What COVID Taught Us About a Train-and-Hire Program To Recruit Frontline Workers
By Kyle Bachman
09/25/2023 – Electronic Health Reporter
The applied experience comes through an externship in clinical settings. Candidates participate in 120 hours of training with a senior certified […]
One piece at a time: Turnitin develops interactive AI writing puzzle
09/21/2023 – Edtech Chronicle
However, by viewing AI writing in education through the lens of just one puzzle piece – identifying AI writing in students’ submissions – institutions […]
6 Suggestions IT Teams Should Ask Teachers When Evaluating Unapproved Technology
By Al Kingsley
09/21/2023 – THE Journal
Even with their plates full and their job demands high, school IT teams value teachers’ input and want to support their teachers’ […]
AI forces how we define the lifespan of technology
By Al Kingsley
09/21/2023 – Tech Bullion
Organizations therefore need leaders who have vision, who aren’t afraid of uncertainty, who can recognize new potential and understand that the tech […]
Linguists Say These Tips Help New Languages Stick
By Derek Newton
08/23/2023 – Edtech Review
To language teachers, linguists’ careers and day-to-day work lives may be interesting. But their thoughts on teaching […]
Train-And-Hire Programs: More Relevant And Promising Than Ever Before
By Rafael Castaneda
09/13/2023 – Forbes Business Development Council
Healthcare workforce shortages have grown more critical since the Covid-19 pandemic, as are […]
AI Can Teach Students a Powerful Lesson About the Truth
By Rachna Nath
09/07/2023 – Education Week
After the release of ChatGPT last November, the education world was taken by a wave of uneasiness and doubt. I realized […]
Hiring: Elevating your recruitment process in today’s digital world
By Fast Company Executive Board
08/31/2023 – Fast Company
1. TARGETED RECRUITING OPTIONS IN SOCIAL COMMUNITIES
Using tech to streamline the hiring process can start before the recruiting process. It requires rethinking the […]
Edtech Is No Longer A Funding Fave
By Joanna Glasner
08/09/2023 – Crunch Base
As U.S. school districts grapple with teacher shortages, another startup, Swing Education is scaling up a platform to […]
Pathways to Becoming and Helping a Teacher: #143
08/09/2023 – Teacher Rockstar Podcast
Mike Teng is the CEO and co-founder of Swing Education, a tech-enabled marketplace matching substitute teachers with schools in need. Before […]
It’s Time To Question How We’re Addressing the Teacher Shortage — New Edtech Can Help
By Mike Teng
08/04/2023- Edtech Digest
The current teacher shortage is a great example of what can happen when entrenched models of how schools should operate are unable to […]
An Education Veteran’s Perspective: Protecting Students & Protecting Privacy
By Al Kingsley
August/September 2023 of Ace-Ed Issue of Equity & Access Magazine
There’s a stark difference in how schools in the United States and the United Kingdom handle […]
Rafael Castañeda On Institutions Supporting Workforce Development
08/01/2023 – Higher Ed Geek
As we come back from summer break, we’re pleased to welcome Rafael to the show! Rafael is SVP Strategic Partnerships & Workforce Development […]
Episode 214: Transforming Education: A Mission for Universal Accessibility
08/02/2023 – My Edtech Life
Join us as we explore Ginger’s incredible journey from the classroom to the forefront of educational technology, and discover the power of merging […]
Turnitin AI Detection Rates: 3.3% of 65M Papers Reviewed Were Flagged as Majority AI Writing
By Kristal Kuykendall
07/25/2023 – Campus Technology
Of the more than 65 million student papers reviewed for AI writing by Turnitin’s detection tool since April, more than […]
Turnitin says one in 10 university essays are partly AI-written
By Tom Williams
07/25/2023 – Times Higher Education
One in 10 essays checked by Turnitin’s new detection software has been found to contain substantial amounts of writing likely to have been generated […]
Swing Education looks to change the way schools handle teacher shortages
By Andrew Mendez
07/21/2023 – Bay Area Inno
Editor’s note: As part of the Bay Area Inno Awards, the San Francisco Business Times and Silicon Valley Business Journal […]
Data scientist lends insight to education in the era of AI writing
By Eric Wang
07/18/2023 – SmartBrief
As far as I can tell, none of us were around for the invention of fire. But all of us today are living […]
Generative AI Prompts for L&D Pros
By Lin Grensing-Pophal
07/18/2023 – HR Daily Advisor
…MedCerts training programs, for example, had traditionally been scenario-based and fixed to data already existing in the system. But, while […]
This key strategy can help boost teacher well-being immediately
By Mike Teng
07/14/2023 – eSchool News
Improving teacher wellness is a complex challenge, and solving it will require a systemic approach that includes making widespread changes to improve […]
Effective SEL instruction isn’t possible without this key element
By
07/13/2023 – eCampus News
SEL is the process by which students learn the skills they need to understand and manage their emotions, set and achieve […]
Not True That ChatGPT Can’t Be Accurately Detected
06/25/2023
