Bryan Alexander

JANUARY 24, 2016

I was there for a few reasons, starting with having the fine opportunity to lead a pre conference workshop, followed by presenting on two panels, helping out with a Twitter component, and reconnecting with dozens of friends and colleagues. Preconference workshop. Online learning is on the rise.

Conference 40

Conference ePortfolio LMS Education 40

The Hechinger Report

MAY 30, 2018

When New Schools for New Orleans announced the competitive grant contest, 23 schools — about a quarter of all public schools in New Orleans — expressed interest by attending workshops on personalized learning. The nonprofit selected nine schools , each of which received between $10,000 and $300,000, to jump-start pilot programs.

Personalized Learning 99

Personalized Learning Software Data Report 99

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 127

Education Learning EdTech Data 127

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

The same was true at the affluent, predominantly white Barrington Middle School, which will soon move into a $68 million building fitted with a robotics lab. Meanwhile, at Cumberland High School, in a mostly white town along the Blackstone River, individual teachers get to decide how and when to use Chromebooks and personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 96

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 96

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

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. But the “spying” has continued. Chatbot Instructors. Common Core State Standards.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Via the Journal Sentinel : “More than 300 Kettle Moraine parents sign petition against online learning platform.” ” Via Techcrunch : “ Sesame Workshop will produce children’s shows for Apple.” ” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction.

Education 44

Education Microsoft MOOC Coursera 44

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” The LA Times asks , “ In this digital self-help age, just how effective are MasterClass ’s A-list celebrity workshops?” Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Competition.”

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.” “ Apple to offer free ‘ Hour of Code ’ workshops for full week,” says Techcrunch. of Cincinnati Police Officer.”

Education 40

Education Company Data Pearson 40