Named after the hundred-eyed watchman of Greek myth, Argus watches the education landscape: spotting new opportunities, pressure-testing the ventures we're building, and tracing every read back to the real-world signals behind it.
The evidence library: the raw signals the pipeline is watching across the education ecosystem. Every idea is built from these.
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A colleague and I were talking about cognitive load theory and how to explain it to SMEs. He described CLT as the best use of a limited mental budget. I about fell off my stool. It's so simple and so fitting. Please keep 'em coming. We need more wit and wisdom in these conversations! š submitted by /u/rfoil [link] [comments]
I'm currently interviewing for the Instructional Designer position at Southern Company. Does anyone know how much the pay range is? I have 5 years of experience in the field. Thank you. submitted by /u/OkKaleidoscope1067 [link] [comments]
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Ok so all LMS vendors will tell you this, We're constantly updating features and we're curious where users here actually land. Where does AI genuinely save you time vs make you fix something a junior could have written cleaner from scratch? trying to separate signal from hype! submitted by /u/Danai_from_TalentLMS [link] [comments]
I am a college senior working on a passion project with a few friends, we are looking to build a free app for 8-18 year olds hoping to inculcate critical thinking and reasoning skills that AI is taking away. Since the main objective is to help (we donāt intend on commercialization), what are some things teachers or parting would really help? If anyone has suggestions please feel free to comment or even PM if you would like to chat! submitted by /u/__poop_head__ [link] [comments]
ā Iām exposing my experience with Jobaaj Placement Program. They promise students that they will get a job within 3 months, otherwise they offer a money-back guarantee. But the reality and their terms & conditions tell a very different story. Their policy says that if a student attends 2 interviews and fails to clear them, they are no longer eligible for a refund. Now hereās the issue: The first few companies they arrange interviews with often have extremely limited openings ā for example, 2 openings with 100+ students being interviewed. Obviously, most students will get rejected. After just 2 failed interviews, the refund clause becomes invalid. And after those 2 interviews, in my experience, they barely care about your profile anymore. Communication becomes poor, support slows down, and there is little genuine effort to help students get placed. This creates a system where students lose both: - the placement promise - and the refund eligibility It genuinely feels like the process is
We brought in someone from the outside to optimize our video workflows. I'm stunned at what an expert has been able to accomplish. We plowed through subtitling 310 video clips totaling more than 10 hours of content in less than two hours using scripts that this woman built for us, including the translations! They all tested out with a flaw. It's amazing to see how fast files can be processed when they are freed from a GUI. We were told that Apple silicon has some superpower that make this possible. That was news to me, but the results were awesome. It's got me looking for other workflow improvements. What have you done to accelerate your processes? submitted by /u/rfoil [link] [comments]
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Hiya! (I'm new here, so if this has been answered already, please point me in the right direction) So, my company (as many others) loves Articulate Rise 360, but I (who actually use it) am not as happy I have been trying to find arguments in favor of other tools like Easygenerator, Captivate, or any other, to propose them for our next learning design cycle Do you have experience with these or other tools? What would you recommend or not recommend about them? submitted by /u/OtherSuggestion729 [link] [comments]
Hello, so I recently started a position as an instructional designer and honestly I feel very out of my depth when it comes to creating storyboards on dense material. Storyline and Rise are my jam and definitely have a lot of fun and interest in using the software, and I have a graphic design background so creating assets is not a problem for me. But storyboarding has become this insurmountable task and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on creating learning material from documents that itās very difficult to make heads or tails of. The thing about working with SMEs is I donāt even know where to start the conversation with them. āWhat do we want the learner to know by the end of the course?ā is a start but then it comes to a halt and I get stuck. Iāve had a very āfake it til you make itā attitude and the lessons I create people like, but those storyboards were created for me. Making storyboards from scratch is very difficult for me. Any advice appreciated. Thank you! submitted by
Hello, so I recently started a position as an instructional designer and honestly I feel very out of my depth when it comes to creating storyboards on dense material. Storyline and Rise are my jam and definitely have a lot of fun and interest in using the software, and I have a graphic design background so creating assets is not a problem for me. But storyboarding has become this insurmountable task and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on creating learning material from documents that itās very difficult to make heads or tails of. The thing about working with SMEs is I donāt even know where to start the conversation with them. āWhat do we want the learner to know by the end of the course?ā is a start but then it comes to a halt and I get stuck. Iāve had a very āfake it til you make itā attitude and the lessons I create people like, but those storyboards were created for me. Making storyboards from scratch is very difficult for me. Any advice appreciated. Thank you! submitted by
