Edsurge

JUNE 29, 2016

Back in February, an EdWeek brief reported that Amazon Education was beta-testing a new platform with educators, helping teachers navigate the jungles of open educational resources (OER). Matty Fox (@what2foxsay) June 28, 2016. In 2016, Mary Jo was named to the Forbes "30 Under 30" list in education. pic.twitter.com/4ZIax3aDBA.

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Microsoft OER Digital Citizenship EdTech 113

Edsurge

JUNE 24, 2016

Now benefits like those cost reductions and higher student success rates are prompting the school to roll out more Z-degrees programs and extend its partnership with Lumen Learning by piloting next-generation adaptive OER courseware. But Tidewater doesn’t have plans for total conversion to OER, despite the benefits.

Adaptive Learning 94

Adaptive Learning OER Learning Course 94

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. Knewton’s Alta, by contrast, is tapping into openly-licensed, or OER, materials.

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Knewton OER Industry Adaptive Learning 156

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. content providers. Ferraris require more maintenance.

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Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 95

Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

2016 Institutional Awards. For boosting student retention and success and reducing costs by embracing online OER textbooks Northern Arizona University. 2016 Faculty-Led Team Awards. The competition is open to schools that award associate or bachelor’s degrees and to programs within those schools. Apply here. Bay Path University.

Tools 106

Tools Flipped Classroom Outcomes E-rate 106

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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OER Company Outcomes Adaptive Learning 60

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

A couple of years ago, I was part of a year-end webinar with MindWires’ Consulting’s Phil Hill and Michael Feldstein and one or other of them – I don’t remember now – predicted that 2016 would be a big year for the LMS. billion for 2016, the largest loss in its history.

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Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63