Edsurge

AUGUST 5, 2020

Each six-to-nine-month experience combines virtual instruction, in fields such as data science and software engineering, with personalized mentorship and project-based learning opportunities. Back then, the company was a search tool for identifying online courses. Today, it sells workforce training programs of its own.

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Pearson Company Training Software 152

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

In Top Hat, I see a business that can provide better value to professors and outcomes for students.” The Toronto-based company got its start selling “clicker” software that allows students to respond to questions through their computers and phones. At Bazaarvoice, that was in the retail industry. million to 3 million.

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Pearson Knewton Company Industry 140

Edsurge

JANUARY 26, 2022

They’re rejecting time- and place-based education; creating low-cost degrees; adopting competency- or outcome-based education; emphasizing digital technologies; focusing on populations underrepresented in traditional higher education; and offering pioneering subject matters and certifications.

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Online Learning Education Coursera Learning 170

Edsurge

AUGUST 4, 2022

Lumen can offer courseware built from OER "far less expensively" than they can offer courseware built from royalty-bearing content, Wiley claims, adding that they can use data to improve the efficacy of their course offerings, which is ultimately "central to our mission to improve outcomes for students."

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OER Resources Education Course 128

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Chou got his start in K-12 education, working as a classroom teacher and then school administrator before working in education software development and ultimately rising through the ranks at Pearson. The problem, as Chou sees it, is disagreement over what outcome is most important. Tweet at @TaraGarciaM.

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Analysis Data Pearson Outcomes 97

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2018

SMART Learning Suite also offers adaptive learning software, which includes formative assessment tools and support for data collection and analysis. You have to let go of some of the micromanagement,” Montero says in a study conducted by Pearson. integrated with HP Chromebooks. by Eli Zimmerman.

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Data Assessment Adaptive Learning Microsoft 319

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 25, 2019

That reasoning has some similar undertones to the explanation given by Pearson when it sold its student information system, PowerSchool, in 2015. The publisher said then that the sale would “enable us to focus more directly on learning outcomes.” “As Illuminate , based in Irvine, Calif.,

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System Skyward Pearson Company 68

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Mindful pairing of digital resources to learning outcomes is an excellent way to ensure that any blended learning program will produce the desired learning outcomes. Also, because the school system bought the iPads in order to use a new curriculum by Pearson, the large investment ($6.4

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Blended Learning Pearson Learning E-rate 124

Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2017

educational technology companies whose primary purpose is to improve outcomes for teachers and learners across K-12 and higher education. In the past, publishers such as Pearson and McGraw-Hill were counted on to be the exit strategy. Source: EdSurge. In this annual year-end analysis, EdSurge counts all venture investments in U.S.

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EdTech Pearson Company Knewton 91

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

But without proof, Monroe, vice president of academic innovation and support at Ivy Tech Community College, and her colleagues are searching in the dark to find the right tools that faculty can use to improve learning outcomes for the more than 200,000 students in the Indiana community college system. Does it mean adaptive software?

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Tools Outcomes Pearson Software 60

eSchool News

JUNE 18, 2021

The OnRamp Education & Workforce Innovation program was developed as a partnership of gener8tor and ECMC Group’s Education Impact Fund to seed innovation that promotes accessibility and positive student and worker outcomes. More than 500 one-on-one meetings will be facilitated today at this year’s conference.

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Kaplan Industry Pearson Company 56

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

From facial-recognition cameras to web and social media filtering software, surveillance technologies are finding their foothold in schools across America. Where School Safety, Security, & Surveillance Meet Happy hour will have to wait, as we kick our sessions off with a sobering and important conversation that warrants your attention.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 103

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. Pearson is Not a Platform. Pearson does not have a platform. Remember Edmodo?

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

Small companies like Acrobatiq, OpenStax and Smart Sparrow—the platform behind HabWorlds—and edtech veterans including Pearson and McGraw-Hill are racing to to develop complete courses that faculty can implement immediately. The small amount of research to date on how adaptive learning technology impacts student outcomes is inconclusive.

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Adaptive Learning Software EdTech Course 60

Iterating Toward Openness

JANUARY 29, 2018

I’ll be writing a range of essays this year reflecting on two decades of work toward opening the core intellectual infrastructure of education (textbooks and other educational materials, assessments, and outcomes / objectives / competency statements) in order to increase access to and improve the effectiveness of education.

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OER Software Company Microsoft 80

Edsurge

APRIL 10, 2019

The ASU GSV conference stands out for being unabashedly capitalist, in the sense that everyone believes that delivering on profits and student outcome can go hand-in-hand. Frontline Seeks a New Frontman Frontline Education, which offers a slew of administrative and human resources software for K-12 districts, is seeking a new CEO.

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Company Conference Pearson Industry 109

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 21, 2017

States are also likely to take more of a lead role in determining their own outcomes in education, while the Department of Education will act as a facilitator. Because of this, there is going to be a lot of pressure for funding for infrastructure development and improvement. This broadcast was co-hosted by edWeb.net and MCH Strategic Data.

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Common Core Pearson Industry Guidelines 40

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

And the idea of pivoting away from that at the exact moment Pearson, Cengage, and McGraw-Hill are adopting that approach seems a bit too convenient. But because Pearson has the exclusive rights to distribute this title, there is no competition and you’ll pay over $200 for a new copy. I fear it is OER wanting it both ways.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

eSchool News

JANUARY 5, 2024

In 2024, developing more meaningful school-home relationships and partnering with families to support better student outcomes will be imperative. Communications with student-level data tied to outcomes feel relevant and actionable to families. Courtney Groskin, Instructional Learning Coach, St. Vrain Valley Schools, Longmont, Colo.

