Learning with 'e's

MAY 2, 2019

Alternative modes Today, education has expanded beyond traditional learning spaces into distance education , blended learning, flipped classrooms , mobile learning, and online delivery through technologies such as MOOCs ( Massive Open Online Courses ). 2017) Can one-to-one initiative and BYOD in schools increase student engagement?

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DECEMBER 29, 2017

Among the major trends Meeker identified for 2017: mobile advertising, gaming, and healthcare. ” (For what it’s worth, Kleiner Perkins made just one major investment in education in 2017, participating in Coursera’s $64 million round this summer. Venture Capital in 2017. Is this really a trend?

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

” And I wondered at the time if that would be the outcome for MOOCs. 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”) ” MOOCs looked – for a short while, at least – like they were going to pivot to become LMSes. They’re supposedly “engines of innovation.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 29, 2017

Top Ed-Tech Trends of 2017: The Stories We’ve Been Told. 2017 has been an extraordinary year for education news and for technology news – two areas that provide crucial context for everything that happens with education technology. Beyond the MOOC. Social Media, Campus Activism, and Free Speech.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 7, 2016

Via The Independent : “13-year-old girl arrested after contacting clown on social media and asking him to kill her teacher.” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Aftermath of the MOOC wars: Can commercial vendors support creative higher education ? Raise $146.1

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 2, 2016

Larry Hogan (R) declared via executive order that beginning in September 2017, the Maryland school year won’t start until after Labor Day – a decision that prompted sharp criticism from school leaders, who are accusing Hogan of favoring the tourism industry over education.” The states in question: Texas and Nevada.

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DECEMBER 22, 2017

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). A call to rebrand MOOCs , from Edsurge. Mark Zuckerberg describes the “ Lessons in Philanthropy in 2017.” Billion in 2017.” .” More via Inside Higher Ed. The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Edtech Funding Rebounds With $1.2

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Hack Education

APRIL 21, 2017

pic.twitter.com/PDYLO6kW9U — f.o.x.x.i (@foxxi_loxxi) April 17, 2017. ” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via WCTI12.com ” “ MOOCs Started Out Completely Free. Via iNews : “ University to monitor student social media to gauge well-being.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 13, 2018

Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Education Next on “Interpreting the 2017 NAEP Reading and Math Results.” ” From the press release : “ Facebook Launches New Initiative to Help Scholars Assess Social Media’s Impact on Elections.” NAEP NAEP NAEP NAEP !

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NOVEMBER 24, 2017

. “ ICE officials have invited tech companies, including Microsoft , to develop algorithms that will track visa holders’ social media activity ,” ProPublica reports. Schools should consider the ways in which their own social media surveillance re-inscribes these sorts of violent, nationalist policies.

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Bryan Alexander

MARCH 13, 2017

Social media: various projects making use of it, including having students write to Twitter in a new language, or inviting Chinese students in another country to use WeChat to improve their morale. MOOCs: simply present in the ed tech space, without the hype crash America experienced.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 30, 2018

million in 2017,” says Politico , making her the wealthiest of Trump’s Cabinet members. Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). ” “Stop Asking About Completion Rates: Better Questions to Ask About MOOCs in 2019,” says Edsurge. .” National) Education Politics.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

Me: pic.twitter.com/gmb3Oigcv0 — Audrey Watters (@audreywatters) October 5, 2017. pic.twitter.com/yehgZ82br6 — Shahien Nasiripour (@nasiripour) October 5, 2017. In the future, you might want to look for most MOOC-related news in the “business of job training” section below. 2 Post at Ed.

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Hack Education

APRIL 6, 2018

Via Inside Higher Ed : “The State Department is proposing to ask additional questions of visa applicants regarding their social media usage.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). “The MOOC is not dead, but maybe it should be,” says Rolin Moe. Immigration and Education.

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Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Brown University joins edX. “ Y Combinator MOOC for Tech Startups Attracts Thousands of Views,” says Campus Technology. Not sure why this is called a MOOC. ” More pushback on the US News and World Report 2017 high school rankings.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ California Should Watch Arkansas Process for Creating New Online Institution,” says Mindwires Consulting’s Phil Hill. link] pic.twitter.com/XT9iGmcrJs — Jack Clark (@jackclarkSF) September 13, 2017. ” New jobs announced for @AndrewYNg startup.

