eSchool News

NOVEMBER 9, 2016

Makerspaces are expected to reach accelerated classroom adoption in less than one year, according to the K-12 Edition of the 2016 New Media Consortium Horizon Report. All the student has to do is subscribe to Shmoop’s 12-month student plan between November 1, 2016 and January 15, 2017, and then email their essay to Shmoop HQ.

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Doug Levin

JULY 7, 2016

Note: The original version of this piece was published on July 7, 2016 by New America as part of an EdCentral series on the next social contract for education: https://www.newamerica.org/education-policy/edcentral/next-social-contract-public-education-needs-new-terms-service/.

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Edsurge

MAY 28, 2019

That didn’t stop Bryan Short, who was a student at the University of British Columbia in 2016 when he got curious to know what information the learning management system at his university had collected on him and how it was being used. That makes it hard for students, professors or even journalists to get a glimpse inside.

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Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2018

Speaking to an audience of researchers from the education industry last week at the Bay Area Learning Analytics Conference , held at the University of California at Berkeley, Deb shared how Chegg uses a Stanford-built tool to try to keep out students who just want an online tutor to do their homework. based company wants to thwart.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 21, 2016

October 12, 2016. EDUCAUSE HULK (@EDUCAUSE_HULK) October 14, 2016. Improving Learning and Teaching with Learning Analytics: What Do Teachers Want? @EDUCAUSE_HULK , the long-running parody Twitter character who captures the spirit of the event with simple pronouncements in all-caps. What’s his suggestion?

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 21, 2016

1, 2016, former UClass CEO Zak Ringelstein filed a lawsuit against Renaissance Learning, claiming that Renaissance had removed his management responsibilities, left him with essentially no role and is now denying him the stocks and severance payments he was promised. “I believe Renaissance and I had stark value differences.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 27, 2016

University IT departments are still feeling the effects of budget cuts from the recession, according to the 2016 Campus Computing Survey. 1 priority for 2016? WHAT DO PROFESSORS WANT FROM LEARNING ANALYTICS? Hiring and retaining IT talent.

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EmergingEdTech

SEPTEMBER 27, 2016

As we Settle into Another new School Year, These Technologies are Poised to Make a Difference I find it fun this time of year to think about how things have evolved since we started the last school. Please click on the post title to continue reading the full post. Thanks (and thanks for subscribing)!].

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Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 6, 2019

million recent STEM grads as of 2016; India had 2.6 Related: 5 Ways to Use Learning Analytics in K-12 Education. An interactive STEM curriculum comprises of learning modules which test a student’s critical thinking skills. Related: Top 7 Innovations in K-12 Education. million as of 2017; the U.S.

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Bryan Alexander

DECEMBER 29, 2015

What can we expect in 2016 from the intersection of technology and education? Unless the worm turns globally, I’d expect planet MOOC to keep growing in 2016. That should extend into 2016. The forthcoming Horizon Report thinks BYOD is one of the two major tech trends for 2016.

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eSchool News

AUGUST 17, 2016

The series, “Results Matter – Closing the Achievement Gap,” will kick off on Tuesday, September 20, 2016 at 1 PM Eastern/10 AM Pacific with “Results Driven Accountability: Where Were We? Where Are We? Where Do We Go Next?” led by RDA expert Dr. Alan Coulter.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 25, 2016

loves the learning analytics available from Think Through Math program. “We Teachers were trained on how to use these analytics to set goals, pull out small groups based on need and accelerate learning.” “I think they’re a treasure trove of insight in the story behind student achievement,” he says.

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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.

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Fractus Learning

FEBRUARY 17, 2016

Tip Tap Tap Learning Analytics. Gamification for Learning. Through our cloud-based Learning Content Management System (LCMS), educators can source and control the delivery of quality and validated educational content from their own tablet, laptop or desktop. Leveraging Learning Analytics.

