Increasing Engagement & Enhancing Learning in 2016

Published December 20, 2016

This year, purposeful ed-tech, meaningful insights, open standards and effective partnerships fostered important developments in improving education.

The world of education is in the midst of a major shift to go digital, and 2016 saw many big steps in this transformation, especially at McGraw-Hill. By harnessing the power of technology, we’ve made substantial progress in our mission to improve learning and help all students achieve their full potential. Powered by research and data, we’ve collaborated with some of the brightest minds in ed-tech to create a more elegant ecosystem and improve outcomes for learners everywhere.

Here’s a look at our top news and achievements from this past year:

Student Desk

Technology can empower next generation teaching and learning.

May 3: Our game-based technology motivates children to learn & brought 9-year-old Abby's dream to life.

August 24: Major updates made to our ALEKS adaptive placement tool will help lower college failure rates & increase retention.

October 17: Survey results show higher ed students view digital learning technology as a key tool for achieving academic success.

Data Graph

Research and data can help improve the education experience and outcomes.

March 7: Case studies on our adaptive tech reveal significant statistical improvements in student grades & pass rates.

May 6: We doubled the size of our R&D headquarters to focus on attaining a deeper understanding of the science of learning.

June 9: We established an agreement with ZogoTech to help provide cutting edge analytics for colleges to make more data-informed decisions & increase retention.

Gears

Open standards enable a diverse and flexible ed-tech ecosystem.

March 7: We teamed with Knovation to bring searchable, curated online resources to users of our Engrade learning management platform.

May 23: Access Manager rostering tool released in alignment with IMS Global Learning Consortium’s OneRoster™ standard advances edtech interoperability.

July 13: McGraw-Hill Connect learning platform integration with Canvas LMS will streamline classroom logistics.

People Talking

Partnerships and collaborations are critical for success.

April 18: Tens of thousands of students will use ALEKS in ASU’s Global Freshman Academy to master college algebra.

October 26: Our partnership with Cleveland Clinic will yield new series of medical education courses utilizing adaptive SmartBook technology.

November 1: We collaborated with Georgia Tech & edX to offer college credit opportunity to students with computer science MOOC.

Check out more of our announcements and coverage, or read about our learning science insights and ideas. Next year, you can be the first to know about our latest ed-tech developments by following us on LinkedIn. Happy 2017!