The Chronicle of Higher Education – Letter to Editor
Recently, a student article appeared in these pages which declared how easy it was for students to use AI-generated text such as […]
Support Neurodivergent Learners With Text-To-Speech Tools
By Amy Foxwell
06/21/2023 – Training Industry
Here are some critical points that every training professional should be thinking about when determining how to meet the needs of people […]
Coursera & MedCerts Partner to Offer Healthcare Courses to Global Learner Community
By Shalini Pathak
06/16/2023 – EdTech Review
MedCerts, the innovation leader in online healthcare and IT certification training and a subsidiary of […]
The Case for Normalizing Accessibility Tools in Schools
Guest post by Paul Stisser
06/13/2023 – Rachelle Dene Poth
In schools today, about one in seven children receive special education services. But some children never receive the proper […]
5 Tips to Help Employees Do Their Best in Proctored Certification Exams
06/12/2023 – Training Magazine
Taking an exam is usually stressful. There are ways, however, to help employees be better prepared and have less anxiety about […]
Taking an exam is usually stressful. There are ways, however, to help employees be better prepared and have less anxiety about […]
Swing Education raises $38 million to mitigate teacher shortage
06/05/2023 – Impact Alpha
Public schools are scrambling to hire teachers. Some 150,000 openings were unfilled across the US in February as teachers grapple with low pay, safety […]
Chat with Paul Stisser, the Director of Educational Institutions and LMS Partnerships for ReadSpeaker
06/06/2023 – THRIVEinEDU
I had a great conversation with Paul Stisser, the Director of Educational Institutions and LMS Par0tnerships for ReadSpeaker. Paul has been a leader in ReadSpeaker’s […]
Magic Pulled in $52M, Cortex Got $35M, and More Bay Area Tech News (Swing Education Mention)
By Cassidy Ritter
06/05/2023 – Built In SF
SF TECH QUOTE OF THE WEEK
“We’re thrilled to have Apax Partners and Reach Capital as strategic investors. The need for substitute […]
Students Flourish in the Spaces Between our Focus on the Core Curriculum
By Al Kingsley
06/05/2023 – The Learning Counsel
Recently, I had the distinct pleasure of interviewing Adam Mendler, host of the popular leadership podcast Thirty Minute Mentors. Adam […]
Turnitin Adds AI Detection Capabilities to Popular Anti-Plagiarism Platform
While technology is behind […]
K-12 Dealmaking: Substitute Teaching Startup Secures $38M; Amplify Raises Undisclosed Series C
By Michelle Caffrey
06/02/2023 – Edweek Market Brief
Swing Education raised $38 million in a Series C round aimed at helping the company, which connects schools with […]
San Francisco-Based Swing Education Raises $38M in Series C Funding
By Shalini Pathak
06/02/2023 – Edtech Review
Swing Education, an online staffing marketplace that connects substitute teachers with schools, announced that it has raised $38M in its Series C […]
Swing Education Secures $38 Million in Series C Funding: A Revolutionary Solution to the Substitute Teacher Crisis
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San Francisco-based Swing Education has made a groundbreaking
Designing for Inclusive Learning: 3 Text-to-Speech Strategies to Make Accessibility More Than an Add-On
By Amy Foxwell
05/30/2023 – Ace-Ed
Meeting the needs of learners who need accommodations takes more than tacking a plug-in onto a website or LMS. Making content truly accessible […]
The Key to Reducing Burnout in K-12 Schools? Supporting Substitute Teachers
By Mike Teng
05/30/2023 – Rachelle Dene Poth Blog
The challenge goes beyond the stress and anxiety of trying to find someone to fill a teacher’s spot for the […]
THRIVEinEDU by Rachelle Dené Poth Podcast: Chat with Mike Teng, Co-Founder and CEO of Swing Education @SwingEdu
05/24/2023 – THRIVEinEDU
Enjoyed my conversation with Mike Teng, Co-Founder and CEO of Swing Education. Swing Education enables schools to post their substitute job openings and substitute teachers can then pick […]
Edtech Insiders Podcast: Al Kingsley, Edtech Shared
05/29/2023 – Edtech Insiders
Al Kingsley has over 30 years’ experience in educational technology and digital safeguarding…Listen to the entire Edtech Insiders […]
Insights with NetSupport Radio: Kailey Lefko of Educalme and Dean Shareski Interviews
05/10/2023 and 05/11/2023 – NetSupport Radio
“Kailey Lefko, a Math and Science Teacher, Co-Founder at Educalme Inc and The Balanced Educator Podcast Co-Host, joined
Swing Education Surpasses One Million Hours of Classroom Substitute Teaching
05/11/2023 – eSchool News
Substitute teachers sourced via Swing Education, a tech-enabled staffing marketplace that matches schools with qualified substitute teachers, have filled more than one million hours of […]
Matt Muldoon of ReadSpeaker: 5 Things That Should Be Done To Improve The US Educational System
By Yitzi Weiner
05/08/2023 – Authority Magazine
15 Activities For Substitute Teachers
Contributed by Jacquelyn Carbo
05/04/2023 – TeachThought
Here are 15 classroom activities for substitute teachers every educator needs in their toolkit, organized by grade level. And, if you’re a […]