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New York State Bets Big on Tech
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo this week announced approval of 148 Smart Schools Investment Plans aimed at improving school security and reimagining teaching and learning for the 21st century. The approved plans, totaling $94 million, are part of the $2 billion Smart Schools Bond Act — a sweeping education technology initiative first proposed by the Governor…
The Present and Future of Education Technology: Voices of eLearning
Voices of eLearning host, JW Marshall, spoke with Harris Goodman, Senior Vice President of Corporate Development and Strategy at Achieve 3000, a 20 year old education software provider focused on K-12 literacy and other edTech products and services. Marshall kicked off the conversation with the topic of data interoperability. “There’s a lot of data being…
How to Run an Accessible & Affordable Virtual Conference
Lisa Nielsen is Senior Director of Office of Digital Inclusion for the New York City Department of Education. Her post originally appeared on her personal site The Innovative Educator. As a result of the Corona Virus Pandemic, we were faced with the choice of canceling our large yearly conference, or figuring out how to do…
Helping Higher Education Reposition Their Strengths
The Voice of B2B host, Daniel Litwin, was joined by Michael Kalman, CEO and founder of MediaCrossing, to discuss online learning opportunities in higher education. Litwin and Kalman explored the necessity of effective advertising and marketing for institutions of higher education and how COVID has impacted online learning programs. “What are the motivating factors…
University of Arizona Goes Global Online
Today, the University of Arizona (UA) announced its intent to create a new nonprofit entity that will bear the name of The University of Arizona Global Campus and will acquire Ashford University from Zovio Inc. The University of Arizona Global Campus will be a fully online university providing access to affordable, high-quality higher education with flexible opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to…
What We Can Learn from College Student and Faculty Frustration During COVID-19
According to national surveys of more than 1,000 college students and more than 4,000 higher education faculty whose coursework shifted from in-person to remote learning due to COVID-19, student satisfaction fell by more than 30 percentage points following the move to remote learning. These declines were associated with students’ struggles to stay motivated, uneven access…
Back-to-What? The New Reality of Hybrid Learning with Jamie Candee of Edmentum
From the history of personalized learning, to the prospect of parental pods, to the role of teacher unions in this new world of hybrid learning, there is seemingly no topic that Jamie Candee is afraid to touch. In this wonderfully candid episode, the President and CEO of the online learning platform Edmentum shares some provocative…
Feds Send $180 Million to States Rethinking K-12 Education
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced today more than $180 million in new grant funding will be awarded to 11 states rethinking education to better serve students during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Rethink K-12 Education Models Grant will support states’ efforts to create new, innovative ways for students to continue learning in ways that…
The Scalability of Digital Technology Management in Education: Voices of eLearning
The “Voices of eLearning” Podcast provides business leaders with insights into current and future trends in eLearning. The “voices” on this show will include business leaders from a wide range of industries, eLearning professionals, technology experts and business professors, and they’ll all use front-line experience to deliver an unmatched look at the evolution of eLearning…
Why Certificates May Overtake College Degrees in the Career Preparation Battle
Even before the pandemic struck, the idea that a college degree was required for a fulfilling and lucrative career was being tested. Now that the world has been thrust into this great beta test of remote working and learning, getting certified looks more likely to be more important than matriculating. Google recently announced a new…
How to Maximize Microsoft’s Offer to Upskill
Jason Hong, Professor at Carnegie Mellon University’s school of computer science, joined Daniel Litwin, The Voice of B2B, to talk about Microsoft’s initiative to combat the devastation COVID-19 has wrought upon the job market. The tech giant, one of the largest companies in the world, has pledged to offer free digital training for the…
50% of Prospective Students Much More Likely to Consider Online Programs in Higher Education
2U, Inc. today announced the results of a survey exploring how COVID-19 is impacting the decision-making of prospective students considering entering graduate and undergraduate programs. The data show that, irrespective of discipline, prospective students are more likely to consider online degrees. The survey of 1,754 prospective students, conducted from June 30 through July 22, 2020, underscores…
Putting Testing to the Test with Jeff Elliott of UWorld: Remote Possibilities
If anyone can prognosticate the precarious state of testing and assessing students during COVID-19 and beyond, Jeff Elliott can. As Chief Operating Officer of UWorld, a company used by more than 2 million students from secondary through graduate and professional certification for high-stakes online learning tools, he can see clearly through the chaos. In…
Administrators Can’t Forget Online Security when Planning for Fall’s Return to School
Many schools realized they couldn’t safely return to the classroom after spring break or simply a weekend because of the coronavirus pandemic. Most had to turn to online options to educate students. But there were some frequent roadblocks to success, including getting devices to students and making sure they had access to the internet….
