Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2020

The United States may not have had robot invaders from space in mind when drafting federal cybersecurity standards for the utility industry. And yet, a robot invasion is the very premise for a game that aims to teach utilities employees those standards and why they’re important. This needs to be part of our plan,’” he says.

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Training Sony Robotics Company 139

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

Eduverse.com is a revolutionary online learning environment providing a safe and secure ‘metaverse’ for K-12 schools. In her current role, she works directly with the district’s online tutoring programs, including FEV Tutor , to accelerate learning for students.

EdTech 138

EdTech Lenovo Robotics Laptops 138

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 12, 2019

Inspired by the breakout podcast Serial, four years ago two digital learning leaders at the University of Central Florida created their own podcast—focused on online learning instead of true crime. Yeah, it's a great question, and I'm not sure as an industry we've completely gotten our arms around it yet.

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Learning Analytics Education Data Online Learning 167

The Hechinger Report

MAY 10, 2022

In West-MEC, we focus our outreach in three main areas: funding CTE activities in middle schools and in summer camps and connecting industry partners with member schools. Through breadboards and robot-racing competitions, students saw practical applications of math. The camp introduced eighth graders to coding and avionics.

Elementary 130

Elementary Industry Robotics Report 130

eSchool News

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

It also helps them become more confident in their abilities, because every child learns in a different way. For example, think about learning about X, Y, and Z in math classes. If students have the opportunity to learn about robotics, they will be able to directly apply the math learning with a real-world robotic application.

Trends 119

Trends Robotics Industry Software 119

The Hechinger Report

JUNE 8, 2023

Students don’t want a robot to teach them; they might use a robot to help them, but they don’t want AI to teach them.” Learning how to use this tool isn’t going to replace instructors. But students don’t want a robot to teach them; they might use a robot to help them, but they don’t want AI to teach them.”

Classroom 138

Classroom Robotics Education Course 138

Edsurge

NOVEMBER 13, 2018

In popular culture, artificial intelligence is used to describe anything from product recommendations to self-driving cars and futuristic robotic overlords. But the course won’t be offered through a university, like many of the other online classes on Coursera. He left the company in 2014.) Several of the courses Deeplearning.ai

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Coursera Course MOOC Company 130

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 31, 2019

We’ve all heard the dire predictions about the coming robot apocalypse. He’s also seen just how fast changes are happening in his own industry, information technology. Carnevale told me that, first of all, the story of robots creating mass unemployment has been overhyped. Automation threatens 47 percent of jobs.

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Training Robotics Industry Company 112

Edsurge

DECEMBER 31, 2019

Todd Brekhus’ industry experience dates as far back as the early 2000s at PLATO, and later at myON. He is currently the chief product officer of Renaissance Learning, which acquired myON in 2018. Predictions about online learning didn’t really hit the mark, either. Stay tuned for other reflections in the coming weeks.

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Data Education Company Blended Learning 143

EdNews Daily

JULY 21, 2019

In her book The Consumerization of Learning , author Leilani Cauthen points out that education is becoming “consumerized.” Like every other industry, education consumers now expect an experience and consumer-like choice online. These are things that were missing in the early stages of online learning.

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Industry Software Robotics Data 100

Edsurge

MARCH 27, 2020

It helps me have a finger on the pulse of what’s going on for learners and particularly for instructor’s work in academia, in business, and in K-12 industries. It seemed to me that about two weeks ago there was a feeling of pure terror, as all of a sudden instructors of every ilk were like, “you’re going to go online on Monday.”

Education 181

Education Policies Course Trends 181

Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 19, 2017 Textbooks could be history as schools switch to free online learning | Philly.com → Garnet Valley is a district in the vanguard of a nationwide movement to ditch traditional textbooks for open-source educational resources on the web. That's a lot of computers.

EdTech 170

EdTech Chromebook iPad Laptops 170

EdNews Daily

APRIL 18, 2019

In her book The Consumerization of Learning , author Leilani Cauthen points out that education is becoming “consumerized.” Like every other industry, education consumers now expect an experience and consumer-like choice online. These are things that were missing in the early stages of online learning.

Education 100

Education Industry Software Policies 100

Edsurge

FEBRUARY 19, 2019

Between the barbeque and baristas, the dive bars and dueling pianos, thousands of educators, along with entrepreneurs, investors, researchers and policymakers across the education industry, will descend on Austin, Texas, during the first week of March for SXSW EDU. Who Does Online Education Really Serve? Tuesday, March 5, 4 p.m.

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Social Media EdTech Industry Pearson 114

Edsurge

MARCH 29, 2018

I am interested in building towards a world where aggregated statistics across the industry of education can help direct conversations on local, state, and federal education budget priorities. Sometimes an artificial persona (call it AI, virtual assistant, robot like ASIMO, whatever) can, in its failed attempt to be human, be truly tragic.

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Education Data MOOC Industry 92

EdNews Daily

JANUARY 7, 2020

There’s an inverse growth model happening at the same time: School-choice, blended and flipped learning and a heavy dose of consumerization. It’s a cultural wave and that wave has already happened in other industries with its own drivers. This whole curve is a desegregation decentralization wave. Look at retail.

Trends 100

Trends Blended Learning Robotics Industry 100

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

high school students have the opportunity not just to take an online class for credit but a significant proportion of their course load online. New data analyses by NCES offer an updated assessment of the adoption of online learning by high schools: More than 4 in 10 U.S. public high schools (42.5

EdTech 150

EdTech Tablets Policies E-rate 150

eSchool News

AUGUST 27, 2024

Here are some back-to-school tips, advice, and valuable insights from educators, stakeholders, and industry experts: As I reflect on two decades of work in the clean energy education space, I become increasingly convinced that the key to impacting students is people. Inspiring educators is critical to moving a clean energy economy forward.