I'm struggling with creating a more strategically ordered digital filing system that helps make content delivery and organization easier and more logical than I currently have been. I feel like there has to be a system I'm simply unaware of or someone who has developed one of their own. Basically, I'm trying to determine how to Structure and name everything needed for planning to content delivery to assessments and everything in between in a cohesive and logical order that is best fit for a teacher. I have been using an alphanumeric system that felt like a good idea in it's simplicity but I haven't organized it in a way that makes my day to day seamless or easy. Anyone willing to share their system or give any ideas would be very appreciated. This year I'm spending a lot of time over the summer trying to prepare for the ongoing and unpredictable b.s. that is introduced each and every year where I work. My physical and mental health deteriorate as I get further through each year and I'm
Hi everyone, Iāve been working in IT for several years, most recently as a Service Desk Analyst for a regional healthcare system supporting roughly 1,500 end users across hospitals and outpatient clinics. Before healthcare, I worked in Kā12 education IT supporting staff and students, managing Chromebooks, Google Workspace, inventory, and endpoint support. Over the past year, Iāve realized that while Iāve gained a lot of valuable experience in healthcare IT, my long-term goal is to get back into educationāspecifically EdTech. I really enjoy technology that helps educators and students rather than working in a constantly reactive hospital environment. Some of my experience includes: - IT support for Kā12 schools and healthcare organizations - Google Workspace administration - Device lifecycle management and endpoint support - Citrix, VPN, Active Directory, Microsoft 365 - Ticketing systems and documentation - Cross-functional support for software rollouts and end-user training Iāve been
Something I keep running into in learning design: for a genuinely hard text, the text itself is the worst possible starting point. A learner with no background spends almost all their effort decoding the prose and has little left for actually understanding the idea. We treat reading comprehension and concept comprehension as the same skill, but for novices they really aren't. I've been experimenting with flipping the order. Before someone reads a dense paper or a long handout, give them a visual, narrative version first (in my case a literal manga retelling: the concept acted out in panels), then send them to the original. Anecdotally the original read gets much faster and retention goes up, because the learner already holds the structure and is now just attaching detail to it. It lines up with the old worked-example and dual-coding research, just pushed further into full narrative. The part most relevant to this sub is adaptivity. The version I built makes every concept expandable: a
https://joinhandshake.com/blog/students/top-jobs-for-ed-tech-majors/ Using HandShake (an employment website for job listings, primarily for students), I found this article on EdTech jobs. Does it still seem accurate in 2026? What's the job outlook for either Healthcare IT or EdTech? I have a degree in Information Technology (with a focus on Computer Programming) where I have worked as a software developer for a little bit over 5 years, but I have just recently started considering changing careers or moving into a different side of IT (maybe EdTech or Healthcare IT). submitted by /u/moimicaelat [link] [comments]
Hey guys, I have been visiting this sub for a few months and I've noticed a pattern every time someone posts a tool they built for teachers, the "Iconic comment" is "AI slop." Every time someone shares a classroom tech idea, teachers pile on with negativity. But where is that same energy when Canvas got hacked twice by the same group, exposing 275 million users across 8,800+ institutions including private messages between students and teachers? The entry point was a free tier account with zero proper security. They initially ignored the ransom demand, got hacked again and then quietly paid up. That's corporate negligence on a massive scale. Crickets. Yes I get it that teachers are exhausted and their districts make terrible tech decisions like buying bloated or hyped platforms with zero teacher input, then mandating everyone use them. That frustration is real and valid but the anger is being aimed at the wrong people. An indie developer posting a free classroom tool didn't lock you int
I have spent a long time in L&D, most recently as a CLO, before that in learning roles at a few large organisations. I wanted to share something with this group. We put real effort into hiring the right people. Then performance is still a problem, and the usual reaction is to blame the people or throw more training at it. I am less and less convinced that is where the issue sits. In most places I have worked, the talent was already in the building. What was missing was the conditions for them to perform: the time to practice, the manager actually involved, work designed so they could do the job well. I keep landing on the gap between knowing and doing. We are good at handing people content. We are not nearly as good at building the conditions where they get to apply it and improve. To be upfront, the reason this is on my mind is I am doing a webinar on it at the end of the month with Laura Overton, who has spent around 20 years researching what good performing L&D teams do differently.
