Learnification

We now have young learners and very young learners, learner differences and learner profiles, learning styles, learner training, learner independence and autonomy, learning technologies, life-long learning, learning management systems, virtual learning environments, learning outcomes, learning analytics and adaptive learning. Much, but not perhaps all, of this is to the good, but it’s easy to forget … Read more

5 minutes at an ELTjam session: Pt. 1/3

During the 2014 IATEFL conference in Harrogate ELTjam hosted a low-key, invite-only event in a hotel across from the main conference centre. It was called the ELTjam session and was intended to bring together individuals from across the ELT and learning space in order to share insights and predictions on what the future might hold for the industry.

Humanizing adaptive learning for ELT: Part 1

Part 1 of a 2-part post from English360 CEO, Cleve Miller.

The debate over adaptive learning at eltjamPhilip Kerr’s blog, and Nicola Prentis’ Simple English has been both fascinating and instructive. It’s a fun topic because it involves our core beliefs regarding language acquisition, effective teaching, and the roles that technology can play. That said, I can’t help but feel that in some respects we’re thinking about adaptive learning in a limited way.

Knewton interview, Part 3

Powering iterative publishing in ELT – Knewton interview, Part 3

One of the promises of digital publishing is the ability to improve and update a product on a continual basis. For that to work, you need to know which parts of your course are working well and which are failing to meet their objectives. In part 3 of our interview with Knewton, they explain how they believe data analysis can provide the insights needed to refine and improve ELT courses, going beyond what even the most knowledgeable and experienced author/editor team could do.

Knewton interview, Part 2

Sharing data and competitive advantage – Knewton interview, Part 2

In part two of our interview with Knewton’s Chief Operating Officer, David Liu, we tackle the potentially thorny issue of sharing of data between publishers, and find out more about Knewton’s ambition to become a must-have for every ELT publisher.

We believe there are a lot of folks already at a disadvantage in ELT if they’re not joining this platform

Knewton interview part 1

Big data and adaptive learning in ELT – Knewton interview, Part 1

Knewton is one of the highest profile EdTech companies in the world and the biggest name in adaptive learning – and they’re moving into ELT in a big way. In part one of our in-depth interview with the team from Knewton, we find out what their adaptive learning technology can do and why they believe big data in education will facilitate better learning and student empowerment.

More news for Knewton

More interesting news from adaptive learning technology provider Knewton today, as they announced their latest publisher partnership, this time with Cambridge University Press, and the opening of a new office in London. The partnership will see the Knewton API integrated with the Cambridge LMS platform, which currently serves over 250,000 students and teachers globally. The move … Read more

Breaking up is hard to do: the ‘atomisation’ of ELT content

Is the linear ELT course on the way out? There’s a growing trend towards the provision of modular mix and match content, or even completely ‘atomised’ content. There are four key things driving this trend: The need to make content development faster and more efficient The potential for huge improvements in production efficiency The rise … Read more

Take It Personally: Adaptive Learning

It’s definitely a term that is being bandied around the ELT-osphere like a banned elastic band at a Band Aid concert. The Impatient Optimists site (of the Gates Foundation) declared that: “If 2012 was the MOOCs’ year for capturing venture capital and unrelenting media coverage, 2013 looks to be a big year for the adaptive learning … Read more

Macmillan signs up with Knewton for adaptive learning in ELT

Knewton

Adaptive learning powerhouse Knewton has announced that it has signed up with its second major publisher – Macmillan Education. Knewton, founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive, is already working with Pearson, and a number of US-focussed educational publishers. Macmillan will now be looking to integrate Knewton’s adaptive learning technology into online ELT courses, with the first products promised in 2015.

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