EdTech 135

EdTech Industry Data Tools 135

edWeb.net

MAY 21, 2020

My Robotics Friend is a programming tool that invites learners to design algorithms to show a peer (a “robot”) how to stack cups in different patterns. Robots” respond to the algorithm defined by their peers. About the Host. Lauren Watkins is the marketing lead at Unruly Studios. Join the Community.

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STEM Edcamps Robotics Exercises 58

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Because of these new technologies used in education during the pandemic, today, students who are home on extended illness-related absences, those who are traveling, or those who are otherwise unable to attend in-person school don’t have to worry about missing entire days or weeks of learning.

Trends 115

Trends Digital Divide EdTech Adaptive Learning 115

The Hechinger Report

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

For the Chicago study, CovEd , a non-profit organization run by college volunteers, recruited undergraduate college students from highly selective universities around the country to work with middle school students in Chicago Heights, an industrial suburb 20 miles south of Chicago. One of her students never showed up.

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Study Case Study Robotics Laptops 96

eSchool News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

But looking at 2024, here are some current trends in education: Technology Integration: Continued integration of technology into classrooms, with a focus on online learning, educational apps, and interactive tools. This flexibility allows for personalized learning experiences and accommodates varying student needs.

Trends 52

Trends Education Robotics Blended Learning 52

The Hechinger Report

JANUARY 28, 2019

Then, without missing a beat, she switched the smartboard display and launched into a multiple-choice quiz using a game-based online learning platform called Kahoot! There’s barely any [industry] now that you can enter that doesn’t utilize the computer,” she said.

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Broadband Report Accessibility Video 100

MindShift

SEPTEMBER 16, 2016

As with any changing industry, there are many problems standing in the way of effective technology implementation. Makerspaces/Online Learning: In just one or two years, experts predict makerspaces and online learning will be common in schools. CHALLENGES.

Trends 28

Trends Technology Robotics Report 28

edWeb.net

JULY 22, 2019

She thinks the industry is lagging behind. She has served on the board of the United States Distance Learning Association and has conducted research for the International Association for K–12 Online Learning (iNACOL). Prior to this, Dr. Howard was a senior robotics researcher at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

EdTech 41

EdTech LMS Robotics Training 41

eSchool News

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Alex Seage built a career leading technology and innovation in the cruise industry, which also provided him with a deep understanding of the technology needed to improve the experience for cruise guests. Colorado vendors and school districts are required by the state to facilitate safe online learning experiences.

Education 126

Education Learning EdTech Data 126

The Hechinger Report

JULY 10, 2019

The same was true at the affluent, predominantly white Barrington Middle School, which will soon move into a $68 million building fitted with a robotics lab. Meanwhile, at Cumberland High School, in a mostly white town along the Blackstone River, individual teachers get to decide how and when to use Chromebooks and personalized learning.

Personalized Learning 108

Personalized Learning Learning Chromebook Elementary 108

Evelyn Learning

MAY 14, 2023

If we look back at past years, we find that there were fewer opportunities for people to learn something new. Now, thanks to edtech, we can learn an endless number of things with just a click. In our industry discussion webinar , we had the opportunity to talk to the edtech specialist at PowerSchool, Jessica Aurilio.

Common Core 40

Common Core Industry EdTech Social Media 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

.” In his book, Srnicek identifies five kinds of platforms: advertising platforms (like Google and Facebook), cloud platforms (like Salesforce and Amazon Web Services), industrial platforms (like GE and Siemens), product platforms (like Spotify), and lean platforms (like Uber and AirBnB). Subscribe to their blog.

Technology 63

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 63

Hack Education

MAY 18, 2018

“Free College” Via Edsurge : “For Free Community College , Online Learning Isn’t Always Part of the Recipe for Success.” Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. Via Techcrunch : "Starting a robotics company out of school? ” That’s the University of Kansas.

Education 50

Education Company MOOC Report 50

Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Via The Next Web : “ Facebook is letting Groups create online learning courses – what could possibly go wrong?” Incidentally, I saw lots of harassment online this week from these predatory journal folks , but as Bill Fitzgerald notes, Twitter still does little to address abuse on its platform.).

Education 49

Education MOOC Report Company 49

Hack Education

JULY 28, 2017

“Now that MOOCs are mainstream, where does online learning go next?” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. From the Raspberry Pi blog : “IoT Sleepbuddy, the robotic babysitter.” Not sure where you plot this on the “hype cycle.” ” asks Edsurge. ” asks The Next Web.

Education 43

Education MOOC Company Report 43

Hack Education

MARCH 10, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” An op-ed in Forbes by University Ventures’ Ryan Craig : “Make Online Education Great (For The First Time).” ” Via The Financial Times : “ Coursera chief on the future of online learning and the Trump era.”

Education 46

Education Robotics E-rate Social Media 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 17, 2017

” “What’s the bottom line on online preschool ?” “ Florida Virtual School model shows online learning can be engaging,” according to a puff piece by Education Dive , which rewrites a puff piece by eSchool News. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” asks The Hechinger Report.

Education 46

Education Company MOOC Khan Academy 46

Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via The San Francisco Chronicle : “ Dev Bootcamp couldn’t tough out industry shakeout.” Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.” Via NPR : “Students Compete In First-Ever International High School Robotics Competition.”

Education 46

Education LMS Robotics Coursera 46

Hack Education

APRIL 28, 2017

Edsurge’s Jeff Young and Mindwire Consulting’s Phil Hill both asked industry analyst Trace Urdan for his take. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Online education pioneer Tony Bates asks “ What is online learning ?” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” (Wow.

Education 47

Education E-rate Company Kaplan 47