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Hey everyone, I am currently going into my fourth year as an English Education major, and I have never regretted anything more in my life. I've always wanted to become a teacher, but after my first semester in college I was quick to realize I was too mentally ill to handle it. I ended up attempting to commit suicide, and it obviously did not work. I felt like a failure. Everyone pressured me to keep going and that I will like it eventually, etc etc. So I did. I didn't want to let anyone down like I did before. Now I'm in Phase II, going to start the semester before student teaching, and I can't do it. I can't handle the schedule or stress of teaching. I can't afford to change majors and restart. I haven't been able to work in three years due to the immense workload on top of my already failing mental health. Now, I have hospital bills and student loans. It feels like the only thing left to do is attempt again and pray it works this time. I'm scared. It feels like my life has fallen apa
Hi everyone, I'm 21, did DAE Software Engineering (Grade B / 67%) and Matric CS. Academically not strong but creatively I have good ideas and I want to pursue Filmmaking. I'm planning to go abroad for Bachelor's in Filmmaking in 2028. Working and saving money until then. Primary target is China (CSC scholarship) because their film industry is decent and the country has good future prospects. I'll learn Chinese and build a portfolio for the scholarship. Not staying in Pakistan because film programs here are generic and the future of this field here isn't what I want. Need guidance on: Ā· Is China CSC realistic for someone with my grades? Ā· Any other countries with good film industry, affordable living, and scholarships? Ā· How much language do I need before applying? Ā· What kind of portfolio do film schools expect? Ā· I'll be 23 when I go. Is that too old? Any advice would be really helpful. Thanks! submitted by /u/MSLogan07 [link] [comments]
https://www.the74million.org/article/democrats-move-to-impeach-linda-mcmahon-over-willful-intent-to-close-ed-dept Specifically, the articles of impeachment are: 1. Willful and systemic refusal to comply with the law The text cites McMahonās actions to transfer responsibilities, which under law rest with the Education Department, to other agencies. Just last week , she announced that the office overseeing special education would move to the Department of Health and Human Services and the Office of Civil Rights would transfer to the Justice Department. 2. False statements before Congress The resolution accuses McMahon of lying to Congress during her confirmation hearing that she would follow the law in disbursing education funds appropriated by Congress. Instead, the text reads, she has defended the cancellation of several research contracts and discontinued grants for programs like community schools. 3. Breach of public trust Again focusing on funding, the resolution states that the adm
Edit: ND = neurodivergent masking= suppressing needs in order to be more in productive or on the clock in a classroom. I've seen a lot of non-compliance referrals this year in a few districts. Particularly for autistic and other ND children whose own bodies and minds are just done. (And by the way, the brain is also a part of the body as much as many admins seem to like to act like the two are separate.) It's interesting too because often they will have a BIP that says that the child can ask for a break to be proactive. Then the adult will delay the break Or not believe the kid that they do in fact need a break. Then the kid will have a meltdown or a behavior. If you don't leak out some form of dopamine, sensory input/reduction, or easy success for your ND kids, their bodies are going to go on strike. Plain and simple. It's not personal. They aren't being belligerent and disobedient. They just have nothing left to give. submitted by /u/PurplesunsetBluelips [link] [comments]
Saw this in my newsfeed this morning. "The Los Angeles Unified School District will ban screens for students below second grade in response to community-wide pushback against tech use. Starting in August, the new policy will restrict preschool- through first-grade-aged students from accessing screens while also limiting usage for older students, according to the Los Angeles Times. Here are the details, according to the news outlet: 2nd/3rd grade: Limited to 20 minutes of screen time (including homework) 4th/5th grade: Limited to 30 minutes (starting in November) Middle school: One hour of screen time spread throughout the week in each class (6 hours total per week) High school: 1.5 hours (canāt exceed 10 hours per week)" If you go digging around the internet with the terms "LAUSD" and "Standardized Testing" you'll find that LAUSD uses online testing to deliver, among others, the California Assessment of Student Performance and Progress (CAASPP) beginning in the 3rd grade. So, completel
