Edsurge

JULY 11, 2017

Kibby has spent much of his career working for major textbook publishers—having served as president of McGraw-Hill’s Higher Education Group and a senior vice president at Pearson Education before that. He described education, though, as “obviously my love,” and where he spent the vast majority of his career. “I

Knewton 84

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 84

Edsurge

MAY 28, 2020

It’s an opportunity for the future teachers who are enrolled at the college to apply what they learn in class in a practical setting, testing out lesson plans with real elementary students. But education students still need to work on lesson plans, and kids still need summer activities. This year, camp is canceled due to COVID-19.

Education 216

Education Handbook Course Elementary 216

Edsurge

OCTOBER 15, 2018

From that day forward, the printed book became the foundation of the educational publishing industry. Digital learning platforms are not, however, simply a matter of reproducing a print-first approach via high fidelity ebooks. In order to succeed in a rapidly changing market, educators, students, and publishers need to evolve.

Digital Learning 147

Digital Learning Learning eBook Flipped Classroom 147

Edsurge

JUNE 18, 2017

Over the past 25 years, multiple waves of education technology and innovation have slowly washed into America’s schools and colleges. Join me on a quick tour of the past quarter century in education technology history. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”. the ideology of Silicon Valley [into public schools].”.

Kaplan 165

Kaplan Technology Education EdTech 165

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 27, 2019

The effort, aptly named the “Unified Classroom” product suite, aims to connect assessment, enrollment, gradebook, professional learning and special education data services to its flagship student information system, which already houses a variety of data including attendance, discipline, health, roster and schedules.

Schoology 173

Schoology Data Haiku Learning Pearson 173

Edsurge

JUNE 27, 2016

Just in time for the annual ISTE conference, Google Education is expanding its offerings in the form of three announcements, opening up products including Expeditions to anyone with a device and an interest in learning. Projecting With ‘Cast for Education’. But apparently 10 million isn’t enough for Google. Source: Google).

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Google Pearson Education iPhone 113

edWeb.net

JANUARY 22, 2019

edWeb.net , an award-winning professional learning network, today joined forces with Pearson on its professional learning community, Assessment for Learning. The Assessment for Learning community hosts a series of edWebinars where educators and experts can share best practices and innovative ideas in real time.

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Pearson Assessment Learning Professional Learning 42

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 3, 2018

Dobrin has embraced the school’s new proficiency-based education model and now offers his students many choices inside his classes. This change is part of a larger move at the university towards “proficiency-based education” (sometimes called competency- or mastery-based education). Sign up for the Future of Learning newsletter.

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Pearson Personalized Learning Course Report 99

eSchool News

MARCH 1, 2023

Osmond has approximately 30 years of experience in K-12 education. He first served as the western regional lead for the company’s Education to Workforce Team program and then led the program’s U.S. In addition, Osmond has held executive positions at companies such as Pearson Assessments and Certiport, a Pearson VUE business.

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Pearson Outcomes Microsoft Company 104

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 24, 2021

The school’s website promised a “rigorous education experience” delivered by highly qualified teachers. the nation’s biggest for-profit operator of charters, enrollment grew by 45 percent, to almost 157,000, and revenues in its general education division rose 37 percent. Nemergut enrolled all three girls. At Stride Inc.,

E-rate 138

E-rate Pearson Company Report 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 20, 2018

Before we can discern what to look for in a good blended learning system, what common misconceptions to watch out for, and what to avoid we should first clarify the term. The truth is that technology will never replace good teachers, who can create relationships with students and learn students’ strengths and challenges.

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Blended Learning Pearson Learning E-rate 144

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 1, 2018

But they argue that their new effort, called the Empirical Educator Project, will serve a convening and support role not done by those other groups or foundations. Open-ed people, personalized-learning people, and the learning-analytics people, they don’t talk to each other that much.” We still have tribes,” he said.

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Technology Education Pearson Blackboard 94

Kitaboo on EdTech

APRIL 25, 2019

The state of the US higher education market looks slightly subdued on account of the fact that the government has reduced funding for higher education. billion cut in funding for the education department, compared to a 10% decrease in 2019. In order to offer the latest and updated course material to higher education students.

