Edsurge

JULY 19, 2016

In Spring 2016, faculty, support staff and administrators at Oregon State University met to candidly share their experiences with adaptive learning technology. Next we discussed whether and how this adaptive learning technology might apply to a research university. I hope you enjoy the videos.

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Edsurge

JULY 21, 2016

Conner tells EdSurge how the use of adaptive-learning tools offers extraordinarily promising results for more personalized learning and teaching experiences. She adds, however, that “student success in the courses with adaptive-learning systems was not different than in a traditional online course at UMUC.”

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Edsurge

MAY 1, 2019

And he said he and other professors were told to fail at least 30 percent of students, a move that would set a baseline against which to measure a separate adaptive-learning experiment championed by the provost, Mark Searle.

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Edsurge

MAY 6, 2019

In the second eye-raising deal for the higher-ed publishing industry in as many weeks, Wiley, a major textbook publisher, has agreed to acquire the assets of Knewton, a provider of digital courseware and adaptive-learning technologies. Financial terms of the deal, which is expected to close by the end of May, were not shared.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

The four focus areas include career credentialing, digital and adaptive learning platforms, STEM and computer science instructional tools and data analytic services for schools. Investments in edtech companies in 2016 totalled $945 million, according to estimates from GSV Capital, less than half of the $2 billion tally last year.

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Neo LMS

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

2016 so far has been a very challenging year, yet also very rewarding. One very good thing of 2016 was that the ed tech world never stopped evolving, not even for a second. So we can assume that video-based learning will only grow in 2017. Adaptive learning. And discussions will eventually lead to more progress.

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Digital Promise

MARCH 13, 2017

With CAST, we have created the Learning Differences Leadership Cohort of Fellows. In 2016, we had our first participant from a YouthBuild International program in Mexico City. The Fellows participate in a 12-month, intensive professional development experience focused on learning differences.

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Edsurge

MAY 12, 2017

Throughout the past decade, Knewton ’s adaptive learning technology has been backed by some of the biggest names in the both the publishing and venture capital community. Pearson will no longer use Knewton’s adaptive learning engine for some of its digital offerings. Ferraris require more maintenance.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 5, 2016

Adaptive learning is not right for every situation. But, on the other hand, if you are talking about students failing algebra, then adaptive learning can be very useful. For example, in our math courses we are eliminating textbooks and putting that information into the adaptive learning platform.

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Edsurge

NOVEMBER 23, 2016

Today, we’d like to call out nine of our contributors in particular, who’ve written the most popular articles of 2016. Educators and Administrators—From the 'Instruct' Newsletter Adaptive learning. Personalized learning. Blended learning. And we’re giving you a spread! STICKING TO THOSE RESOLUTIONS? Was he right?

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Edsurge

MARCH 14, 2022

Knewton: All Talk, Little Evidence While AltSchool spent millions of dollars, few experts I talked to described the microschool model as having negative impacts on student learning. Machine learning was not where it is today so it was a significantly more manual process to deal with,” he explains. “It

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2019

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Ruiz says the platform’s differentiation, adaptive learning, and teacher dashboard data combine to offer her students one key benefit: equity.

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Edsurge

MARCH 3, 2020

The heads of the two companies knew each other, and last year MyBuddy started to build its own language-learning curriculum to add to its offerings. Edwin developed sophisticated adaptive learning technology for English as a foreign language,” says Crewkow.

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eSchool News

MARCH 24, 2021

an adaptive learning platform company with industry-leading expertise in learning science, early learning, and data analytics worldwide. Those include ALEKS Corporation in 2013, the LearnSmart technology in 2014 and Redbird Advanced Learning in 2016.

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Edsurge

JULY 9, 2019

Some highlights: Fourth graders at Salt Creek improved their CAASPP scores by 137% of the state average in the 2016/2017 school year—their first year using the platform—and by 172% the following year. Ruiz says the platform’s differentiation, adaptive learning, and teacher dashboard data combine to offer her students one key benefit: equity.

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Edsurge

APRIL 26, 2017

The “cultivation of students’ entrepreneurship and innovation capabilities and practical skills” was a priority in China’s 5-Year Plan for 2016-2020. To adapt, many companies are investing domestically, particularly in China, where edtech companies raised more than $1.2 billion in 2016, according to Goldman Sachs. Authess $2.2

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Edsurge

MARCH 25, 2024

This agility allows teachers to adapt learning plans to individual student needs. Reducing time spent on generating reports meant educators could focus more on teaching and adapting learning plans to each student's unique situation. million saved over $52 million per year in district data integrations.

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Edsurge

JULY 20, 2017

A 2016 report funded by the Gates Foundation found that in the U.S. To be a good instructional designer, you should steep yourself in the research on learning and teaching. alone, there are 13,000 instructional designers. Yet, when I graduated from college in 2008, I didn’t know this field existed. Surely a lot has changed!