My daughter is 14 and already speaks/studies English, Russian, Ukrainian, and Spanish. Sheās excited about learning another language. For those who have learned multiple languages, how did you choose your next one? submitted by /u/Puzzled-Magician-187 [link] [comments]
Hi everyone, I hope everyone helps by filling this questionere as I need minimum of 50 Responses mcom project submitted by /u/anonymous_user_3571 [link] [comments]
Simple question. Are there any journals, magazines or individuals you read/follow to help keep up with developments in the edtech field? submitted by /u/ImWithStupidKL [link] [comments]
Students will be presenting environmental research projects they've spent the year developing during a virtual research showcase this Friday. We'll also be sharing highlights from our recent in-person International Science Fair, where young researchers came together to present their work, exchange ideas, and connect with peers from around the world. One of the most exciting aspects of the program is that selected students and their teacher/chapter leader receive scholarship support to attend the annual science fair. Please reach out if your are interested in attending the virtual event. submitted by /u/comicalsun [link] [comments]
I've been thinking a lot about how students are using AI tools like ChatGPT in their daytoday schoolwork. There's a real tension right now between two camps. Some educators and students feel like AI genuinely helps with breaking down complex topics, getting instant feedback, and exploring ideas faster. Others feel like it's quietly eroding the skills we actually want students to build: critical thinking, writing from scratch, working through frustration when something is hard. What I keep coming back to is whether the problem is the tool itself or how we're teaching students to use it. We don't ban calculators, but we still teach kids the underlying math. Could the same logic apply here? I'm curious what others have experienced, whether you're a teacher, student, or parent. Have you noticed a difference in how students engage with material when AI is involved? Are schools moving fast enough to set clear expectations, or are we mostly just reacting after the fact? I'd love to hear from
Bonjour, je fais des cours, exercices et simulation dāoraux pour les Ć©tudiants qui souhaitent faire le concours centrale universitaire dans la spĆ©cialitĆ© mĆ©canique . Jāai pu le faire cette annĆ©e et le rĆ©ussir ! IntĆ©ressĆ© MP submitted by /u/Big-Fan-339 [link] [comments]
My partner and I are designing a new school workshop aimed at Key Stage 2 (Year 5 & 6) students. We are blending ancient history, roleplay, and the Socratic method to transform abstract geometric concepts into visual physical puzzles. This is our first time running a session like this (we have been facilitators before, but not for kids) and we would love feedback on ideas and general tips for classroom management. For context, we are both pivoting academically from design to mathematics and physics for me, and classical studies for my partner, all at the OU. Logistics & Setup: 5-8 students, 60 minutes, students spend a day in Ancient Greece. We hand out "Tetractys" clay pendants at the door, and they let go of their student identities to become "Mathematikoi" (learners). To goal is to build conceptual fluency and mathematical oracy, not really teach Pythagoras' Theorem. By embedding the curriculum in a mystery, if a student makes a miscalculation, itās a plot point in the story, not a
Already tried the obvious routes. My high school still technically exists but their admin office told me diploma reissuance isn't something they handle anymore and pointed me to the district. District pointed me to the state. Been at it for six weeks. What I need it for isn't complicated. My original got destroyed in a move and I just want a physical copy to display. Not for employment verification, not for anything official. Just something to have. Wondering if I'm missing something obvious. Has anyone dealt with a situation where the school exists but has basically stopped handling records requests? submitted by /u/Autotunize [link] [comments]
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I'm sure this has been asked before, but if you could point me in the right direction I would greatly appreciate it. So I travel for work due to have a full time job. The money is good, but I don't want to do this forever. My goal is to get a degree in engineering. It's been a while since I was back in school and don't really know if any of my credits are still viable, so I don't mind retaking any classes, especially math courses. I don't want to quit my job just yet. Is there any online places I can start at with transferable credits where I can get all my foundational math, physics, etc. Out of the way? I know I will eventually have to attend class physically, but is there anything I can do in the meantime? Any online college or program recommendations would greatly appreciated. submitted by /u/IntroductionOne248 [link] [comments]
