The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 18, 2017

And companies including Accenture, Boeing and Microsoft have created the Internet of Learning Consortium to speed up the production of job-ready workers by using the internet to teach them what they need to know. The Manpower Group reports that 40 percent of employers are having trouble finding workers with the skills they need.

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 17, 2016

Considering Sony Playstation’s VR headset sold out in pre-order last week, most of us are aware that virtual reality (VR) technology is hot right now. But outside of just hearing about the hype, what is education actually doing with this technology—if anything?

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OCTOBER 25, 2018

and students are thriving under innovative initiatives that include blended learning, tech-rich classrooms, and exposure to hope and opportunities for lifelong success. When we support parents’ learning, they create a culture of learning at home.” Just four years later, graduation rates have spiked 21.8%

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

SAN DIEGO (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ClassIn , a world leader in hybrid, blended, and remote learning solutions, today announced the launch of its globally recognized platform in the United States. It supports active learning, student flexibility, and various teaching and learning methods. We’re at an inflection point.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Software & Online ACCELERATE LEARNING STEMSCOPES SCIENCE ( www.stemscopes.com ) Accelerate Learning announced a new platform using the best of CNN’s digital content to create a new science education product. EDSBY ( edsby.com ) Edsby has introduced new ways to capture and report on evidence of student learning.

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mauilibrarian2 in Olinda

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

Read reports and surveys of research organizations. Check out these reports from Pew Research A Snapshot of E-Reader and Tablet Owners , January 2012 The rise of e-reading , April 2012 Younger Americans'' Reading and Library Habits , October 2012 Here''s a Harris Poll of 2,056 adults: No Surprise, eReader Use Continues to Grow.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 11, 2017

“ Purdue-Kaplan online university one step closer to reality,” the Journal & Courier reports. ” The New York Times on “ mastery based learning ” : “A New Kind of Classroom: No Grades, No Failing, No Hurry.” ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. ” Holy s**t.

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MindShift

AUGUST 17, 2016

Since humans learned to control fire, technology has proven to be a double-edged sword, and VR is no exception. All the major players, including Microsoft, Sony, Samsung, Google and an HTC and Valve partnership are jostling for the consumer headset market.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

One of the longstanding complaints about accrediting agencies is that, as The Wall Street Journal reported this fall , “College Accreditors Largely Staffed by Employees of Schools They Oversee.” According to a report released in June by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce , “Of the 11.6

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Meanwhile, as The New York Times reports : “ Facebook , Under Fire in Russia Inquiry, Posts 79% Rise in Profit.” Via the CFPB press office : “ CFPB Report Finds Consumer Complaints Spurred Actions That Brought More Than $750 Million in Relief for Student Loan Borrowers.” Who’d have guessed?! But oh yes.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

“Learning styles” in the White House: President Trump doesn’t read his daily intelligence briefings, gets oral briefings on “select” issues instead, because reading isn’t “his style of learning,” the @washingtonpost reports [link] — Kasie Hunt (@kasie) February 9, 2018. ” Hooray. ” Testing.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. For a complete look at who funded learn-to-code companies this year, visit funding.hackeducation.com.). These have all been separate articles in each series.

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