EdTech Report: Key Findings in Response to Remote Learning
[…] 2019-2020 school year transformed completely and the sudden shift to distance learning, it comes as no surprise that there was a tremendous increase in the amount of technology being sought and used by teachers and students. For some, this may have even been the first time implementing technology into the classroom. Over the last […]
Supporting District Change Through Learner-Centered Leadership
[…] your planning and re-opening work. Our organizations have broad and deep experiences to draw from. We are able to provide input and advice, strategy and implementation support, technology, and talent development. We are ready to help you: Define your values. We can help you understand the learner-centered vision for the future, connect it with […]
The Power of We
[…] being hired to lead the middle-level education program at USJ, the state eliminated the license and the program was canceled. This was in the early 2000s before educational technology (EdTech) was used widely, so Marialice pivoted by teaching herself applications of EdTech from kindergarten through college. Once she had immersed herself in learning about technology, […]
Microlearning – Is Small the New Big Idea?
[…] is coming of age, determined to learn on their own terms, conditioned by social media and gaming to expect interactions that are slick, engaging, and smooth – technology provided a new playground. With the advent of technology, the dream of developing a bespoke education at scale suddenly became within reach. This high degree of […]
EdSAFE AI Alliance
[…] in AI’s education potential, the industry needs to adopt common benchmarks and standards. To meet that need, Riiid and Dxtera, a nonprofit membership organization that builds open technology solutions to lower barriers in education delivery, have formed a cross-sector alliance of companies and associations to launch an AI in Education benchmark initiative. The initiative, […]
NFT in Edu: What Does the Future Hold?
NFTs (or non-fungible tokens) have become a hot topic in conversations when it comes to emerging trends in technology. Even though it feels like they are something new, the first NFT was actually launched in 2017 by CryptoPunks. Now, NFTs are now being used at an increasing rate and value every day. In one […]
Three Ways Web3 Will Change Education For Good
[…] “apecoin” for its products. Today, every facet of the world market is exploring or building on something called web3. If you’re not deeply immersed in this new technology, you might be thinking one of three things: What is web3? Why should I care? Is web3 a fad? Let’s cut through the jargon and get […]
Communities Develop Their Future Workforce Through NAF Academies
[…] that can fit into all kinds of existing public schools). It is a wall-to-wall model with five pathways: Engineering, Finance, Health Sciences, Hospitality and Tourism, and Information Technology. Essential to this design are NAF advisory boards, which are local collaborations between schools and the business community to develop the future workforce through curriculum integration, […]
Context Matters: The Why and How of Building Context into School-Based Research
[…] experts, our Exchange team developed the Edtech Context Inventory (CI), a survey to measure these 10 context factors. With the CI and newly released Office of Educational Technology’s (OET) Edtech Evidence Toolkit, districts, states, and even vendors now have the resources they need to easily integrate context into edtech research and decision-making. Conducting Research […]
What Happens When AI Doesn’t Understand Students? An example for creative and equitable AI policy in education
Artificial Intelligence (AI) bias is a challenge for the broad adoption of AI-based solutions in the classroom. Speech recognition technologies offer a specific example of where we can start crafting specific policy and solutions for developing effective and equitable education technologies to support teachers and improve student outcomes.