I always wondered what it was like back 50 or 60 years ago like back in the 1950s or 60s for kids that had learning disabilities. I know for kids with regular disabilities like Autism ADHD, Dyslexia. That many of them struggled and were had to work 75 times harder if they wanted to pass or succeed. My grandmother, who passed away in November. She taught third and fourth grade back in the 1950s. And I remember asking her what happened to kids who struggled and she told me that her superiors this was like back in 1955 or 56. She said that they would give the kids coloring books and she told me that she had one boy in her class who didnāt pay attention and her bosses just told her just donāt even bother with teaching him. Just give him a coloring book Or some building blocks. And even back then she felt really bad for him and sheās like no Iām not gonna treat him like a second class citizen Iām gonna challenge him just like all the other kids. obviously good on her. From what she told me,
I'm already seeing signs between parents pressure and students under social media stress they are saying dumb things like "I think I'm going to take a gap year vs transferring to 4 year." LET ME TELL YOU - this is the WORST year to take a gap year in the USA. You will NEVER have a better chance at getting max financial aid or getting into a college or uni that used to have a waitlist. If you just spent all last year pushing these students to be ready to transfer please call, email, or text them. If you are a recruiter and you've been AFK for a month, grab those students. Your hot potatoes are getting COLD. You have to keep poking them, encouraging them, and enticing them to be there for the greatest Fall 2026 of their life. And of course - FAFSA 26-27 is due by June 30th to receive Pell grants in time. So GET ON IT. (Sadly, standards have never been so lowered due to low birth rate 20 years ago and low amounts of people taking advantage of scholarships, fellowships, internships, and gr
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I am sharing this on behalf of the publisher, but I really think that this book could fuel a much needed conversation in this community. The book is called The Honor Code: Students, Integrity, & Our Path Forward by Tim Plaehn. It just came out through ElectraCast Books. Tim spent ten years as Faculty Chair of a school Honor Council and over 30 years teaching, and the book walks through four real student honor cases in full detailāwhat happened, what the hearing looked like, and what came after. What makes it different from the usual "kids these days" hand-wringing is that it's actually grounded in what happens inside these situations. He's not theorizing. He was the person deciding outcomes. For anyone in this sub dealing with the AI cheating wave right now, he makes a pretty compelling case that detection tools and zero-tolerance policies are treating the symptom, not the cause. The real fix is culture ā and the book gets specific about what that actually looks like in practice. Avail
There is a lot of slop, and everyday it feels like more slop is created. Are there any tools that you feel are using AI in a useful way that provides value? submitted by /u/ajourneytogrowth [link] [comments]
Ignoring category, target audience, etc. What are some edtech that you love using? submitted by /u/ajourneytogrowth [link] [comments]
Last year, our company, Algae Research Supply was awarded a phase 1A Small Business Innovative Research Grant by the Department of Education. More than half of the world's photosynthesis is preformed by microalgae in the ocean, and in turn more than 90% of the strains of algae have remained undiscovered and uncharacterized. We are building a hands-on microbiology program where students isolate living algae from real samples and log their findings to a national science platform, all funded by the U.S. Department of Education. Phase I results: 117 kits shipped, nearly 300 students, real gains in science confidence, and our teachers even helped uncover algae strains with antimicrobial activity. Now we are recruiting teachers to prototype. Should we be awarded the grant, phase 2 will include several rounds over the next two years, and every selected teacher gets a free kit and full materials. If you are interested, please reply below for DM us for a link to the information site! submitted
What happens when students are challenged to turn $1 into $100 in just one week? In 1 to 100, Alabama CEO students take on a challenge that pushes them far beyond the classroom. With only one dollar to start, they must think creatively, communicate confidently, solve real problems, and take action. What unfolds is more than a business competition. It is a story of transformation. Over the course of one week, these students build businesses, face rejection, adapt under pressure, and discover strengths they did not know they had. Many earned more in one week than most adults make in a month. But the real outcome goes deeper than money. Confidence grows. Mindsets shift. Students begin to see themselves differently. 1 to 100 captures the power of experiential learning and the impact a community can have when it invests in young people. submitted by /u/i_am_daniel_wilson [link] [comments]
