Business executives from a variety of fields continued a high-profile push to support the Common Core State Standards at an event in Washington today hosted by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, stressing the importance of the standards to students’ ability to transition from school to the labor market and to improving the country’s […]
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Paying for Proof January 9, 2013 – Inside Higher Ed By Paul Fain Coursera will offer a fee-based pathway with identity verification for students who want to earn a more meaningful certificate of completion, the company said today in an announcement that also sheds light on an emerging business model for the largest massive open
The Gilfus Advisors Network is the Education Industry’s primary source for business, technology, and education consulting. Elite and distinguished members of the Gilfus Advisors Network have been supporting education institutions, businesses, governments, and investors since 1997. During the past week, the following distinguished professionals have been admitted to the Network: Dr. Hisham Nofal – Senior
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the Gilfus Education Group launched its new web presence today. President and CEO of the Gilfus Education Group, Stephen Gilfus, stated, “Over the past few months, we have been working on updating our website to reflect the latest in technology, enhancing the site’s representation of Gilfus Education Group activities, and expanding our Education Industry Insights
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the Gilfus Education Group would like to invite you and your colleagues to attend the “Education Innovation Showcase” at booth 1517 at the NACUBO Conference in Washington. The Education Innovation showcase brings together a prestigious group of Education Leaders, Company Executives and Higher Education Innovators in one unique location. Some of our esteemed guests include:
Why Is This One Education Stock Taking Off? James Marshall Crotty Contributor As of 12:30 PM EST Monday, Archipelago (NASDAQ:ARCL), a subscription-based provider of education software-as-a-service, was up 22% in extremely high volume. Against a backdrop of tiring broader indexes and a malaise in other education stocks, all of which are far off their 52-week
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In 2012, higher education institutions will look to improve the learning experience through analytics and personalized learning environments, while reducing costs with digital resources and cloud technologies. Washington, DC-based Gilfus Education Group has released its annual list of the top five trends in education innovation for 2012, which included three focused on higher education technologies:
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In September of 2011 the US Department of Education under Aneesh Chopra’s guidance had a convening of 15 top Education Innovator’s including Stephen Gilfus, President and CEO, of the Gilfus Education Group to gain insights on what the market requires to meet the needs you characterize above. During this session it was clear that Aneesh’s pure goal is to
“I sincerely believe that we have now entered the dawn of ‘dot edu’ era which will stimulate and transform students, instructors, institutions and the global economy to reach new horizons.”, “For the first time academic institutions are takeing precise control of their web presence and student experiences as online competitiveness increases.”
Center advances concepts for education innovation to allow colleges, universities, schools and school districts to deliver more effective teaching and learning FAIRFAX, VA (Wednesday, July 5th, 2011) – Today the Gilfus Education Group officially announced the opening of its new Education Research Center located at George Mason University. The goal of the Center is to
Reactions about the Blackboard acquisition from students and recent graduates at the Gilfus Education Group’s Education Research Center at George Mason University were mostly positive. Lauren Heimburg, a recent graduate with bachelor’s degrees in both mathematics and psychology from the University of Virginia provided the following insights: “I think Blackboard’s acquisition will cause UVA to intensify its focus on online learning initiatives in order to remain competitive in coming years. Enterprise Education Platforms can improve colleges and universities by enabling them to provide more efficient systems and facilities to their students and faculty and by simplifying their internal operations.”
Attendees of Educause 2010 can witness tangible evidence of Emerging Education Technology and Digital Content Trends Anaheim, CA (PRWEB) October 12, 2010: The Gilfus Education Group announced its annual education industry predictions today. The Gilfus Education Group is led by Stephen Gilfus a founder of Blackboard Inc. (Nasdaq: BBBB) and President and CEO of the
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“At the end of every year, prior to Educause, we look to provide guidance to academic institutions, education industry investors and the content and technology companies that serve them, in an attempt to provide valuable insight towards meaningful engagement in new concepts and ideas.”, said Stephen Gilfus, “2010 has already proven to be an exceptional year for change as we enter the new .EDU era and the coming “Age of Intelligence”.
Important Update: Stephen Gilfus, Founder of Blackboard, speaking at Business Breakfast About Education Industry Forum Breakfast Briefings This platform for education operators, investors and the community of specialists that bring quality to education businesses continues to give members of the for-profit education industry the opportunity to receive current information and stay in contact with a
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The American Association of State Colleges and Universities provides critical guidance for 2010 State Policy Issues, providing perspectives on change and Education Innovation.”
– Stephen Gilfus, Gilfus Education Group
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“ Today’s release of the ‘Enterprise Education Platform’ marks a milestone moment in redefining the current possibilities of transformational technologies for our educational institutions. The convergence of ERP and LMS technology into a single holistic platform can, and will, increase individual and organizational intelligence, reduce total operational costs and improve institutional outcomes and student success.”
Datatel has embraced the Enterprise Education Platform concept and will provide details of how the company plans to fulfill this vision at its corporate presentation here at EDUCAUSE 2009 tomorrow from 10:30 AM to 11:20 AM in the Korbel Ballroom 2C at the Colorado Convention Center. In her presentation, Social Learning that Won’t Break the Bank, Datatel Chief Client Officer Liz Murphy will explain how the company’s recent agreement with Moodlerooms will allow Datatel to provide higher education institutions with a fully integrated, tested, and supported Enterprise Education Platform that unites teaching and learning applications with administrative functions.
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Attendees of Educause 2009 can see tangible evidence of Administrative and Academic Application and Technology Trends
WASHINGTON, DC (Tuesday, October 27th, 2009) – the Gilfus Education Group announced its annual predictions today, foreshadowing major concepts on the horizon for administrative and academic applications, content and technologies.
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August 3rd, 2009
Stephen Gilfus, a former founder of Blackboard inc, and a well known figure in the eLearning industry, today, that the Gilfus Education Group is sponsoring the “Social Technology and Education Conference”,
August 14th @ Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
January 5th, 2008
Stephen Gilfus, a founder of Blackobard inc, serial entrepreneur, and a well known figure in the eLearning industry, today, announced the formation of the Gilfus Education Group, an organization focused on providing independent consulting, implementation and research services to educational institutions, industry investors and the educational companies that serve them.
Gilfus Education Group develops Global Synergies for international education institutions and 21st century capabilities.. “Over the last few months we have seen increased collaboration in international and Global Collaboration.” said Stephen Gilfus, President and CEO of the Gilfus Education Group. “Over the last few months we have met with delegations from Australia, Egypt, India, Albania
December 15th 2007
Stephen Gilfus announced today that he will be leaving Blackboard Inc. at the beginning of the new Year in January 2008 to become an independent industry consultant. “Over the last decade I have had the opportunity to serve thousands of institutions with their educational technology needs through my involvement with Blackboard”, said Gilfus, “I am excited that I can now provide an independent perspective on many of the industries past developments while providing extended capabilites to academic insitutitons through agnostic decision making.”