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Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2016

The program will begin with selected ventures in May 2016. For- and non-profit organizations chosen to participate in the program will get financial investment, access to expert services and mentorship. The Aspire Accelerator application is open thru Feb.

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Hack Education

JUNE 14, 2016

Learning analytics is often framed as a “hot new trend” in education. Ed-tech in 2016 is different than ed-tech in 1916. Computers, in many many ways, are simply an extension of this. But it’s actually quite an old one. How do new technologies themselves view students as a commercial product?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). 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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 1, 2017

To get a glimpse into what the next 12 months will hold for everything from professional development to digital learning, and from communication to virtual reality, 15 ed tech luminaries looked back on 2016 edtech trends to help predict what’s in store for 2017. Here’s what they said: 2016 was The Year of Video. And it has.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Stories From Previous Years: Here are some of the stories that got us to where we are today: The Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2016. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. You can receive updates from Hack Education via email if you prefer to read articles that way.). Wishful Thinking. The Business of Ed-tech.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2016

This year feels different too than the previous years in which I’ve written these reviews because education technology – as an industry – sort of floundered in 2016, as I think my series will show. Learning to Code. Education Data and Learning Analytics. Investment dollars were down, if nothing else.

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The Obama administration’s Education Department failed to consider key evidence when it reviewed and ultimately terminated its recognition of the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools in 2016, a federal judge ruled late Friday.” Via Wired : “A Brief History of Screen Panic.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

From Course Report : “the 2016 Coding Bootcamp Market Size Study.” ” Among the findings: “In 2016, the sheer number of bootcamp providers has grown to 91, compared to 67 last year.” “ 14 projects win 2016 Knight News Challenge on Libraries.” ’” LOL job titles.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

Most certainly food for thought touting the power of “ learning analytics.” ” Campus Technology claims that “ Phishing Attacks Down 10 Percent in 2016,” but John Podesta was phished which seems to be a far more important factoid, imho. “The New Gold Rush? “The New Gold Rush?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 10, 2017

Some 280 incidents since January 2016. Immediately following the 2016 elections, I tweeted that “Under a Trump administration: I very much want ed-tech companies and schools to reconsider collecting so much data about students.” The stakes now are much, much higher. Education Technology in a Time of Trump.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. The startup was later sold to Valore Education in 2015 , which was in turn acquired by Follett in 2016 , which in turn shut down the Boundless site in 2017. Boundless’s materials have been archived by David Wiley’s company Lumen Learning.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Lots of details this week as tech executives testified in front of Congress about Russian interference in the 2016 election. Educators Discuss Pros and Cons of Learning Analytics.” .” Apparently watching CD-ROMs isn’t sufficient training for driving Navy destroyers. Who’d have guessed?!

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Education Facebook Company Robotics 49

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“High school students will be allowed to carry mace in the 2016–2017 school year after the Rowan-Salisbury Board of Education agreed to remove prohibitive language and amend its policy,” the Salisbury Post reports. — Shane Goldmacher (@ShaneGoldmacher) May 10, 2016. Don’t do this.

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Hack Education

MAY 27, 2016

Congratulations, Class of 2016 , from The New Yorker: this week's new yorker cover is ruthless pic.twitter.com/B7UUvkPbir — adam hamze حمزة (@adamhamz) May 24, 2016. ” From the NASBE : “Trends in Student Data Privacy Bills in 2016.” Commencement and Awards.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 28, 2016

Meanwhile, over at Edsurge : “A Small Liberal Arts School Becomes a Testing Ground for the ‘ Facebook of Learning Management Systems ’ ” Also via Edsurge : “Pursuing Academic Freedom and Data Privacy Is a Balancing Act.” Inside Higher Ed on the results of the 2016 Campus Computing Survey."

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Education Pearson Blackboard Survey 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2017

Via Zion Market Research : “ Massive Open Online Course Market : Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends, and Forecasts 2016-2024.” “ The growth of online learning : How universities must adjust to the new norm” is sponsored content on Education Dive. ” Price tag for the report: $3599.

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