Industry News: Apple, D2L, IBM, Facebook, Pearson
Apple: Apple’s New Focus: Student ID Cards
Tech giant is working with universities to bring the functionality of a student ID card to the iPhone and Apple Watch.
Desire2Learn: The Opportunities Industrialization Center of Oklahoma County, Inc. (OIC) Picks D2L Brightspace Selected to Help Reach Every Adult Learner
The organization was looking for an LMS that had the potential to reach everyone — particularly people who live in areas where there may be no options for a quality instructor-led program.
IBM: In Case You Missed It: IBM’s Ginni Rometty at VivaTech 2018 [On artificial intelligence and learning]
The Era of Exponential Learning: At its core, AI is about exponential learning for exponential impact—like nothing we have seen before. Exponential impact is the product of marrying AI with exponential data. Companies’ ability to learn exponentially is their greatest source of competitive advantage. Today, we are at a consequential moment in which data—unleashed by the maturation of AI—is reordering technology and business. Driven by this data transformation, IBM placed a big bet and set out one of the most ambitious reinventions in its history.
Facebook: Facebook Community College
The world’s largest social media company is partnering with community colleges and sharing a curriculum for digital advertising and media training.
Pearson: New Research on the Efficacy of Connections Academy Virtual Schools for Grades K-12 Reveals Positive Academic Outcomes
Report, Peer Reviewed by SRI International, Sheds Light on the Impact of Mobility and the Academic Performance of Students at Virtual Schools Compared to Students at Brick-and-Mortar Schools
