Edsurge

MAY 8, 2019

The software list includes more than a dozen packages, including the university’s pioneering adaptive-learning project, the Open Learning Initiative , as well as a learning analytics platform LearnSphere. It’s going to take a university saying, You need to be trained in curriculum and instruction,” she said.

Software 165

Software Learning Data Course 165

Edsurge

JULY 10, 2016

The companies building courseware products are developing increasingly complex algorithms that track students’ progress and recommend next steps in their learning paths. The small amount of research to date on how adaptive learning technology impacts student outcomes is inconclusive. Course of the Future. A Word of Caution.

Adaptive Learning 60

Adaptive Learning Software EdTech Course 60

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

Few corporate brand names in education are as recognizable, and as polarizing, as Pearson, the giant education provider whose reach extends to virtual schools, testing, language training and an array of other areas. Fallon described the scope of the company’s reach in different areas of K-12, higher education, and professional training.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

Marketplace K-12

JANUARY 25, 2016

The announcement follows Frontline’s acquisition of online training provider EDTRAININGCENTER earlier this month. TAL Invests in Knewton: TAL Education Group (NYSE: XRS ), a K-12 after-school tutoring services provider in China, announced a strategic investment in New York-based Knewton , a global provider of adaptive learning products.

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Knewton Kaplan Learning Company 40

Edsurge

DECEMBER 26, 2019

So with these guidelines in mind, I’ve chosen six areas where edtech has made an impact this decade: Learning Management Systems. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics. OER and open books. Digital badges. underwhelming.

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Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 122

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

Would there even be “learning analytics” without the LMS, I wonder?). Instead, they’ve re-branded as job training sites. Pearson promises “personalization” through its “adaptive learning” products, for example. (It More on that in a subsequent article in this series.)

Technology 63

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2018

Billion Federal Block Grant Makes Ed-Tech Training Higher Priority Than Software, Devices.” ” The Business of Job Training. Apple event PR (and there’s much more in the “upgrade” section): Via The Verge : “ Apple is creating a center in Chicago where teachers can train to code.”

Education 45

Education Robotics iPad Company 45

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

Department of State and massive open online course provider Coursera are partnering to launch Coursera for Refugees , a program to offer career training to displaced people around the world. According to Edsurge, the company makes “adaptive workplace software that helps individualize corporate training.” ” Oh.

Coursera 61

Coursera Education E-rate Company 61

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

The Business of Job Training and Job Placement. Adeptemy , an adaptive learning company, has raised $3.48 Most certainly food for thought touting the power of “ learning analytics.” .” Via The New York Times : “ Facebook ’s Virtual Reality Business Gets a New Leader.”

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

Perhaps the district didn’t know what New York City learned when it audited its old data portal : it found that less than 3% of parents had ever logged in. There are a variety of reasons for this: language barriers, lack of Internet access, incompatible devices, lack of training. Brain Training. Course Signals. You're sexist.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” Via Education Week : “ Teach For America Ends Pre-Training Pilot Focused on Cultural Competency.” ” [Insert Course Signals learning analytics joke here.]. Fortune’s Dan Primack reports on the troubles at LendingClub : “ LendingClub’s Ousted CEO Won’t Get Any Severance.”

Education 53

Education Pearson Report MOOC 53