Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

(Mostly) back from my August hiatus, I’m pleased to offer up the next edition of A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News. A Thinking Person’s Guide to EdTech News (2017 Week 33 Edition). But, they also tell us that personalized learning doesn't rely on technology in the classroom.

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Hapara

AUGUST 8, 2022

Have you ever considered creating your own open educational resources (OER)? When you build your own, you can differentiate instruction and support every student with the specific learning content they need. Types of OER you can develop for K-12. Why you should develop OER for K-12.

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OER Resources How To Education 130

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 12, 2016

Those in the puppy camp argued, with good reason, that free curricula and OER content were hardly free once the related costs and risks were factored in. So the discovery, vetting, and alignment costs inflicted upon the teachers and districts that would try to embrace free and OER content would remain high.

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OER EdTech Company Common Core 60

Hapara

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Teachers may also customize digital textbooks to create a personalized learning experience. Some websites are dedicated to K-12 learning, while others feature textbooks for all learning levels or high school and college. OER Commons. OER Commons is a digital library full of open educational resources (OER).

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OER E-rate Hapara Libraries 130

Doug Levin

JANUARY 15, 2016

The local needs assessment to be conducted by the school district is to be focused on identifying gaps in a school district’s “access to personalized learning experiences supported by technology and professional development for the effective use of data and technology” and is to be updated every three years.

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Policies Technology Education OER 258

Edsurge

APRIL 18, 2018

This is the edtech industry’s premier financial conversation, packed with more than 4,100 people and 350 CEOs. Topics ranged from early childhood to lifelong learning. Learn Capital is closing on a seed investment vehicle dubbed “ LearnStart ,” which has already invested in a Finnish company, 3DBear. No, it’s not a spa vacation.

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Company Kaplan EdTech Industry 122

21st Century Educational Technology and Learning

JULY 20, 2017

A big shout out to EdTech Magazine for recognizing this blog on its 2017 Honor Roll. I especially appreciated the following quote, “On his blog, Gorman shares what he has learned with a focus on how tech enables project-based learning.” The links below provide you an opportunity to learn more about Open Education Resources.

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Technology Support Khan Academy Technology OER 112

edWeb.net

FEBRUARY 7, 2019

At this stage of the edtech revolution, most educators are focused on using tech to enhance lessons rather than on the tech itself. In the edWebinar “ Students Leverage Technology Tools and Makerspaces to Personalize Learning,” Grace Borst, Innovation Specialist at St.

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Personalized Learning Learning OER Broadband 41

Hapara

MAY 12, 2022

They come from sources such as the Michigan Open Book Project, Core Knowledge, CK-12, OpenStax and OER Commons. You can also share specific texts with individual students or small groups to differentiate instruction and personalize learning. Kindergarten digital textbooks. Kindergarten – “Myself and Others”.

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How To Classroom Common Core Hapara 130

Kitaboo on EdTech

JUNE 5, 2024

That would include smart teaching methodologies, personalized learning, and providing an improved learning experience to every student. When we talk of remodeling the academic system, it is not only about higher education; the K12 learning system, too, needs to welcome this change.

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OER eBook Adaptive Learning Personalized Learning 52

Edsurge

MARCH 1, 2017

ESSA: What Edtech Providers Need to Know : Whiteboard Advisors Senior Vice President David DeSchryver and Education Week Senior Editor Sean Cavanagh break down one of the biggest federal education policies to pass in the last decade: the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA). continues to grow, how can edtech help serve this population?

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MOOC EdTech OER Kaplan 60

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 21, 2013

Esther Wojcicki : Educator, journalist, IT & OER consultant. Wednesday, October 23 "Innovating STEM and Literacy" Yovel Badash : Author of No Child Held Back Jim Vanides : Global Social Innovation Program Manager @hp; #edtech blogger [link] , #STEM advocate, educator, technologist, & avid photographer.

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edWeb.net

JUNE 18, 2015

At ISTE 2015, Common Sense Education will provide a sneak preview of the latest version of Graphite, designed to help educators learn fundamental edtech teaching skills. Learn more here about their Marriott Lightning Sessions and raffle and follow @commonsenseedu & @graphite on Twitter. dreambox learning.

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EdNews Daily

JULY 8, 2019

It’s important to note that normalized gifted programs and lowest-common-denominator whole group teaching are usually not individualized or personalized learning in the same way that software could enable it.

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Learning Software E-rate Industry 100

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. “ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students? The third: lifelong learning. Government Will Travel to Latin America.”

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Education Robotics OER MOOC 47

Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

In other Salesforce news, “The University of Texas System teams up with Salesforce to turn its learning platform into a learning relationship management system ,” Inside Higher Ed reports. It includes all the buzzwords : competency-based education, personalized learning, and even blockchain!

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Education MOOC Report Facebook 66

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via Education Week : “Why Neuroscience Should Drive Personalized Learning ” – because of “the propagation of myths and misinformation.” The business of OER. ” Via EdTech Strategies’ Doug Levin : “The COPPA Rule, FERPA , and the Security of Student Data.”

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Education Company Khan Academy Training 44

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

” “Personalized learning,” I believe Zuck calls this. ” Lots to say about “personalized learning,” but amazingly little reflection on if any of that vision actually works. Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2 It’s time, apparently, to move beyond “ design thinking.”

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Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 47

Doug Levin

NOVEMBER 16, 2016

Will schools continue to accelerate the pace of blended learning – which incorporates technology into classes along with in-person instruction? Will states enable schools to pursue personalized learning strategies, which make use of technology to create custom-fit lessons for students? No one knows.

