techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

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.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Educational apps and interactive software create dynamic lessons, accommodating various learning preferences and enhancing comprehension. Adaptive learning platforms use algorithms to tailor instruction to individual students, addressing their specific needs and promoting a personalized learning experience.

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eSchool News

JANUARY 3, 2024

Virtual reality: Transport students to immersive educational environments through VR applications, fostering experiential learning. Adaptive learning platforms: Personalize instruction with adaptive learning software, tailoring lessons based on individual student progress.

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techlearning

JULY 27, 2018

Amplify Fractions covers math standards in grades 3–6 and uses adaptive learning, interactive storytelling, and a personalized digital tutor to help students conquer fractions. KinderLab Robotics ( kinderlabrobotics.com ) announced Free Throw , a throwing-arm attachment that lets the KIBO robot toss ping pong-sized balls.

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techlearning

MARCH 5, 2018

Developed in partnership with LanguaMetrics, MAP Reading Fluency is the first computer adaptive, automatically scored K-3 oral reading assessment that eliminates the need for one-on-one, teacher-student administration. The Pivot Workstation allows the instructor to move to each student group, making learning the center of the classroom.

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techlearning

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

HOONUIT’S NEW COURSES ( www.hoonuit.com ) Hoonuit announces the launch of accredited professional learning courses. The courses will be provided through Pathways, a new enhancement to Hoonuit’s online professional development solution, which groups similar modules together to provide a well-rounded study of a topic.

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MindShift

AUGUST 11, 2016

A group of recent studies on technology in education, across a wide range of real-world settings, have come up far short of a ringing endorsement. The studies include research on K-12 schools and higher ed, both blended learning and online, and show results ranging from mixed to negative. NPR Ed has covered adaptive learning before.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

platforms are digital infrastructures that enable two or more groups to interact. Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It Google gives a lot of money to similar sorts of groups, including many, many education-related ones.).

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

“The Federal Trade Commission on Friday filed a complaint against the academic journal publisher OMICS Group and two of its subsidiaries, saying the publisher deceives scholars and misrepresents the editorial rigor of its journals,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Robots probably won’t take your jobs.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

Data-driven learning: A majority of platforms described as ‘adaptive’ fall into this category of efficient management systems that provide materials appropriate to a students’ proficiency level.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

“Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” Via The New York Post : “Charter-school advocacy group to close up shop.” Doesn’t seem like any journalists caught this, tho: A couple of things about that group of former FB and Google employees who have founded the Center for Humane Tech: 1. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. million total.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

I’ve got all the “learn-to-code” news in the job training section, because let’s be honest… Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. The “ invisible ” “adaptive learning” company has raised $38.7 .” Silicon Valley parents are not raising their kids tech-free.

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “More than 50 groups have signed a letter demanding that Candice E. This coding bootcamp was acquired by the University of Phoenix’s parent company, Apollo Education Group , in 2015. ” The New York Times reports that “ Burundi Robotics Team Vanishes After U.S.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” The center, as the name suggests, does legal work for civil rights and low-income groups. Via Inside Higher Ed : “A University of Virginia working group convened after white supremacists gathered in Charlottesville , Va., ” Via Getting Smart : “ Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning.”

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“Imagine Discovering That Your Teaching Assistant Really Is a Robot ,” says The Wall Street Journal in a story about “Jill Watson” (of course it’s a female name), an automated teaching assistant at Georgia Tech. From the HR Department. Speakaboos has raised $12.5 The startup has raised $25.2 million total.

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Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

” Right-wing troll Ann Coulter pulled out of her talk at UC Berkeley , because “because she had lost the backing of conservative groups that had initially sponsored her appearance.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Learn-to-code toy Ozobots is launching Spiderman and Guardians of the Galaxy branded robots. .”

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2017

Pretty sure this is the best MOOC story of the week: “ Russian Underground Launches Online Courses in Card Fraud ,” Infosecurity Group reports. Via Business Insider : “Online learning may be the future of education – we compared 4 platforms that are leading the way.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

AUGUST 4, 2018

Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “Teaching Tech-Based Farming: Microsoft Backs Program for Ag Group’s 650,000 Students.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. DreamBox Learning has raised $130 million from The Rise Fund. The adaptive learning company has raised $175.6 More via AJC.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” The chain in question: Celerity Educational Group. “Can robotics teach problem solving to students?” “Learning technology once reserved for special needs students is now in everyone’s hands. ” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But other times, the scenes that were captured were taken out of context or these videos were purposefully weaponized (by conservative groups, for example, who encourage students to film their professors’ lectures and submit their names to “watch lists”). Altius Education. But the “spying” has continued. Chatbot Instructors. The Hour of Code.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.” ” Via AIR : “Getting Back on Track: What Math Content Is Taught and Learned in Online and Face-to-Face Algebra Credit Recovery Courses ?” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. " No s**t.

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