Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

I enrolled in my first online course in 1998—an awful Frankenstein of assignments and web-based textbook chapters—and never finished it. Of course these recent corrections aren’t unique to the education market. MOOCs topped the cycle in 2012. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 Duolingo (NASDAQ: DUOL) is down 42.0

EdTech 188

EdTech Chegg Udemy Company 188

Edsurge

JUNE 9, 2020

Today, students frequently work in digital environments to read course materials, take tests and complete assignments. More than 4 out of 10 college students wind up in remedial math or English courses, and those that do are even less likely than other students to finish college.

Education 217

Education Learning Software Knewton 217

NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

However, at each level—middle school, high school, and college—these variations paled in comparison to a stunning and dismaying consistency. In the November 2016 Executive Summary , the researchers shared: When thousands of students respond to dozens of tasks there are endless variations. That was certainly the case in our experience.

Assessment 60

Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2018

” The Parent Coalition for Student Privacy has thoughts on the pushback , making the comparison between Zuckerberg ’s corporate and philanthropic efforts and inBloom. And one for-profit story is in the Betteridge’s Law of Headlines section because of course. Christakis (@NAChristakis) February 4, 2018.

Lenovo 51

Lenovo Education Facebook MOOC 51

Hack Education

JANUARY 12, 2018

Of course, the US can’t let the UK lead for too long when it comes to terrible people and terrible ideas in education. Congratulations, STEM folks and learn-to-code evangelists, for being featured in President Trump’s list of his 2017 accomplishments. ” “Special bracelets” are, of course, ed-tech.

Education 43

Education Company Blackboard Kaplan 43

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” From the Amazon blog : “Introducing Free Alexa Skills Courses by Codecademy.”

Education 47

Education Company Data Report 47