Knewton’s Adaptive Learning Platform can dynamically and automatically remix a school’s online educational materials to match every student’s strengths, weaknesses and unique learning style. It is part of a larger trend of “big data,” or using a large amount of feedback to analyze and then adjust to a user’s individual needs. And it is believed to be the largest funding round ever for an education technology startup.
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YouTube - Student Engagement in the Liberal Arts - 0 views
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This is a video we put together for the Teaching and Learning with Technology Symposium at Penn State.
New Page 1 - 33 views
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Penn State Writing Center Handbook for Peer Tutors
VoiceThread at Penn State: Simply Speaking Video! - VoiceThread - 9 views
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Great introductory screencast on VoiceThread
Teens get more sleep when school starts later - 13 views
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"A later school start time could mean teens are more likely to get adequate amounts of sleep, according to Penn State researchers. In a national study of urban teenagers, researchers found that high school start times after 8:30 a.m. increased the likelihood that teens obtained the minimum recommended amount of sleep, benefiting their overall health and well being."
Knewton raises $33M for adapting online education for each student | VentureBeat - 39 views
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algorithm-driven, generating unique lessons dynamically and automatically for the student.
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this is the future folks
Creator of 'Anonymous' Gossip Site Names Names - Wired Campus - The Chronicle of Higher... - 2 views
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Campus-gossip Web sites like JuicyCampus and CollegeACB used the lure of anonymity to entice students to post on them. The cloak gave students a virtual bathroom wall on which to write racy rumors and explicit insults about their peers without fear of being exposed.
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I want to share this with my students in future, when we work with social media..are you really ever anonymous on the web?
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Product Review: SynchriMedia's MovieCaptioner | Larry Jordan - 31 views
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Good review of a good product.
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Inexpensive, and it works. Great service. The developer works in edtech development at Penn State
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