Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

What better place to reveal the results of a national survey about trends in IT than at Educause? WHAT DO PROFESSORS WANT FROM LEARNING ANALYTICS? Pearson Education announced it’s developing mixed reality content for HoloLens so that students can have (semi) real-world experiences in the classroom. STATE OF THE IT DEPT.:

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Pearson Blackboard Survey Learning Analytics 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 10, 2017

Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning. And various technology companies — from no-name startups to behemoths like Pearson — boast of new programs meant to facilitate this style of education.

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Trends Study Knewton Personalized Learning 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

One of the “hot new trends” in education technology is “learning analytics” – this idea that if you collect enough data about students that you can analyze it and in turn algorithmically direct students towards more efficient and productive behaviors, institutions towards more efficient and productive outcomes.

Data 40

Data Software Company System 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. As we move forward with new technologies in learning analytics, how and who will be evaluating the claims that people put forward?”. Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. Course Signals.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

.” The Whiteboard Advisors’ latest “Education Insider” report ( PDF ) is on assessment trends, higher education, and the presidential campaigns. Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” ” asks Edsurge.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

” (That giant: Pearson , of course.). ” Trends to watch: Chinese investment in ed-tech. ” Trends to watch: investors’ interest in English language learning (software). ” Trends to watch: the demise of journalism. .” ” Trends to watch: the demise of journalism.

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Education MOOC Common Core Trends 52