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Adaptive Learning: Key to Customization
Customized learning, driven by adaptive engines emerging from three innovation pathways, will accelerate achievement and boost completion rates.
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BCG Reports Technology as a Catalyst for Change in Primary and Secondary Education
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released “Unleashing the Potential of Technology in Education,” a report articulating how technology can serve as a catalyst for change in primary and secondary education, today.
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Starting a Virtual School
Do students in your district have access to online courses on a full and part time basis? Is your district offering them? A recent survey suggests that more than half of US districts claim them are developing online options. States and districts are approaching digital learning in different ways. …
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Are Textbooks Transitory?
Are textbooks transitory or will the value of curation, organization, and narration survive through second gen tablets?
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All Students Are Digital Learners
“All students are digital learners.” It’s a statement of aspiration and opportunity. For many students, it’s their reality. It’s also the preamble to Digital Learning Now! Digital Learning Now! kicked off a weekly video series highlighting the 10 Elements of High Quality Digital Learning with a three minute summary…
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BCG Reports Technology as a Catalyst for Change in Primary and Secondary Education
The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) released "Unleashing the Potential of Technology in Education," a report articulating how technology can serve as a catalyst for change in primary and secondary education, today.
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All students are digital learners
“All students are digital learners.” Digital Learning Now recommends a statewide multi-provider environment with no barriers to enrollment and it suggests that states should be proactive about sharing content and resources with schools and students.
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Apollo Group to Acquire Carnegie Learning
Apollo Group, Inc. announced today that it will acquire Carnegie Learning, Inc., a publisher of research-based math curricula, for $75 million and the related technology from Carnegie Mellon University for $21.5 million to help accelerate efforts to incorporate adaptive learning into its academic platform.
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K12 Inc. and Blackboard Work Together to Provide Quality Developmental Education
BlackboardTV released a video July 28, 2011 featuring K12 Inc.'s Vice President Gregg Levin discussing the unique partnership between K12 Inc. and Blackboard to provide quality developmental education for students in primary and secondary education.
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iNACOL Calls for a Comprehensive Policy Redesign
The International Association for K-12 Online Learning (iNACOL) released "Cracking the Code: Synchronizing Policy and Practice for Performance-Based Learning" this July, a report stating that it will take a "comprehensive policy redesign" to move toward performance-based learning models beyond traditional K-12 advancement.