The Hechinger Report

JULY 31, 2021

There’s no definitive count yet of how many students are enrolled this summer in a wide range of new options, from a push to close early learning gaps in Texas to a summer program in Oregon that helps kids learning English. A fair at the end of the program will highlight students’ achievements.

Elementary 111

Elementary Report Groups Personalized Learning 111

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

A 2017 study by the RAND Corporation found that 17 percent of teachers in the personalized learning schools surveyed said they devote a least a quarter of class time to tutoring students one-on-one, compared to just 9 percent of teachers surveyed nationwide. A wave of pilot programs appeared in classrooms across the city.

Personalized Learning 97

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 97

Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

A quick round of introductions revealed some interesting trends: a growing number of liberal arts institutions are launched or growing online learning programs; many sought to find the distinct ways liberal arts institutions, and campuses pursuing liberal education, can use technology. Online learning is on the rise.

Conference 40

Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

Edsurge

JUNE 19, 2020

Restaurants have rapidly shifted to online and mobile ordering, and are speeding up the deployment of digital kiosks that replace human workers. Retailers such as The Gap are accelerating the adoption of robots in their warehouses. Career-oriented lifelong learning is now even more of a societal and economic imperative.

Learning 176

Learning Digital Badges E-rate MOOC 176

The Hechinger Report

MARCH 14, 2017

Skye Morishita working on the robot she programmed at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. On a recent Saturday, a squad of Lego robots fitted with markers limped, hopped and spun dizzily across the table. Quintyn Scott (left) and Ella Bartholomew program robots at a recent CoderDojo session in Boston. Photo: Chris Berdik.

Robotics 62

Robotics Blended Learning Laptops Software 62

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Colorado vendors and school districts are required by the state to facilitate safe online learning experiences. In the 2020-21 school year, the FlexPoint team helped more than 160 new schools and districts around the nation launch their first online learning programs during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Education 119

Education Learning EdTech Data 119

Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

I saw students who are performing great and getting good grades in online learning as well as those students who used to get straight A’s, but now, are not getting technology”. As science projects, students are building robots and apps involving machine learning. Many schools are inclining more towards online learning.

Common Core 40

Common Core Industry EdTech Social Media 40

Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

” Via the Hechinger Report : “Can a wall-climbing robot teach your kid to code?” ” Can people please read Seymour Papert before launching their learn-to-code product and/or writing PR for it? .” Via Techcrunch : “Meet Box Island , a new iOS game that aims to teach kids the fundamentals of code.”

Education 49

Education Coursera Microsoft Company 49

Hack Education

JULY 13, 2018

“ Can We Design Online Learning Platforms That Feel More Intimate Than Massive? ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Edsurge : “New Survey: Students See Anxiety and Time Management Among Top Challenges to Finishing Degrees.” This Week in Betteridge’s Law of Headlines.

Education 43

Education Khan Academy Blackboard Report 43

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

” Nope, robots will not be doing this job of content moderation , as Facebook recently boasted at its developer conference. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. For more news about robots not taking jobs, see the HR section above. Job search site Indeed.com surveyed 1000 HR managers and tech recruiters. Well, not quite.

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Georgia Tech moves forward with plans to create storefronts for its online education programs, joining a growing number of institutions offering hybrid online learning experiences.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” “The wife of independent Sen.

Education 58

Education MOOC Social Media E-rate 58

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” (Wow. No neoliberalism here.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Perhaps it should go in the “robots” section. “ Artificial Intelligence: Could emerging technologies ‘humanize’ teaching & learning? Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Wired : “ Med Students Are Getting Terrible Training in Robotic Surgery.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

” It would be great if there were independent evaluations of bootcamps, not just this self-reported survey stuff. The Joan Ganz Cooney Center has released the results of a survey of 700 parents whose 4–13-year old children play video games. Other details: “The typical attendee is 30 years old, has 6.8 But rah rah rah!

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

“Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. From the Raspberry Pi blog : “IoT Sleepbuddy, the robotic babysitter.” Not sure where you plot this on the “hype cycle.” ” asks Edsurge. ” asks The Next Web.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

” VCU’s Jon Becker writes “More about online learning in Virginia.” ” (Actually, I bet at this stage Mrs. Porter’s class hopes you do not take the survey.). ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via The Atlantic : “Why One University Is Sharing the Risk on Student Debt.”

Education 46

Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

Tony Bates looks at “Brexit and online learning in Europe.” From the edX blog : “How to be a Better Learner: Determine Your Learning Style.” “ Robots won’t replace teachers because they can’t inspire us.” Priorities. ” (Where “more” is not “most.”

MOOC 48

MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks The Hechinger Report.

Education 45

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 45

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?” Incidentally, I saw lots of harassment online this week from these predatory journal folks , but as Bill Fitzgerald notes, Twitter still does little to address abuse on its platform.).

Education 48

Education MOOC Report Company 48

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot,” The Wall Street Journal gushed in 2016 , documenting an experiment undertaken at Georgia Tech in which a chatbot called “Jill Watson” answered questions in a course’s online forum. There were worries about how the move to online testing might affect scores.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. “Teachers Are Finding Innovative Ways to Use Robots in Class,” claims Education Week.

Education 48

Education Coursera MOOC Report 48

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

.” Via Education Week : “For Online Schools , Unique Challenges in Serving Transgender Students.” ” “Whatever happened to the promise of online learning ?” “How can online learning help Canadian colleges meet the challenges ahead?” ” asks WonkHE. ” No.

Education 45

Education Facebook Company Report 45

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via The Guardian : “‘This is awful’: robot can keep children occupied for hours without supervision.”

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Khan Academy 46

Khan Academy Elsevier Education MOOC 46

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.” ” The New York Times reports that “ Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Via The New York Times : “ Udacity , an Online Learning Start-Up, Offers Tech Job Trials.” Via abc.net.au : “ Queensland children as young as four will learn coding and robotics as a compulsory part of their education from next year.”

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 8, 2016

.” Online Education and The Once and Future “MOOC” “ Deakin University in Australia will next year offer graduate degrees and certificate programs through FutureLearn , the online learning platform owned by the Open University in the U.K.,” ” Inside Higher Ed reports.

Education 40

Education Report E-rate Company 40