Trends 97

Trends eBook Education Industry 97

Marketplace K-12

FEBRUARY 1, 2016

Recent dealmaking news includes acquisitions by Apple and Excelligence Learning, and partnership between Pearson and Knewton. acquired the San Francisco-based startup that helps K-12 educators “use data to analyze the past, understand the present, and anticipate the future,” according to the company’s Twitter page.

Knewton 40

Knewton Pearson Adaptive Learning Company 40

TeacherCast

AUGUST 7, 2015

Jeff sits down with Jon Phillips, Managing Director, Strategy of Worldwide Education at Dell Education to discuss their global strategy for educational professional development. About Dell Education. Learn more about Dell in Education at www.dell.com. Dell Education | @DellEDU. Links of interest.

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Pearson Education Learning Strategy 68

eSchool News

MAY 17, 2023

The ClassIn platform has been purpose-built for education and based on nearly a decade of research, development, and in-market experience. Through its software and hardware solutions, ClassIn provides the digital infrastructure for the hybrid future of education by building classrooms in both the virtual and physical worlds.

Sony 106

Sony Blended Learning Pearson Learning 106

eSchool News

MAY 16, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) announced Education Technology finalists. Their innovations stand to improve the teaching and learning experience for teachers and students here in the U.S. and globally.

IXL Learning 59

IXL Learning Technology Pearson Education 59

Edsurge

OCTOBER 1, 2018

The technology belonged to ClassLink , a Clifton, NJ-based provider of web- and cloud-based educational products and services as well as the company’s namesake SSO platform. There is also more time for students to reflect on learning and for teachers to reflect on lessons. We actually have well over 30 applications at this point.

BYOD 166

BYOD Pearson Data Technology 166

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

To my mind, this commitment demonstrates a level of maturity that the open education side of the open house has yet to achieve. Now compare what you just imagined to the state of open education today. For many in our community, for-profit organizations have no business (pun intended) being involved in open education in any way.

OER 60

OER Pearson Microsoft Education 60

eSchool News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

CoSN and CAST last released a comprehensive report entitled “ AI and Accessibility in Education.” As AI technologies like Generative AI (GenAI) and assistive tools become increasingly prevalent in educational settings, it is crucial to understand both their benefits and limitations.

Resources 88

Resources UDL Pearson Accessibility 88

Edsurge

AUGUST 13, 2016

If the views expressed by leading edtech companies are any indication, the race to become the first 'Netflix of Education' is gathering steam. This is a view of personalized learning that is strikingly similar to the approach Netflix has popularized with movies. Netflix just wants you happy and watching more movies.

Education 60

Education Udemy EdTech E-rate 60

Edsurge

JANUARY 22, 2018

based company again took a swipe at the search giant in today’s announcement to its educational offerings. The company will unveil a slew of updates this week at the Bett Show 2018, a major education technology expo in London. The attacks may have since toned down in intensity. Yet the Redmond, Wa.-based

Microsoft 89

Microsoft Chromebook Pearson Comparison 89

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Editor’s note: This story led off this week’s Future of Learning newsletter, which is delivered free to subscribers’ inboxes every Wednesday with trends and top stories about education innovation. Trilogy’s instructors are industry experts, not veteran educators. Subscribe today! Tweet at @TaraGarciaM.

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Analysis Data Pearson Outcomes 105

edWeb.net

JANUARY 12, 2023

We know assessment is a tool that helps teachers to inform personalized learning, differentiate instruction, accelerate learning, and ultimately support healthy learning mindsets. Watch the Recording Listen to the Podcast. But all this happens only when assessments are valid and reliable. In the edLeader Panel.

