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Pearson Bets on Adaptive Learning (Again) With $25M Acquisition of Smart Sparrow

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Founded in 2011, Smart Sparrow had raised about $23.5 In its statement, the publisher said Smart Sparrow’s technology will support its capabilities in adaptive learning and add more interactive and immersive features for its digital books. ACT, the group best known for its assessment used in college admissions, invested $7.5

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Online Learning's 'Greatest Hits'

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Learning Management Systems With learning management systems now installed at nearly all higher education institutions here and abroad, instructors can create course materials, assess student progress and generate custom exams. Most authoring software also integrates assessment tools, testing learning outcomes.

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Characteristics of The 21st Century Teachers

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In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers. An adaptive teacher is able to recognize and respond to the different needs and backgrounds of their students, adjusting their approach to maximize learning for all. 2011, Nurmi et al.,

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Adapting to the New Classroom

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Adaptive learning technology is the new go-to for personalized learning. Diagnostic products and software systems that target specific areas of learning for improvement can help students find success, freeing educators to help every learner reach their personal best within one classroom. The Z-Space tech lab was the next.

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Not Another Dashboard: K-12 Interoperability Efforts Aim to Inform (Not Just Report)

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This was one of the needs behind the development of Ed-Fi , a set of education data tools and standards, in 2011 with support from the Dell Foundation. As today’s education technology tools are used more frequently to drive instruction, expectations have grown for how data can support teaching and learning.

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The 7 Key Elements of eSpark’s Theory of Learning

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eSpark’s Theory of Learning is grounded in seven research-based elements – teaching practices or design elements – that are directly linked to student learning outcomes. 1: Differentiation Keeps Learning Accessible. 2: Adaptivity Allows For Growth. 2: Adaptivity Allows For Growth. Why do we do this?

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New Report Offers Evidence-Based Research and Guidance for Developing Engaging, Effective Online Science Courses

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TEMPE, AZ — Arizona State University’s School of Earth and Space Exploration recently released new research on its flagship Smart Course, on Smart Sparrow’s adaptive learning platform—published in the peer-reviewed journal, ASTROBIOLOGY.

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