New Survey Drills into Employee Concerns for Their Future
Given the severe impact of the coronavirus upon the global economy, it is not surprising that many people are rethinking their work and life priorities. According to DeVry’s Workforce Sentiment Survey, one in four respondents said they were thinking of changing careers due to COVID-19, with 38 percent citing a desire to work from home…
Shifts in the Workplace Structure with Laura Sukurokoff
The especially effervescent Laura Sukorokoff joined us to talk about empathy in the workplace, and how it’s especially essential in these trying times with the miasma of a pandemic hovering over everyday life. “At the very best, employees are feeling stressed about this, feeling worried about this. At the very worst, they’re losing their jobs,…
K–12 Student Digital Divide Much Larger Than Thought
With the prospect of another distance learning school year on the horizon due to the coronavirus pandemic, a new analysis released this month finds that a full 15 to 16 million public school students across the United States live in households without adequate internet access or computing devices to facilitate distance learning. The analysis, from…
CHLOE 5: The Pivot to Remote Teaching in Spring 2020 and Its Impact
In response to this year’s unprecedented shift to remote learning, Quality Matters and Eduventures Research issued a special edition of the annual Changing Landscape of Online Education (CHLOE) Survey. CHLOE 5: A Special Pandemic Survey was administered to 308 chief online officers (COO) representing 2- and 4-year public, private and for-profit institutions. The results —…
How Temporary Modular Classrooms Help Schools
Temporary modular classrooms help schools that face a large variety of challenges, from budgets to rapidly ballooning student body sizes, social distancing needs, and aging facilities. These flexible portable modular classroom solutions can provide a variety of benefits across campuses, giving districts, charter schools, and private schools a way to creatively ensure their schools are optimally tuned for the…
Social-Emotional Learning to Help School Leaders Craft COVID-19 Reopening Plans
NewSchools Venture Fund released a new brief examining multi-year academic data and student self-reports identifying what matters most in social-emotional learning. Partnering with Transforming Education, NewSchools’ research hones in on three factors that are closely tied to improving academic outcomes, and identifies “power-pairs” within the findings that can help school leaders prioritize as they make…
Making Lemonade from the Pandemic with Berj Akian of Classlink: Remote Possibilities
Berj Akian doesn’t want to hear about going back to normal. As the founder and CEO of Classlink, he has long advocated for the removal of barriers between students and impactful education content. The way he sees it, the pandemic has created new opportunities to improve this dynamic even more. In this episode he…
Upskilling Offers Opportunity for the Unemployed
COVID-19 is more than a public health crisis; its impact reaches the economy and employment. Millions of Americans are now jobless and unsure of what to do next. The answer could be upskilling, and this initiative has support from some of the most successful companies in the world. Dr. Glenn Ricart, founder and CTO…
Education Technology Market Size Worth $285.2 Billion by 2027: Grand View Research, Inc.
The global education technology market size is anticipated to reach USD 285.2 billion by 2027, growing at a CAGR of 18.1% from 2020 to 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Technology has revolutionized the process of learning. From Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) to virtual classrooms, the education technology (EdTech) sector has emerged rapidly, leading to…
How to Prevent Zoom Fatigue for Students Enrolled in Online Learning Classes
As schools and universities around the world grow accustomed to remote learning, people have had to find new ways to communicate and collaborate with students and fellow educators. Naturally, the most popular tools to emerge are video conferencing platforms. Zoom, Google Meet, and Skype are the most popular platforms being used by educators. While these…
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