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These were my remarks as a guest speaker in Donna Murdoch's class “Online Teaching and Learning – Applying Adult Learning Principles” this evening. I was asked to speak about learninganalytics, but like I said in my keynote last week at NMC , ed-tech is boring. How long does the company retain it?
Digital instructional materials must be subject to public inspection to ensure accuracy and freedom from bias and – in the case of software applications – that the software code treats data about student learning responsibly, securely, and transparently.
Institutions have access to more student data than ever before—but it's hard to really grasp what that means, since many of the digital tools that colleges use are from third parties or companies that keep their algorithms private. That makes it hard for students, professors or even journalists to get a glimpse inside.
It's not necessarily that students need to say "This is what I want to learn. This is what I don't want to learn," but somehow making it flexible to where they could link a specific interest, say, on a specific company or a specific scenario within the overarching course objective. It was very socialmedia-like in its interface.
Canvas , whiteboards and a company called Blackboard. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. hulking gathering of higher-ed technology staff, faculty and companies. No longer, he says, does it make sense for colleges to divorce technology from teaching and learning.
He’s worried that, rather than advancing our human potential, many edtech companies and universities are perpetuating the status quo. The LINK Lab is a hub international scholars exploring the digitization of knowledge and learning and how this process impacts education. Our technology is our ideology,” Siemens says.
As part of the course, students are engaging in a “Great Ed-Tech Debate,” arguing one side or another of a variety of topics: that technology enhances learning, that technology is a force for equity, that socialmedia is ruining childhood, and so on. Tech companies assure us that they’ll fix it.
In addition, investment company Weld North Holdings acquired Performance Matters , a student assessment and data-analyticscompany that it will merge with K-12 ed-tech business Truenorthlogic, which provides data on teachers’ performance and tracks their professional development. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Schoolie’s school quality data will be incorporated into GreatSchools’ website in the coming months, and “will help parents more efficiently compare and evaluate academic rigor and understand how well schools provide access to a well-rounded education,” the companies noted in the statement. The amount of the investment was not disclosed.
Personalized learning dates back to a Chicago lab school at the turn of the 20th century, but the concept is having a renaissance because of today’s more sophisticated technology — and the excitement and investment the technology has inspired. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver.
blogs, socialmedia, learning objects, OERs, MOOCs, etc in this period. It has been mildly entertaining to see many of the MOOC companies making ''discoveries'' of things that we have known for ages (eg that students require support). socialmedia developments of the late 00s this was quite small scale.
Personalized learning dates back to a Chicago lab school at the turn of the 20th century, but the concept is having a renaissance because of today’s more sophisticated technology — and the excitement and investment the technology has inspired. And they suspect that education technology companies may be promising more than they can deliver.
A range of specialist companies and private institutions is now providing excellent higher education components, as well as providing ancillary and support services such as examination and certification services, learning support, learninganalytics, etc.
Right now, tech companies own AI. AI in Schools and Classrooms Edweek shared in a 2020 article , In education, AI can be found in learninganalytic platforms, online courseware, voice assistants, and support structures within other apps. These companies have HUGE data mines, which will only make AI more powerful.
At the time, I wrote about the importance of APIs; the issues surrounding data security and privacy; the appeal of platforms for users and businesses; and the education and tech companies who were well-positioned (or at least wanting) to become education platforms. The company has raised some $77.5
” There’s more on legal battles involving student loan companies in the business of financial aid section below. The student loan company has raised $803.6 The company, which makes programmable toys, has raised $7.8 Admissions company INTCAS has raised $2.8 The Business of Financial Aid. million total.
I’ve called this “the Top Ed-Tech Trends,” but this has never been an SEO-optimized list of products that the ed-tech industry wants schools or parents or companies to buy (or that it claims schools and parents and companies are buying). SocialMedia, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. Learning to Code.
Each month, I calculate all the venture capital investment that’s gone into education technology, noting who’s invested, the type of company, and so on. SocialMedia, Campus Activism, and Free Speech. Learning to Code. Education Data and LearningAnalytics. SocialMedia: Adoption and Crackdown.
” Also via Wired : “Companies Are Cashing in on Reality TV for Tots.” ” Apple held one of its big media events this week, this one focused on education. Job training company BetterUp has raised $26 million from Lightspeed Ventures, Crosslink Capital, Freestyle Capital, and DFJ Growth. million total.
Via Education Week : “ DeVos-Backed Company Makes Questionable Claims on Autism , ADHD.” ” “Betsy DeVos Won’t Shed Stake in Biofeedback Company , Filings Show,” The New York Times reports. “Harvard Management Company to Lay Off Half Its Staff,” The Harvard Crimson reports.
Ever wonder how stories promoted by ‘thought leaders’ on socialmedia get selected? " Hopefully, not shades of future conversations about learninganalytics. Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. No endorsements; no sponsored content; no apologies for my eclectic tastes. ."
In education, there were breaches at colleges and universities, breaches at K–12 schools, breaches at the Department of Education, breaches at education technology companies, and breaches with software schools commonly use. I delete all my old socialmedia now on a regular and ongoing basis. million students.
” From the press release (which explains why there’d be an article on the company this week): “ YouTube joins forces with Britannica to provide easier access to credible and authoritative information.” The company has raised $20.4 The company had raised some $40.5 million total. Goodwall has raised $10.8
Via Inside Higher Ed : “ DeVry Parent Company Makes Pledges to Students.” ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Chalkbeat investigates the Indiana Virtual School : “As students signed up, online school hired barely any teachers – but founder’s company charged it millions.”
Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last.
.” “Frustrated with how colleges have handled their claims of sexual abuse , more students are turning to socialmedia to publicize their cases,” Inside Higher Ed reports. ” “ Zynga ’s Headquarters Is Worth More Than The Actual Company.” The company has raised $15.9 Credit Cards).”
On Thursday, the judge gave Google the victory , ruling that the company’s use of the Java API fell under fair use provisions. Testing, Testing… “ Common Core testing group wages aggressive campaign against critics on socialmedia,” according to The Washington Post’s Valerie Strauss.
” They’re suing the company. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” edX is offering an online master’s degree with Georgia Tech : an OMS (online master’s in science) in Analytics. The socialmedia platform had raised $2.5 For-profit higher and student loan companies.
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