EdBizWatch

5 Predictions For Education In 2015

Compentancy-based learning, LRM, Knewton, online corporate learning...

5 Predictions For Education In 2015, Michael Horn, Forbes

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014: Buzzwords

"Disruption" remains one of the buzziest buzzwords in ed tech, alongside its partner word “innovation.”

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2014: Buzzwords, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Personalized Learning: Data Innovators vs Privacy Advocates

How long should vendors be allowed to maintain and use student data?

Personalized Learning Pits Data Innovators Against Privacy Advocates, B. Herold, GT

The Hollywoodization of Education

How online ed will inevitably increase the average salary of teachers...

The Hollywoodization of Education, Jose Ferreira, Knewton Blog

OER and the Future of Knewton

When talking about OER it's important to distinguish between license & sustainability model.

OER and the Future of Knewton, Michael Feldstein, e-Literate

Will Computers Ever Replace Teachers?

Forty years after PLATO, interest in computer-assisted instruction is surging. 

Will Computers Ever Replace Teachers? Justin Reich, New Yorker

Not “Big Data vs Teachers” But “Big Data vs Standardized Tests”

It’s true that using big data the way Knewton does sounds almost like science fiction.

Not “Big Data vs. Teachers” but “Big Data vs. Standardized Tests”, Jose Ferreira, Knewton 

Chasing The Elusive 'Quality' In Online Education

More than one third of U.S. college students take at least 1 online course for credit.

Chasing The Elusive 'Quality' In Online Education, Anya Kamenetz, NPR

Investments Decline As Education Technology Grows Up

A convergence of common core & technology have come together to create this demand.

Investments Decline As Education Technology Grows Up, Jonathan Shiever, TechCrunch

Adaptive Learning: Are We There Yet?

Know the difference between "adaptive learning" and "personalized learning." 

Adaptive Learning: Are We There Yet? John K. Waters, THE Journal

Data Mining Your Children

Just 7% of contracts between districts & tech companies handling student data barred the companies from selling it for profit.  7%.

Data Mining Your Children, Stephanie Simon, Politico

Microsoft and Knewton Partner-Up

Knewton gains a vast distribution channel. Microsoft gets an adaptive learning tool. 

Microsoft and Knewton Partner-Up, Christina Farr, VentureBeat 

Big Ideas, & Words of Caution, on Classrooms of the Future

What high-profile panelists said at the SxSW edu conference about the future K-12.

Big Ideas, & Words of Caution, About Classrooms of the Future, Benjamin Herold, EW

The World's Top 10 Most Innovative Education Companies

See who made Fast Company's list of innovative companies.

World's Top 10 Most Innovative Education Companies, Peg Tyre, Fast Company

Top 10 Ed-Tech Startups of 2013

"Ok. Ok. My top 3 ed tech startups."

Top 10 Ed-Tech Startups of 2013, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

The First Crack in the Ed Tech Hype Bubble of 2011-2013

Now there are 3 casualties among the current, over-hyped Silicon Valley EdTech Darlings.

The First Crack in the Ed Tech Hype Bubble of 2011-2013, Christopher Nyren, edreach

5 Questions About Adaptive Learning Platforms

How many of you have actually spent quality time in an adaptive learning platform?

5 Questions About Adaptive Learning Platforms, Joshua Kim, Inside Higher Ed

Student Data is the New Oil

What does it mean if we view students (and their data) as a resource to be mined and extracted? What's gained? What's lost? What's depleted? Who profits? Who benefits? 

Student Data is the New Oil: MOOCs, Metaphor, and Money, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Knowillage Bought by Desire2Learn, Terms Undisclosed

3rd acquisition this year is Vancouver-based adaptive learning startup, Knowillage.

Desire2Learn Continues Shopping Spree, Snaps Up Knowillage, Ki Mae Heussner, GigaOM

InBloom is Wilting Due to Privacy Concerns

The promise of big data for schools is not going away and neither are the perils.

InBloom is Wilting Due to Privacy Concerns, Anya Kamenetz, Hechinger Report