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Trends EdTech Industry Data 52

Iterating Toward Openness

MARCH 9, 2018

We know that in parallel contexts, like open source software or Wikipedia, long-term sustainability can be possible with only a tiny fraction of all the beneficiaries of the open work contributing directly. In the context of rivalrous resources, we must circle the wagons to protect the commons from destruction through over use. Probably not.

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eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

Through its software and hardware solutions, ClassIn provides the digital infrastructure for the hybrid future of education by building classrooms in both the virtual and physical worlds. The ClassIn platform has been purpose-built for education and based on nearly a decade of research, development, and in-market experience.

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Sony Blended Learning Pearson Learning 99

EdTech Magazine

OCTOBER 1, 2019

In a recent lawsuit, an Illinois woman and her daughter accuse Pearson, the multinational publishing and education company, of exposing the information of more than 1 million students when it failed to detect or respond to a 2018 data breach. . The impact of storage security failure is substantial. Keep the Keys Safe.

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Data Student Data Privacy Pearson EdTech 182

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 26, 2018

We have a discussion at Pearson about this shift in society from a digital desert to a digital ocean,” said John Behrens, vice president of advanced computing and data science at Pearson. Speakers quickly contextualized the technology with the shift in how widely available data is today. “We he suggested. “I

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Edsurge

APRIL 5, 2019

The “oligopoly,” as we called it, was the natural outcome of a highly decentralized system and fragmented demand. The structure of demand created the “Big Three”—McGraw-Hill, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Pearson. Launched in 2000, it developed Study Island, a computer-based test-prep software tied to state standardized tests.

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Industry Edmodo Pearson Instructional Materials 80

Hack Education

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Connexeo (school administration software): $110 million. ” You’ll often hear its advocates invoke Benjamin Bloom’s 1984 study on “ the 2 Sigma Problem ” and claim that one-on-one tutoring is radically effective at improving student outcomes. Yuanfudao (tutoring): $250 million. billion. .”

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Trends MOOC Company Edmodo 93

Iterating Toward Openness

APRIL 29, 2016

Earlier this week I read an op-ed – sponsored by Pearson – titled “If OER is the answer, what is the question?” Hilton’s review of this research suggests that this “same or better” outcome for OER users holds about 93% of the time. ” The article poses three questions and answers them.

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OER Instructional Materials Pearson Resources 60

edWeb.net

JULY 2, 2021

Outcomes, Impact and the Future. Michael has held leadership positions in sales and marketing with Learning Bird, Follett Software Company, ETA hand2mind, Pearson, Cengage and McGraw-Hill Higher Education. Smith noted that the Oak Meadow experience is not just about some good pandemic lessons learned.

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Technology Tablets Pearson iPhone 92

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

DECEMBER 26, 2023

In the digital age, this also means being proficient in using online tools for collaboration, such as cloud-based document sharing, video conferencing , and collaborative project management software. This includes being open to new ideas, flexible in thinking, and willing to step outside one’s comfort zone. Int J Environ Res Public Health.29;20(7):5312.

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Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

According to Pearson Education, 84% teachers , administrators and students think that shifting to digital can solve the challenges of education. eBooks are gradually becoming more interactive, enabling students to enjoy a rich and engaging learning experience for better outcomes. The Emergence of Digital Courseware.

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eBook Gamification Education OER 98

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

” And again, let’s recall Franklin’s definition of technologies includes not just hardware or software, but ideas, practices, models, and systems. I’m concerned because students are compelled to use software in educational settings. Intelligence. You can’t opt out of the learning management system.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Or the company will have to start charging for the software. In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” billion by 2025.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

Turns out too that a lot of the education startups that have been promising “revolution” or hell even “improved outcomes” for the past few years have been selling snake oil. Turns out that Pearson, which once funded and acquired a lot of startups, isn’t in particularly good financial shape itself.).

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Trends Company MOOC Edmodo 64

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

Throughout the year, the Department of Education also took steps to strengthen the oversight of accreditors, adding requirements regarding data that they had to report to the government and to the public as well as pressuring accreditors to do more to improve “student outcomes” at the schools they monitored. “Bypass.”

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

“Mind-reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton has a new CEO , Brian Kibby , formerly with Pearson. Edsurge profiles “ personalized learning ” software used in a virtual school that has some 450 incarcerated students. ” Adaptive software is not the same as personalized learning , says eSchool News.

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Education Pearson Report Robotics 45

Hack Education

AUGUST 5, 2016

Dillon, the biology professor at the College of Charleston who resisted administrators’ requests that he update his syllabus with learning outcomes , is suing the South Carolina college and says he will retire.” Pearson also picked a new president for Pearson North America: Kevin Capitani, formerly an exec at SAP.

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Education Pearson Report Policies 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 20, 2016

Other companies with similar models: Spark Schools, which raised $9 million this year from the Omidyar Network and Pearson, and APEC, also funded by Pearson. This includes software, digital content , and websites. “We will literally predict their life outcomes,” claims one scientist.

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Technology Education Pearson Company 40

Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? ” Via Education Week : “ Pearson Tested ‘Social-Psychological’ Messages in Learning Software, With Mixed Results.” Not Buying Your Education Startup.)” ” Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “ George W.

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