Career & Technical Ed
EdTech
Education Technology is a multi-billion dollar sector of companies innovating in both software and hardware for teaching, learning, and running schools, districts, and state and federal education departments. We document some of the most essential technical innovations and companies that support learning, teaching and more.
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The Education Foundation Launches Learning Lab in London
The Education Foundation, the United Kingdom's education think tank launched in November 2011, and partners today launched Learning Lab, a new edtech and innovation space in the heart of London.
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Infographic: Are eBook Readers Reading More?
eReaders allow you to carry your latest interests around on one small device, which often also houses your email, documents, photos and more especially if you're working off a device like the Kindle Fire or iPad. So if you can carry around all your books and pick up the latest bestseller with a few taps and swipes, will you be inclined to - read more?
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NewSchools: Ten Conversations with Edupreneurs
The NewSchools Summit (#NSVFsummit), co-hosted with the Aspen Institute, was held in an SFO airport hotel this week. Summit attendees start with equity as the North Star. Kids are the focus. Entrepreneurship is their path. Ten hallway conversations stood out as emblematic of the struggle to improve American schools.
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Out of Poverty Into Opportunity
Dr. Idit Harel Caperton. At the NewSchools Venture Fund SUMMIT2012 (in collaboration with The Aspen Institute) this May in San Francisco, NewSchools CEO Ted Mitchell gave an inspiring address to one thousand members of America's leading education reform movement.
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Howard Fuller Steals the Stage This Morning at NSVF Summit
Howard Fuller steals the stage this morning at the NewSchools Venture Fund (NSVF) Summit in San Francisco California this morning as he candidly makes hard hitting points on the importance of saving the lives of children today by rethinking a broken system of education. He says, we've come a long way, but we have such a long way to go. "We should claim no lies or easy victories as we move forward for our kids," says Fuller.
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Harvard & MIT Launch Nonprofit Edx to Extend Access
Harvard University and MIT today announced edX, a transformational new partnership in online education. Through edX, the two institutions will collaborate to enhance campus-based teaching and learning and build a global community of online learners.
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NewSchools Summit: Where Equity Meets Entrepreneurship
This crowd starts with an unquestionable commitment to educational equality. They embrace entrepreneurship. Most would still prefer to support or work for a nonprofit just because they want absolute mission clarity.
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OER Brings Affordable Learning to More Students
The average college student pays more than $1,100 every year for textbooks, reported the U.S. Public Interest Research Group (PIRG). PIRG also reported that textbook costs are 26 percent of tuition at public universities and 72 percent of tuition at community colleges, according to estimates by the U.S. Government Accountability Office.
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Knewton Engages Students With Personalized, Adaptive Math Courses
Big data, personalized learning, and adaptive learning have been buzzing conferences around innovations in learning for the last year. Yet, who's on the right track? We've had our eye on Knewton who is developing quality, online math readiness courses with compelling results.
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Music Students Overcome Stage Fright With Automated Digital Audience
I was asked by Professor Michelle Gingras, clarinet faculty, and Dr. Harvey Thurmer, violin faculty, at Miami University to create a tool that would help reduce stage fright for their students. Music students perform fine in the comfort of their own home or in the professor’s office. Yet, on stage students are fine until an audience member causes a slight distraction. Student performers lose their concentration causing them to miss a note. The student is so mindful of the miss that suddenly, all focus is gone and catastrophe unfolds on stage.