ASU Boosts Completion Rates With Data & Developmental Math
Dean Regier said completion rates for his online students--mostly working adults with prior college credits--are different than they are for 18 year old freshman but the basics still apply: build a foundation of basic skills, track progress, and get them on a path to a degree that makes sense for them.
Auto Essay Scoring Headlines NCME, Addresses Critics
Some writers and teachers of writing have been quick to criticize or make light of the Automated Student Assessment Prize (ASAP). The team running this project (which I co-direct) has been driven by a clear mission: we want students to write more on state tests and in classroom. We want teachers…
SmartTech Roundup: Tablets, Contests & Edtech Investments
Tab News & Views Intel launched, Studybook, a cheap tablet aimed at Chinese and Brazilian markets. Sounds like a great move since Chinese schools are replacing course books with tablets. Ematic’s eGlide Prism is a loaded 3D Android tab available for…
Q&A: Jeff Mao Shares the Inside Scoop on Maine’s 1:1 Program
Jeff Mao, the Learning Technology Policy Director of the Maine Learning Technology Initiative (MLTI) at the Maine Department of Education, joins us today to chat about the ways that Maine forged the path of 1:1 learning with the first and only statewide 1:1 laptop program. He tells us more about the challenges the state faced, the ways the program has benefits students and educators, and how the program is evolving to adapt to the needs of the future.
Good Work: Frantic Learner
Think about all of the new things you have learned in the last year – it is probably an amazing list. Keep a journal (or write a blog) of weekly observations and what you learned from each experience. When you focus your awareness, learning jumps out at you from a variety of sources. Find out what you should be learning for this job and the next, not just for survival, but for the joy in learning, in connecting two different subjects, in mastering a new skill, in growing as a parent.
What I’m Seeing: Magical Math Content
Math content is getting more adaptive and engaging Our kids will find it hard to believe that we learned math without adaptive engines and graphic calculators.
Discover Fundraising Tips From a NJ Junior High School
Westwood Regional Junior Senior High in Township Of Washington, NJ created "Charity Champions," a SchoolTube video to showcase how it raised money for cancer research with a series of initiatives involving students, educators, parents and the local community.
Staff Picks: ASU, Essay Scoring, EdTech Startups, & College Completion
Karen Picks “College Completion Q&A Sam Smith” Karen says, “I have always enjoyed Dr. Smith’s leadership in education. He is a true leader.” Sarah Picks ASU SkySong Ed Innovation Summit Sarah says, “We’re all excited to head to AZ next week for the Ed Innovation Summit!” Caroline Picks…
Automated Essay Scoring Demonstrated Effective in Big Trial
A direct comparison between human graders and software designed to score student essays achieved virtually identical levels of accuracy, with the software in some cases proving to be more reliable, a groundbreaking study has found. The study, which was underwritten by the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and managed by Open Education Solutions will be released here on Monday, April 16th, at the annual conference of the National Council on Measurement in Education.
Ed Leaders Meet for the ASU SkySong Ed Innovation Summit
Education leaders meet in Scottsdale, AZ April 16-18, 2012 for the Education Innovation Summit 12, hosted by Arizona State University (ASU) SkySong, to discuss major trends in personalized and adaptive learning, new models for delivering education, and traditional degrees in the context of those new models.