Edtech Conference 101 Cheat SheetAttending, exhibiting, sponsoring or speaking at an education industry or association conference? Here’s a quick set of tips for startups both before and during the event. Remember: A conference “presence” doesn’t have to be an exhibit booth. It can… Dec 27 23December 27, 2023Article at Reach Capital
Edtech Has Changed Forever — And Not Just By COVIDEdtech was evolving at a strong rate even before the pandemic (Image credit: Getty Images) I’m pondering time. Not just the six months since I stepped down from my most recent executive role, but my chosen industry’s past 25 years. Edtech — education… Dec 19 22December 19, 2022Article at Tech & Learning
Attitudes About Homeschooling May Get Unexpected Boost From a Year of Remote LearningRemote instruction may have raised acceptance of school that happens at home. STEM courses in higher education need labs, but that doesn’t mean labs are being used online. And the pandemic year has taken a toll on U.S. education conferences—all in… Mar 30 21March 30, 2021Article at EdSurge
How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital ReadingLibrary closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Teachers cite the challenges of remote instruction as a top reason for leaving their jobs during… Mar 08 21March 08, 2021Article at EdSurge
Remote Work May Transform Higher Education. But Will Printers and Alexa Undermine Its Privacy?An “uber trend” of remote work for higher education information security is coming, at a time when more connections are being forged between higher ed and other state data. Plus: printers, smart speakers and privacy (oh my!) — all in this Edtech… Feb 22 21February 22, 2021Article at EdSurge
Remote Learning Is Here to Stay, Raising Concerns About Teacher Training and Data PrivacyOnline learning efforts may remain even when the pandemic fades away. Teachers’ confidence wavers in using edtech for instruction. Perhaps (not) coincidentally, there is more spending forecast for education technology. All in this Edtech Reports… Feb 09 21February 09, 2021Article at EdSurge
Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin OfficeTop reported teachers’ apps have adapted to meet pandemic purposes. Home may be the new classroom, but instructional approaches are slower to change. And if you think the college IT department seems a bit stressed out … well, yeah. All in this Edtech… Jan 26 21January 26, 2021Article at EdSurge
Surveys Find Districts Are Using More Edtech Tools — and Teachers Are Bearing the Costs“Virtual” learning may be on the upswing—corporate VR learning, that is. Teachers are paying out of pocket for edtech tools while using more of them. And educators want to know what actually worked in remote instruction. All in this Edtech Reports… Jan 11 21January 11, 2021Article at EdSurge
Learning Loss Is Everywhere. But How Do the Reports Compare?Learning loss is everywhere—and so are reports detailing the setbacks. As some schools reopen, edtech product use declines. And “non-traditional” students appear more okay with remote online learning than their “traditional” peers. All in this Edtech… Dec 14 20December 14, 2020Article at EdSurge
Edtech Reports Recap: Video Is Eating the World, Broadband Fails to Keep UpThe broadband gap isn’t only a problem for remote learning. “Early childhood” videos on YouTube nearly all have advertising. And as video dominates online instruction, more educators need easy-to-use resources for video creation. All in this Edtech… Nov 30 20November 30, 2020Article at EdSurge
Edtech Reports Recap: Pandemic Priorities, Campus Survival and Tech GapsThe pandemic as an opportunity in higher education—and as a measure of continuing gaps for K-12 students. Plus, your fourth grader will exceed you. All in this Edtech Reports Recap. What is ERR? It’s a new EdSurge column with brief looks at… Nov 18 20November 18, 2020Article at EdSurge
Who’s Zoomin’ Who? Remote Education Conference Woes and WowsI have literally seen one future of education conferences. And I hope, for all of our sakes, it’s not the dystopia I’ve viewed through Zoom. Three months ago, I had a busy schedule lined up through early summer. As a former education industry… Jun 10 20June 10, 2020Article at EdSurge
Common Sense Survey: Homework Gets More Digital for Teens and TweensCommon Sense is weighing in on kids’ use of media in a detailed new report this week. But the takeaways for educators and the edtech industry are most obvious in the sections on homework. The report, “The Common Sense Census: Media Use by Tweens and… Oct 28 19October 28, 2019Article at EdSurge
World-Premiere Exhibit Explains Minecraft to the Most Challenging Audience: ParentsA new museum exhibit celebrating Minecraft’s tenth anniversary doesn’t just highlight the block-building game’s role in education. The entire exhibition itself is, subtly, all about learning. This month, the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) in Seattle… Oct 23 19October 23, 2019Article at EdSurge
Project Tomorrow Survey: In an App World, Email Still Reaches ParentsCALL ME MAYBE: A common 21st-century adage has it that “email is for old people.” Yet it still may be the best way to consistently reach busy parents with routine teacher and school communications. A new report from nonprofit Project Tomorrow—its… Oct 15 19October 15, 2019Article at EdSurge
Common Sense Survey: Lower-income School May Mean Less Digital HomeworkWIFI WOES: A new report released by Common Sense may give pause to companies that promote their digital products as a means to increase achievement for students in schools serving lower-income areas. Especially if those products are designed to be… Sep 27 19September 27, 2019Article at EdSurge
Pearson Survey: ‘Do It Yourself’ Education Becoming a Global TrendDO OR DIY: While self-published reports are usually self-serving, it’s hard to dismiss a new Pearson Global Learner Survey, conducted by The Harris Poll, that queried some 11,000 people ages 16-70 in 19 countries. It may also provide some insight as… Sep 19 19September 19, 2019Article at EdSurge
‘Back to School’ Hijinks and Lessons for the Education IndustryAbout 1,200 adults in uniform went “Back to School” yesterday. No, not to their wooden desks, blue books and plastic seats. But to BMO’s annual education industry conference, where company executives, investors, bankers and financiers of all stripes… Sep 13 19September 13, 2019Article at EdSurge
Should I Stay or Should I Go? An Opinionated Guide to Changing Edtech Industry ConferencesASU GSV. SIIA. SXSW EDU. No, these are not scattered arrangements of alphabet blocks from an especially precocious early learning classroom. They’re abbreviations for major conferences for companies in the education industry. I’ve been attending, and… Apr 23 19April 23, 2019Article at EdSurge
Analysis: Is Higher Ed Ready for the Tech Expectations of the Teens of 2022?One overused catchphrase in education is that learning should be “student-centered.” But what if we took that to its logical conclusion and also made it the goal of our education technology predictions? We’d need to consider not just what technology… Mar 13 19March 13, 2019Article at EdSurge
