Edsurge

APRIL 1, 2022

NYSE: INST), Coursera, Inc. Here’s why 2021 was a banner year for U.S. education and workforce technology companies: Six companies went public at valuations above $1 billion: PowerSchool Holdings, Inc. NYSE: PWSC), Duolingo, Inc. NASDAQ: DUOL), Instructure Holdings, Inc. NYSE: COUR), Udemy, Inc. NASDAQ: UDMY), and Nerdy, Inc. NYSE: NRDY).

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eSchool News

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Nowadays there are so many online learning courses available from places like Khan Academy or Coursera. Watching an expert build something using technology is a great way for students to get proper hands-on experience in STEM fields in particular. Previously, students were confined to learning in the classroom or reading a textbook.

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Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 13, 2016

I kind of see [us] as the anti-Coursera,” he says. Fluent City’s growth and emphasis on the liberal arts comes at a time when STEM education has been generating a lot of buzz and funding. From teachers to CEOs and administrators to politicians, leaders of all sort have rallied around investing in STEM education in schools and beyond.

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Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

ASU Global Freshman Academy, Coursera and edX have taken the StraighterLine model—and pushed it even further. And K-12 isn’t just one market if you’re a content company; you need to hone your expertise in particular subject areas, such as math, English or STEM. Oh, and by the way, U.S.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

MAY 9, 2015

University of Houston System via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. Commonwealth Education Trust via Coursera. University of Oregon via Coursera. University of California, Irvine via Coursera. University of London International Programmes via Coursera. University of Michigan via Coursera.

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EdNews Daily

NOVEMBER 30, 2016

Another is the rise of the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) or online instructional platforms like edX, Coursera, or Udacity. These are online representations of an earned skill, often through taking small credit courses aimed toward working and non-degree-seeking individuals.

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The Hechinger Report

MARCH 20, 2023

In order to complete her homework assignments, she spent hours each night re-teaching herself the material, with help from Coursera and YouTube tutorials. Of those respondents, the study reported that 17 percent had jobs in STEM before attending a boot camp, and after attending, 48 percent had jobs in STEM.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

SEPTEMBER 13, 2013

.; Paloma Garcia-Lopez - Executive Director, Maker Education Initiative - "Maker Movement: Making More Makers" Jeanne Century - Director of Research and Evaluation and Science Education, Outlier Research and Evaluation, CEMSE, University of Chicago - "Is it STEM or Just Good Practice?"

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Bryan Alexander

MAY 27, 2016

Patrice (Cornell University) described a project of helping K-12 teachers teach STEM. He recommended an Indiana framework project he helped build, along with Stanford’s NovoEd platform , which might be better than Coursera in terms of creating an ecology of learning. Curt responded by seeing infrastructure as complex.

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Ask a Tech Teacher

DECEMBER 6, 2021

C-STEM Studio –download to teach computers, science, technology, engineering and math with robotics. C-STEM Studio. Glide –create an app from a spreadsheet. Jotform App Builder. Metaverse –create apps using Metaverse’s AR platform. Coding Curriculum. Code Academy. Everyone Can Code –from Apple. Free Code Camp.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 25, 2019

The gaming giant worked with the Institute of Play to create STEM-focused, hands-on learning experiences that promote collaboration, creativity and problem solving. Coursera Pushes into Unicorn Status After Raising $103 Million by Jeffrey R. teachers who welcomed the Switch and Labo this year.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 9, 2018

Likewise, the financial problems that Moody’s and Bain describe stem from imbalances among large-scale fundamentals such as salaries and benefits, tuition revenues, financial aid, facilities maintenance and depreciation and debt service, rather than from more marginal factors such as educational-technology investment.

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The Hechinger Report

MAY 13, 2020

Travel restrictions tightened even further to combat the coronavirus pandemic — and economic reversals and paranoia stemming from it — may only make this worse. Engineering programs were thriving, with students from India and China, she said, but those students have become fed up with U.S.

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Hack Education

JUNE 17, 2016

Headline changed from “ Coursera ’s Update Will Eliminate Hundreds of Courses” to “Coursera’s Update Will Migrate Hundreds of Courses to a New Platform.” ” Coursera, initially only emailing former students about their old course work, decided finally to blog about its platform change.

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Hack Education

APRIL 7, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “ Coursera now offers free trials for most Specializations.” ” Get them started on for-profit STEM education early, amirite. And the Trump University fraud case has been settled – more in the courts section above.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2016

” “ The Most Popular Courses of 2016 ” on Coursera. Edsurge rewrites Coursera’s infographic – because journalism – about which classes are popular in “red states” and which ones are popular in “blue states.” ” Victoria University of Wellington has joined edX. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Nevertheless, computer science education, along with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) continued to be promoted this year, often framed as something students should pursue instead of “ liberal arts.” “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February.

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Hack Education

APRIL 14, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” In other STEM news, Pornhub awards a “women in tech” scholarship. ” Udacity has updated its online "classroom." Because “Pornhub cares.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 16, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Big HR news about Coursera in the HR section below. Coursera has a new CEO: Jeff Maggioncalda. Coursera has a new CEO: Jeff Maggioncalda. Entangled Solutions’ consultants Deborah Seymour and Michael B. ” From the HR Department.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.” Coursera co-founder “ Andrew Ng officially launches his $175M AI Fund,” says Techcrunch. ” Via Campus Technology : “ Personalized Text Messages Boost STEM Student Persistence in Community College Study.”

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Hack Education

JULY 14, 2017

” Via Education Dive : “ Coursera ’s Tom Willerer talks personalization, access.” Edsurge reports that 100Kin10 , an organization that promises to train 100,000 STEM educators in the next decade, has received some $28 million in corporate pledges. Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 26, 2017

He believes the future of education means all STEM, no arts and no humanities. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via Edsurge : “ Coursera ’s New Strategy Takes Inspiration From Netflix – and LinkedIn.” Colleges Will Disappear.”

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Hack Education

MAY 25, 2018

” IHE blogger Joshua Kim offers “25 Million Reasons Why LinkedIn / Microsoft Will Buy Coursera.” Via Education Week : “Is STEM Oversold as a Path to Better Jobs? Which STEM jobs are in demand and pay well? Via Edsurge : “The Second Wave of MOOC Hype Is Here, and It’s Online Degrees.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

” Also via Class Central : “ Coursera Lets Instructors A/B Test Their Courses, Experiments With Automated Coaching.” Or this one: “A Growth Mindset Can Reduce the Gender Gap in STEM,” claims Coursera’s blog. ” There’s more MOOC-related news in the nanodegree section below.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 4, 2016

“ Coursera ’s new monthly subscriptions could monetize procrastination,” says Techcrunch. ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ STEM Jobs and the ‘Ideal Worker’ Woman.” Testing, Testing… Via EdSource : “Testing company fined in California for second year.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Via Recode : “ Coursera has ousted several senior executives along with many rank-and-file staffers.” ” Via The New York Times : “Where the STEM Jobs Are (and Where They Aren’t).” ” From the HR Department. The Digital Public Library of America has a new head : John S. .”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

But these claims about a shortage of technical workers are debatable, and there’s plenty of data to indicate otherwise : wages in STEM fields have remained flat, for example, and many who graduate with certain STEM degrees cannot find work in their field. Coursera has raised over $310 million.

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