Assessment 92

Assessment Pearson Differentiated Instruction Data 92

Edsurge

DECEMBER 21, 2016

Few technologists have championed the role of big data, personalized learning and many other education buzzwords as vociferously and for as long as Jose Ferreira. These partners range from household names such as Pearson and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, to upstarts like Waggle. I want to do something else,” he adds. “I

Knewton 60

Knewton Adaptive Learning Company Education 60

eSchool News

JUNE 26, 2023

WASHINGTON (PRWEB) — In celebration of the 38th annual SIIA CODiE Awards, the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) today announces the 50 winners of the 2023 CODiE Awards in Education Technology. Educators and administrators serve as judges for the first-round review of all nominees. “The

Technology 55

Technology IXL Learning Education Industry 55

TeacherCast

JULY 29, 2018

This year at ISTE , I had the opportunity to sit down with Tricia Van Hollebeke, Justin Chando and Mike Tholfsen from the Microsoft Education team at the Microsoft Education booth. Microsoft Education at ISTE. STEM Education. Minecraft: Education Edition. Personalized Learning. Topics Include.

Microsoft 68

Microsoft Pearson STEM Robotics 68

The Hechinger Report

JULY 9, 2024

He had a helper: As Thompson paced around the class, peppering them with questions, he frequently turned to a voice-activated AI to summon apps and educational videos onto large-screen smartboards. As AI tools proliferate and their capabilities keep improving, relatively few observers believe education can remain AI free.

Khan Academy 141

Khan Academy Report Training Pearson 141

TeacherCast

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Jeffrey Bradbury is clearly an innovator and a mover and shaker in the educational technology world. Great information June 12, 2015 by jjbs21 from United States Great podcast with a lot of valuable tips for educators! If you want to grow as a learner and an educator, you should be plugged into Teachercast.net's channels.

Education 68

Education Pearson Hapara EdTech 68

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 20, 2019

Pearson has been cutting things and retrenching a bit. The thesis of the Cengage and McGraw-Hill merger is to consolidate in the higher education space. Then as you point out, Pearson exited the K-12 courseware industry. The following is an excerpt of our interview, edited for clarity.

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Pearson Industry Assessment Company 82

Edsurge

SEPTEMBER 5, 2017

Whatever peace and quiet educators may have expected over Labor Day weekend were rattled by a Saturday morning New York Times story: “ Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues.” The piece from Natasha Singer examines the murky relationship between edtech developers and the educators who tout their products.

EdTech 84

EdTech Social Media Pearson Company 84

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

JANUARY 3, 2024

Welcome back to our insightful series on 21st century education. It’s astounding to reflect on how much has changed in the intervening years in the world of education and teaching. In this latest installment, we turn our focus back to a topic I last discussed in 2011: the characteristics of 21st-century teachers.

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Study Outcomes Elementary Data 121

Marketplace K-12

MAY 2, 2016

purchased a publisher of digital game-based learning technology while Arizona State University partnered with investors to get new ed tech to the market faster. In recent dealmaking news, K12 Inc. LTS’s customer base has very minimal state or client overlap with K12’s current FuelEd customer base, Udell noted.

System 40

System Pearson Company Mobility 40

MindShift

JANUARY 25, 2017

About a decade ago, leaders in this public school district nearly 70 miles northwest of New York City decided to radically change the way they provide education to its diverse and academically challenged student body. Last year, the founder of Facebook pledged to donate $45 billion to social causes, one of them personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 28

Personalized Learning Technology Knewton Learning 28

Hack Education

DECEMBER 22, 2017

(National) Education Politics. Various education-related updates – via The New York Times : “How the Republican Tax Plan Uses School Savings to Hurt States.” ” Via Education Week : “Final Tax Bill Keeps Teacher Deduction at $250 , Cuts State and Local Deductions.” What’s Out?

Education 47

Education Robotics MOOC Facebook 47

Edsurge

JULY 20, 2016

Over three years, each institution will receive $515,000 “to adopt, implement and scale use of adaptive courseware in high-enrollment, blended learning courses in multiple departments and programs to improve student success,” according to Meaghan Duff, executive director of APLU’s Personalized Learning Consortium (PLC).

Knewton 60

Knewton Pearson Blended Learning Course 60

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

For example, in 2015 I wrote that “My ultimate goal is this: I want to (1) radically improve the quality of education as judged by learners, and (2) radically improve access to education. But because Pearson has the exclusive rights to distribute this title, there is no competition and you’ll pay over $200 for a new copy.

Accessibility 90

Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 90