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ACT Bets Big on Analytics, Adaptive Learning With $7.5M Investment in Smart Sparrow

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In recent years, the nonprofit has invested in several education technology efforts around learning analytics and adaptive learning. The College Board, which administers the other standardized test, the SAT, partnered with Khan Academy in 2016 to offer free test-prep materials. Its latest: a $7.5

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Reading Students Through a Tech Lens

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Looking at variables such as student connectivity (and when that happened), virtual engagement, time spent on learning events and access to collaboration and productivity tools like Google Suite, Zoom and Khan Academy informed approaches to instruction and support systems. Dr. Neufeld has an M.B.A.

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The Stories We've Been Told (in 2017) about Education Technology

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Education Data and Learning Analytics. Khan Academy. The Battle to Open Textbooks. The Platforming of Education. Automation and Artificial Intelligence. The Politics of Ed-tech. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. Text-messaging. The Digital Library.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” “ Khan Academy introduces something big for little learners,” says the Khan Academy blog. “Lifelong learning” and multiple choice quizzes for two to five year olds. ” The survey was conducted by learning analytics company Civitas Learning. Sounds like fun.

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Top Ed-Tech Trends: A Review

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Education Data and Learning Analytics. Khan Academy. The Battle to Open Textbooks. The Platforming of Education. Automation and Artificial Intelligence. The Politics of Ed-tech. The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2011. Social Media: Adoption and Crackdown. Text-messaging. The Digital Library.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Course Signals, a software product developed by Purdue University, was designed to boost “student success” by using learning analytics to inform teachers, students, and staff to potential problems, labeling students with a red/yellow/green scheme to indicate their danger in failing a course. Course Signals.

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