Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 23, 2016

“[One] tenth (11 percent) were using OER materials and 4 percent were currently using OER in their classes and also making their own course materials available as OER.” ”, the leading answer was finding stuff with the right quality. ” Think about that.

OER 40

OER Study Survey Education 40

Shake Up Learning

OCTOBER 8, 2019

The platform gives teachers and administrators the flexibility to mix and match content from a growing number of open educational resources (OER), to digitize existing content, or to build their own. They receive instant feedback and a chance to revise their work for ongoing learning. Assist students through immediate feedback.

Chromebook 78

Chromebook Khan Academy Classroom Google 78

Marketplace K-12

MAY 16, 2016

A Pearson business motto is “content plus assessment, powered by technology, equalizes effective learning at scale,” Fallon said, and after years of striving for that goal, “we only feel that it’s really now starting to come together.”. If it doesn’t, it won’t, and it won’t deserve to.

Common Core 76

Common Core Pearson Resources Company 76

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. OER and open books. Learning analytics. Adaptive learning systems. Two that shine are OER/open books and learning analytics. Digital badges. underwhelming.

Digital Badges 122

Digital Badges MOOC Technology OER 122

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. ”) It was certainly the outcome that investors were hoping for Edmodo , which raised $25 million in 2012, boasting that it had 15 million users. ” (Amazon Inspire is the company’s OER platform.) Remember Edmodo?

Technology 63

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

Hack Education

MAY 20, 2016

“ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” . “For online lenders , it’s suddenly touch-and-go,” says Techcrunch. Remember what I’ve said: watch the student loan space.). ” Funding and Acquisitions (The Business of Ed-Tech). .”

Education 46

Education Pearson Report Company 46

Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

” “Of OER and Platforms: Five Years Later” by Lumen Learning’s David Wiley. Adeptemy , an adaptive learning company, has raised $3.48 Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Bloomberg : “Baby’s First Virtual Assistant.” The company has raised $8.5 million total.

Education 40

Education Coursera Robotics E-rate 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

At the time, David Wiley expressed his concern that the lawsuit could jeopardize the larger OER movement, if nothing else, by associating open educational materials with piracy. He told NPR in 2015 that Knewton’s adaptive learning software was a “mind-reading robo tutor in the sky.” Crested Pigeon. Montessori 2.0.

Pearson 145

Pearson MOOC Company Software 145