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 10, 2017

In South Africa, the youth unemployment rate topped 50 percent in 2016. In 2012, 30 million primary-age children (or 1 out of 5) in sub-Saharan Africa did not attend any school. Secondary schools can only take in 36 percent of students who finish primary school. The magnitude of the problem may be disheartening.

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Educational Technology Guy

JUNE 11, 2018

The rise of AI-powered intelligent tutoring systems According to Technavio, the global artificial intelligence market in the education sector 2016-2020 will grow at a CAGR of more than 39% by 2020. One of the primary factors fuelling this market growth is the adoption of intelligent tutoring systems (ITSs) in the learning process.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 5, 2017

Its K-8 adaptive learning and diagnostic product i-Ready is used by over 4 million students, and a 2016 study found that it was an exceptionally accurate predictor of student performance on Common Core Assessments in New York State.

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Digital Promise

JANUARY 22, 2016

Moran said she is most proud of the work Albemarle has done “to create seven pathways to learning that open doors of opportunity for every child.” AASA will announce the Superintendent of the Year in February 2016. League members Pam Moran and Steve Webb are two of the four finalists.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 3, 2017

D2L, provider of a learning management system, was started by a student at the University of Waterloo. Adaptive learning tool Smart Sparrow traces its origins to a graduate student in Australia. Robert Strazzarino is the founder and managing director of College Scheduler, which was acquired by Civitas Learning in 2016.

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Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

2016 Institutional Awards. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards. The deadline for submission to this year’s competition is July 15. The competition is open to schools that award associate or bachelor’s degrees and to programs within those schools. Apply here. Bay Path University. Fisher College.

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Edsurge

JULY 26, 2016

Colorado Technical University (CTU) began the adoption of adaptive-learning courses in late 2012. We have just over 100 courses using our proprietary adaptive technology (called intellipath ), 400 faculty trained to use the technology, and approximately 55,000 students who have used it in CTU courses. How did we do it?

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Edsurge

JANUARY 12, 2017

Did you miss our top S’Cool Tools of 2016 ? DoodleMaths : Neil Jarrett, a year 6 teacher and math coordinator in Bangkok, Thailand, inspired us to include this tool this week after listing it as one of his favorite adaptive learning apps. Check it out—then check back here. DoodleMaths Freemium!

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iLearn Technology

FEBRUARY 24, 2016

Sign up TODAY, Woot Math is totally free for the 2015-2016 school year! Woot Math gives students a solid understanding of fractions, laying the necessary ground work for algebra, geometry, physics, chemistry, and statistics. How to integrate Woot Math into your classroom: To begin with Woot Math, decide how you will use it in your classroom.

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Edsurge

APRIL 12, 2018

From 2006 to 2016, the cost of textbooks increased by 88 percent, more than than nearly any other college student expense—including tuition and fees (63 percent) or on-campus housing (51 percent)—according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But some providers of OER still ask for fees in return, and that has advocates concerned.

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Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

The small amount of research to date on how adaptive learning technology impacts student outcomes is inconclusive. April 2016 study from SRI Education found that students in adaptive courses performed slightly better on assessments than those in a traditional lecture. Where’s the evidence that this makes a difference?”.

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Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Play, Explore, Study, Build In 2016, two researchers at Clemson University in South Carolina set out to see what the existing research really had to say about gaming’s impact on 21st-century skills. When we talk about skill development, it takes time.

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techlearning

APRIL 9, 2018

Waggle (wagglepractice.com) today announced its return to the K12 EdTech market with its “flying pig” logo and AI-enabled adaptive learning solution providing personalized, practice-based mastery of math and ELA for grades 2-8.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 23, 2016

Around 200 companies applied for the five spots in the 2016 cohort. Here are the five companies in the 2016 cohort: Lrnr : An adaptive-learning platform that uses open educational resources (OER). Educators can customize courses and monitor student progress.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 12, 2018

It reduced its developmental course offerings to only one required reading course that is paired with the college-level course, and two self-paced math pathways that use adaptive-learning technology along with guided instruction from a faculty member in the classroom. There were physical changes, too.

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Edsurge

MARCH 24, 2017

In 2016 we added one of our own to the mix: EdSurge Independent. Allison Salisbury: Here at EdSurge we’ve watched and admired as groups from Student Voice to Young Invincibles grow in power and visibility, emboldening students to speak up and speak out. What’s my favorite EdSurge HigherEd article?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 19, 2016

Editor’s Note: ‘Tis the season of giving, eating and reflecting, a time to look back on 2016 and to make bold predictions about what next year may hold. Second, more innovation Machine learning, adaptive learning and virtual reality Will be at the center of education technology.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 10, 2017

education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. But as some disappointed investors have learned last year, the actual market value and performance behind “unicorns” may be as illusory as their nickname. 2016 US Edtech Funding Totals $1 Billion.

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Edsurge

JULY 13, 2016

Although 42 design firms have been acquired over the past decade, nearly half of the acquisitions happened in the past year (2015), according to the Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers influential Design In Tech Report 2016. If design is in the ascendency in private enterprise, does it also have relevance for higher education?

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