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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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If they are right, it would mean short-circuiting the famous “10,000-hour rule” based on studies by education researcher Anders Ericsson and popularized by bestselling author Malcolm Gladwell in his book “Outliers.” About once a day, all the students gather with a human instructor for a brief in-person lesson known as “study hall.”

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The Asian Money Fueling US Edtech Investments

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9 million (A) 2016 Fosun Group Kaymbu $2 million (Seed) 2016 Sinovation Ventures Knewton $52 million (F) 2016 TAL Education KnowRe $6.8 The masochistic obsession with studying has deep roots. edtech startups, including Enuma , Knewton , Minerva Project , Ready4 and Volley. million (Seed) 2014 WI Harper Group GotIt! $9

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Real Questions About Artificial Intelligence in Education

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Can adaptive platforms (such as ALEKS or Knewton) help students learn the facts and enable the teachers to guides? You’re better off going to the district and saying: Because you use this product I can do a case study and show an increase in efficiency and less wasted time in the classroom. Will it free up the day? from Shivon Zillis.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Responding to President Obama''s call to train 100,000 teachers in STEM subjects in the next 10 years, Google and 80 other organizations have founded 100Kin10. A study by the NPD Group released this week finds that 91% of kids ages 2 to 17 play games. students to address the most pressing national and global challenges."

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The online study tool StudyBlue has launched a new Facebook app called " Friends with Brainefits." A newly released report from Georgetown University''s Center on Education and the Workforce looks at the future of STEM-related jobs. of Text-Messaging at School A Big Step for Gesture-Based Learning? See PDF for more details.)

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Could Remixing Old MOOCs Give New Life to Free Online Education?

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From that list of results, he says, you might pick three videos and an infographic, and then add a case study focusing on a really moving human story. It’s a little hard to tell how Knewton works because it is so proprietary,” says Lue. You drop these into a learning pathway, and you resequence them the way you want to,” he says.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Campus Technology : “ Knewton Releases $44 Adaptive Digital Textbooks.” Via Edsurge : “ Smithsonian Forms ‘Strategic Alliance’ With Carnegie Learning to Build New STEM Products.” The Flexibility They Enjoy, a Study Argues.” Research, “Research,” and Reports.