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Technology Future Ready Blended Learning EdTech 170

Kitaboo on EdTech

DECEMBER 7, 2020

Interactive Textbooks – These are electronic textbooks or eBooks that come with various interactive features to enhance learning and knowledge retention. Open Educational Resources (OER) Products – OER course products are developed based on open resources and utilize instructional design and professional services.

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eBook Gamification Education OER 98

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

” The charter school, which is closing it doors, is the Merit Preparatory Charter School , run by “personalized learning” charter chain Matchbook Learning. Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning. ” That is the Sophie B. Wright Charter School in New Orleans.

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Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 54

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

.” According to WCET , “Developing Effective Courses Using Adaptive Learning Begins with Proper Alignment.” ” Via Getting Smart : “ Virtual and Augmented Reality in Personalized Learning.” ” Tom Vander Ark lists “ 15 Dimensions of Personalized Learning.”

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Education ProctorU Company Report 53

Hack Education

JULY 1, 2016

The US Department of Education released its “ #GoOpenDistrict Launch Packet ,” encouraging schools to use OER. Lots of press releases were issued this week to coincide with the ISTE conference in Denver – Amazon’s new OER platform, for example. month gives you a “personalized learning plan.”

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MOOC Education Blackboard OER 48

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” Via CNBC : “This Chinese-Israeli start-up wants to change the way kids learn to code.”

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Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46

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. They contend that their schools expand on Montessori’s vision by adding new digital technologies to “personalize learning,” as well as to surveil students.

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Pearson MOOC Company Software 145

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via E-Literate : “ Hawai’i Senate Bill: Would mandate OER material for all U Hawai’i system courses.” ” And later in the week, an update : “Hawai’i Senate OER Bill Update: Amended language saves the day.” ” “What’s So Different About High Tech High Anyway?”

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

OCTOBER 13, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “ Betsy DeVos Visits Bay Area Public School for a Lesson in Personalized Learning.” Edsurge on the Injini ed-tech accelerator in South Africa : “Why the World’s Youngest Continent Got an Edtech Accelerator.” ” “Do You Know the Edtech Adoption Rules in Your State?

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MOOC Education Kaplan Company 43

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

“ Personalized learning ” – it’s simply the best idea that money can buy (that isn’t already being paid for by Salesforce, I guess). Via Edsurge : “ VR Could Bring a New Era of Immersive Learning. Lisa Petrides, Douglas Levin, and Eddie Watson introduce The CARE Framework for OER.

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Education MOOC Company Report 47

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

The NAACP endorses OER. Jeff Fernandez, the co-founder of the online learning company Grovo , has resigned. Perhaps this will help the Grovo fellows: “Tips for Landing an Edtech Gig – From the EdSurge Jobs Team.” IHE ed-tech blogger Joshua Kim wonders “Who Exactly Holds This Neoliberal EdTech Ideology ?”

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Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

” This looks primarily at Summit Public Schools, which works with Facebook to build a learning management system that folks will try to convince you is “ personalized learning.” “Why the Best Personalized Learning Programs Start Way Before High School,” according to Edsurge.

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Education Facebook Company Robotics 49

Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

According to Edsurge’s calculations , “US Edtech Brings in $122M in June.” ” From Data & Society : “ Personalized Learning : The Conversations We’re Not Having.” ” Phil Hill also weighs in on the latest Babson survey on OER. Surprising results from new study.”

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Education Company Report Data 40

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

Stephen Downes and David Wiley debate OER : “The Cost Trap, Part 3” by David Wiley. “If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER” by Stephen Downes. “If We Talked About the Internet Like We Talk About OER: The Cost Trap and Inclusive Access” by David Wiley. . What Does That Mean?

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Education OER Pearson Report 48

Hack Education

MARCH 9, 2018

In addition to the anti-First Amendment supporter Thiel, Jackson also name-dropped her connections to David Horowitz , a long-time advocate for silencing left-learning professors on campus, in order to get her job. Via Edsurge : “ Office of Edtech Wants Help Making Sense of All Those Higher Ed Providers.” Memos from HR.

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Education Kaplan MOOC Coursera 47

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma. His wife is the co-founder of OER organization CK–12.). Via Education Week : “ Personalized Learning : ‘A Cautionary Tale’ ” eCampus News offers “9 online learning predictions for the upcoming term.”

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Education LMS Robotics Coursera 46

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

” “Schools, Libraries Miss Out on Millions in E-Rate Funds,” according to EdTech Magazine – some $245 million for the 2014 fiscal year. “Can Venture Capital Put Personalized Learning Within Reach of All Students?” More, via Inside Higher Ed , on various colleges’ OER initiatives.

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 61

Hack Education

MAY 26, 2017

” “ No Sign of Edtech In Department of Education’s Full Federal Budget Proposal,” Edsurge frets. ” Via Edsurge : “ EDUCAUSE Adds Emerging Edtech Membership for Small Companies, Hints at Overhaul.” ” Man, Zuckerberg’s plans for personalized learning are gonna be so swell.

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Education Data Report Software 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 9, 2017

” This kills me: The personalised education movement combines a testing machine for the big-data age with a key idea taken from Maria Montessori, who developed her approach more than a century ago: that each child should drive their own learning. “Does Open Pedagogy require OER ?” ” asks Clint Lalonde.

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Education MOOC E-rate Robotics 40