Board has undergone in recent years, he says, and will play a more active role in helping the organization embrace innovation across new and existing programs. There’s a ton that’s in the works,” Singer says. “I

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 29, 2017

The report is always a big deal in technology circles – “a tech industry event in its own right,” as Wired’s Steven Levy put it in 2012 – and many publications and pundits dutifully cover Meeker’s observations, often adding very little analysis of their own. ”) How accurate are her observations?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2021

A recent research brief co-authored by Barr for the early-childhood nonprofit Zero to Three cites a trove of studies showing that video chat with adults helps toddlers learn to imitate new actions, locate objects in the real world and learn new vocabulary. Marisa Kaplan contributed research. That’s just how kids are built.”

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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).

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 6, 2019

Digital students study at home or while commuting to and from work, often late at night after the kids are asleep. Just the other day, Purdue University, in partnership with Kaplan and edX, announced three new MOOC-based engineering degrees for under $25,000.

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Digital Promise

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

At the September 2016 Summit to Expand Research Use in Education , educators, technology developers, and researchers met to address an essential question: How can we work together to expand research use in the design, development, and improvement of education programs, products, and practices? Expanding Research Use in Educational Technology.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

JANUARY 8, 2013

Worldreader uses e-readers, existing mobile phone infrastructure and declining technology costs to put a huge range of digital books in their hands. They were his only way to explore the world as a child, they were what he studied in college, and they were what attracted him to Amazon in the first place.

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Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

education technology investors is creating a new fund to support deals overseas. Maia Sharpley , who spent 9 years as vice president for strategy and innovation with Kaplan , is now a full partner with Learn Capital. We provide some kind of example that you can survive outside that system” of federal aid.

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Edsurge

JUNE 17, 2017

Yet academics are not the main reason student drop out; according to a study from Inside Track , it’s the fifth most important factor. Kaplan , Princeton Review , Tutor.com … the list goes on and on. If that’s all you’ve got, what makes your business better and defensible? Yet another Test Prep Provider. Facebook is.

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Hack Education

JUNE 1, 2018

Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. ” Wait, so Purdue is gonna run Kaplan and a nuclear lab? ” Former Kaplan exec Justin Serrano has been hired as the president of Schoology. ” “The Theranos Story and Education Technology” by John Warner.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 22, 2017

” That’s Kaplan University and the Art Institutes. More on the Kaplan news via The Chronicle of Higher Education. ” Via Campus Technology : “BYU Researchers Aim to Stop Robots from Eating Tables with Wikipedia.” Via Campus Technology : “ Education Data Breaches Double in First Half of 2017.”

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