Edsurge

JULY 3, 2017

Winners will be notified in early September and announced at OLC Accelerate 2017 , which takes place in Orlando, November 15–17.) Fulé and her colleague Don Carter, the university’s director of e-learning, launched the. The deadline for. submission to this year’s competition is July 15.

Tools 117

Tools Flipped Classroom Outcomes E-rate 117

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 20, 2019

Over the past decade, school officials in Fulton County, Georgia’s fourth-largest school district, have experimented with so-called personalized learning , tried integrating English language learners into mainstream classes, and introduced high school-level courses in middle school. Photo: Nick Chiles for The Hechinger Report.

Report 111

Report Study E-rate Training 111

The Hechinger Report

OCTOBER 4, 2018

She watched the series and then built an entire curriculum around it (content rated TV-MA means the course is only open to juniors and seniors). Revere High School’s adjusted four-year graduation rate rose from 71.5 percent in 2017. The school’s four-year adjusted graduation rate rose from 71.5 percent in 2017.

E-rate 111

E-rate Report Assessment Study 111

Doug Levin

JULY 31, 2017

I’m looking forward to stepping away from the office and spending time with family and friends one last time before the 2017-18 school year gets underway in earnest. As such, expect an abbreviated (TBD) publishing schedule for ‘A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News’ in August. Vulnerabilities happen.

EdTech 150

EdTech Company Data Blended Learning 150

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) April 9, 2017. NOTE: Next week’s “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” will be on vacation. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition). What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator? Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 191

EdTech E-rate Data Android 191

Doug Levin

APRIL 9, 2017

Doug Levin (@douglevin) April 9, 2017. NOTE: Next week’s “Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News” will be on vacation. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 14 Edition). What does it mean to be an XYZ-certifed educator? Strong opinions may be weakly held.

EdTech 150

EdTech E-rate Data Android 150

Edsurge

JUNE 6, 2017

From Apple, Google and Microsoft battling to take over the classroom, to random acts in both K-12 and higher education compromising the private information of millions of vulnerable students, 2017 has been no short of edtech news. And your latest story, Benjamin, focuses on the Federal Communications Commission, and you talk about E-Rate.

Report 133

Report E-rate Technology Education 133

Hack Education

DECEMBER 12, 2017

Most faculty agree that online learning makes higher education available to more students, but few agree that online learning helps students learn more effectively.” Of course, you can always put a positive spin on any of this: “The Flip Side of Abysmal MOOC Completion Rates? broadband privacy rules.”

MOOC 56

MOOC Coursera Education Broadband 56

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

“A clause in the contract could, in the future, allow Nike to harvest personal data from Michigan athletes through the use of wearable technology like heart-rate monitors, GPS trackers and other devices that log myriad biological activities.” The Long Island University faculty lockout is over. ” “The U.S.

Education 40

Education Report MOOC E-rate 40

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 24, 2017

Via Edsurge : “ ​Rhode Island ’s Plans to Become a ‘Lab State’ for Personalized Learning.” Via Campus Technology : “ AP Exam Pass Rates Rise Even as Participation Doubles.” E-Sports Make A Play For The Big Ten.” ” Education in the Courts. Go, School Sports Team!

Education 47

Education Khan Academy Robotics MOOC 47

Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” ” Via Edsurge : “The Makings (and Misgivings) of a Statewide Effort to Personalize Learning in Massachusetts.” Via CNET : “ Verizon to pay $17M to resolve FCC, Justice E-Rate probes.”

Education 49

Education Coursera MOOC Report 49

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. I dunno… Via Techcrunch : “ IBM led on patents in 2017, Facebook broke into top 50 for the first time.” You must be so proud. That student data is big bucks? News at 11.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

” The story contains some machinations at the Department of Education in which the White Hous e tried to fire a Jeb Bush-supporting staffer. ” Via The Student Loan Report : “Halfway Through 2017, Here Are the Best & Worst Student Loan Servicers.” “ Can personalized learning prevail?

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

Via NPR : “ Betsy DeVos ’ Graduation Rate Mistake.” ” Via The Consumerist : “New Chairman Orders FCC To Abandon Court Defense Of Rule Limiting Prison Phone Rates.” Also via Education Week : “Under New Leadership, FCC Quashes Report on E-rate Program ’s Success.”

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” Via Real Clear Education : “Connecting Schools to the Future: Rethinking E-Rate.” Scammers advertise phony job opportunities on college employment websites, and/or students receive e-mails on their school accounts recruiting them for fictitious positions. turns the most low-income students into top earners.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. Rebecca Schuman is back with her annual “ Rate My JIL ,” where she skewers the higher ed job market. ” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma.

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics Coursera 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Via WaPo’s Valerie Strauss : “ Trump ’s rather weird meeting with the 2017 Teachers of the Year.” “5 Reasons Why e-textbooks in Egypt Would Be Inequitable” by Maha Bali. ” Via NBC News : “How to Thrive: Arianna Huffington Launches E-Learning Series.”

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

” Via The Recorder : “Four cities including Boston could face downgrades in their bond ratings if state voters approve an expansion of charter schools, a major credit rating agency suggested this week.” Via e-Literate : “ Instructure ’s Current Market Position.” ” From the HR Department.

Education 40

Education MOOC E-rate Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

pic.twitter.com/0oMZuYGFbD — Mike Bowen (@DrMBowen) November 8, 2017. How Expeditionary Deeper Learning Engages Students Through Inquiry, Discovery & Creativity.” ” Education Week has published a new report on personalized learning. “ What does college look like in prison ?”

Education 46

Education Facebook Company Report 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 23, 2018

Private School With Low Vaccination Rates.” ” Sponsored content on Edsurge , paid for by the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative this week includes this piece on surveillance-as-personalized-learning at a Montessori chain of schools. Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Charles Koch Foundation ’s 2017 Giving Neared $90M.”

Education 54

Education LMS Robotics E-rate 54

Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Education Week : “ FCC Chair Moves to Block E-Rate Funds for Companies Deemed ‘Security Risk’ ” (State and Local) Education Politics. “A Response to Larry Berger’s ‘Confession’ on Personalized Learning ” by New Classrooms’ Joel Rose.

Education 45

Education MOOC E-rate Facebook 45

Hack Education

MARCH 24, 2017

officials approve new rating system.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Maryland University College pursues a strategy of spinning off units into stand-alone companies, seeking financial gain for itself and affordable tuition rates for its students.” Racism, Immigration, and Education. ” Bye, Mercator. .

Education 53

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 53