I've been thinking about this a lot lately and wanted to get some perspectives from teachers, students, and parents here. It feels like there's a real shift happening in how learners tackle challenging material, and I'm not sure it's entirely for the better. A few years ago, struggling through a hard problem was kind of the point. That friction was where the actual learning happened. Now it seems like the default response to difficulty is to immediately turn to an AI tool for the answer, or at least a strong hint. The effort threshold before seeking help has dropped dramatically. What worries me isn't that students use AI, but that they may be losing their tolerance for productive struggle. Working through confusion is a skill in itself, and it seems like it's getting bypassed more and more. Have educators here noticed changes in how students handle frustration or ambiguity compared to even two or three years ago? Are there strategies that have actually helped students stay engaged wit
Complex problem solving. Critical thinking and creativity. People management and collaboration. Do you agree? submitted by /u/SubjectBear657 [link] [comments]
I found out recently that my state doesn't require automatic retrieval of simple multiplication by end of 3rd grade. I'm genuinely curious how that works. I would imagine students who don't have multiplication table fully memorized would forget even more so during summer. If it takes several seconds of thinking to get 8 x 7, then how do you teach them, multiplication, long division, let alone..... fraction....?? submitted by /u/Common_Perception807 [link] [comments]
Just read an article about how there is a double standard around AI - with a lot of educational facilities (schools, colleges, and universities) rejecting it and forcing students to complete their work without using AI, so far as to face significant disciplinary action. On the flip side, corporate jobs recruiting basically have all their resources in developing AI solutions for their companies and proving upper management right now matter what, which is driving the dynamic that all hires need to have experience with AI at the least, and ideally being proficient in leveraging tools and understanding AI. Personally, I understand the college side of it because they want the kids to think and hone that side of their mind, not just plug questions in and get answers out. (I, myself, didnāt realize the real reason why we learn things all along the way until the very end of college - itās not about the information 95-99% of the time. Itās about the students ability to understand it,using diffe
Hello! I am apart of the generation that never learned phonics, I was taught to memorize my words and eventually became well read and read 60+ books a year. I have zero problems understanding literature and analyzing text, and words that I cannot pronounce, I can understand the meaning behind them through context clues, etc. I KNOW HOW TO READ! (Kindaā¦ lmao see later) My problem is PRONUNCIATION!!! I donāt read aloud a lot, and recently I just started reading a book to myself and realized, holy shit, I canāt pronounce these words and I also donāt know how to. I am missing the phonetic knowledge to properly sound words out. For example, here are some words I know how to say from memorizing but I would pronounce like this prior to hearing it correctly: hyperbole ā āhyper-bowlā instead of āhy-PER-buh-leeā epitome ā āepi-tomeā instead of āeh-PIT-uh-meeā segue ā āsegā instead of āSEG-wayā facade ā āfuh-kadeā instead of āfuh-SAHDā I could not tell you why those words are pronounced that way.
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So I failed my entire chemistry class, Iām not missing any credits because Iāll get another science class next year, do I still have to go to the regents test for it? submitted by /u/Outrageous-Gift7819 [link] [comments]
Hello, Iām a 16M, and I am working on creating mental health initiatives at my school. As the junior class vice president and someone who has struggled with mental health, I want to help others. Iām thinking of collaborating with our mental health club to make videos about the signs and symptoms of depression or anxiety, along with some ways to support a friend. I also want to develop a buddy system for students who feel isolated. I plan to have students take leadership roles to assist those who feel left out. This could involve a Google form where students feeling lonely can ask for help, and then they would be matched with a buddy. Iād love to hear if anyone has additional ideas or advice on how I can implement this. submitted by /u/WPJHtx [link] [comments]