By: Jay Lynch, Ph.D. Course Design, Development, and Academic Research, Pearson Designers of instruction are akin to learning architects. They aim to construct instructional experiences that engender durable, useful, and meaningful understanding in learners. Using the various teaching methods at their disposal, they facilitate each student’s personal efforts to build his or her unique house […]
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IBM deal expands Watson’s behind-the-scenes presence in higher education
IBM’s newest partnership, with Pearson, signals how cognitive learning is advancing the art and science of learning in the classroom and online.
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Personalized Learning and Student Privacy
By: Johann Larusson, Former Research Scientist, Pearson We should, as we do already, put our very best effort towards guaranteeing that student privacy is at the heart of everything we do in education, especially when using technology to facilitate teaching and learning. Student privacy is a concern and part of many conversations about personalized learning […]
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How Disproportionality Contributes to the Gap in Behavioral and Academic Performance
By: Chris Huzinec, Director of Research, Pearson Traditionally, when educators discuss disproportionality, they focus on the overrepresentation of minority students within special education. Realistically, if this was the case then the impact of educational practice which results in disproportionality would be limited to a small percentage of students. However, the concept of disproportionality and disparities […]
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First IBM Watson Education App for iPad for K-12
Today IBM announced the first IBM MobileFirst for iOS education app. The app, IBM Watson Element for Educators, enables a new level of engagement for teachers by providing a holistic view of each student at their fingertips, including data on interests, accomplishments, academic performance, attendance, behaviors and learning activities.As a result, teachers are empowered with […]
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