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AUGUST 24, 2018

” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “ Student-Loan Borrowers , by Age Group, Amount Owed, and Repayment Status, 2017.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Gotta keep hyping that MOOC thing. Via Edsurge : “ MOOCs Are No Longer Massive.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. In 2017, just a week before Christmas, the New Media Consortium abruptly announced its immediate closure “because of apparent errors and omissions by its former Controller and Chief Financial Officer.” Good for you. with Pigeons.

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JANUARY 19, 2018

.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). There’s more MOOC news in the job training section below. ” More on teen social media usage, this time from Buzzfeed : “‘Tweetdecking’ Is Taking Over Twitter. Doane University has joined edX.

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Hack Education

APRIL 3, 2017

It’s a bit too early to tell what 2017 will bring.). This is part of the push for MOOCs, we must be honest.). Similarly MOOC startups have now all seemed to pivot towards corporate technology training, but certainly all corporate training isn’t running through these companies. The number of investments fell by 11%.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

” Via Politico : “ Several Trump appointees shared unflattering views of minorities, women on social media.” pic.twitter.com/ba4GY4Lc8M — Kevin Roose (@kevinroose) February 1, 2017. ” Research finds there’s a " global achievement gap in MOOCs. 2 job at the U.S. Jerry Falwell Jr.

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Hack Education

JANUARY 5, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “ CSU signs deal to record, broadcast classroom lectures,” says the San Francisco Examiner. This is an atrocity #CES2017 pic.twitter.com/wuWRXXy4dB — mat honan (@mat) January 5, 2017. ” More legal maneuvering in the for-profit higher ed section below.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Chalkbeat investigates the Indiana Virtual School : “As students signed up, online school hired barely any teachers – but founder’s company charged it millions.” ” “How Social Media Can Help Teach Good Writing,” according to Edsurge.

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Hack Education

MARCH 2, 2018

” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). MOOC news is now much more often “job training” news, so there’s more on MOOCs in that section below. Via Techcrunch : “ Udacity grew its revenue over 100% year-over-year in 2017.” ” The Business of Job Training.

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OCTOBER 13, 2017

.” A cartoon Mark Zuckerberg toured hurricane-struck Puerto Rico in virtual reality [link] pic.twitter.com/BEPfZesjF7 — The Verge (@verge) October 9, 2017. Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” MOOCs are dead , according to Udacity ’s VP. “MOOCs Are ”Dead.“

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Hack Education

JUNE 2, 2017

Department of State has received emergency approval from the Office of Management and Budget to collect additional information regarding certain visa applicants ’ travel and employment histories, familial connections, and social media usage in accordance with a notice it posted in the Federal Register May 4.

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 20, 2017

Trump Proclaims October 15 through October 21, 2017, as National Character Counts Week.” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via The GW Hatchet : “Oversight of online learning programs lacking in some schools, report finds.” Once upon a time, Coursera updates went in the MOOC section.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

” I’ve looked at how for-profit colleges , MOOCs , and learn-to-code companies have tapped into these narratives in order to justify their products and services. In previous years, these were also popular acquisition targets, but 2017 saw several of these high-profile acquisitions falter under new corporate leadership.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” “How Much Hollywood Glitz Should Colleges Use in Their Online Courses ?” pic.twitter.com/0oMZuYGFbD — Mike Bowen (@DrMBowen) November 8, 2017. Maybe social media is broken, Cathy O’Neil suggests. For-Profit Colleges.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 22, 2018

From the Department of Education press release : “ Federal Commission on School Safety Meeting to Focus on the Effects of Entertainment , Media , Cyberbullying and Social Media on Violence and Student Safety.” Online Education (and the Once and Future “MOOC”). Starts with a g? Ends with -uns?

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

In fiscal 2017, the office was funded to employ 569 staff members, according to the department’s budget request from earlier this year.” link] — Chris Lehmann (@lehmannchris) November 16, 2017. ” “Whatever Happened To MOOCs ?” Virtual Schools Dish Out the Dough.”

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Hack Education

JUNE 3, 2016

Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “The Future of MOOCs Might Not Be Free ,” suggests Education Week’s Market Brief with an observation that many of us made back in 2012. “ Nancy Zimpher to Resign as SUNY Chancellor in 2017.”

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JANUARY 26, 2017

was named in an investigation by The Associated Press last year for sharing racially charged content on social media.” Via The Guardian : “ Trump bans agencies from ‘providing updates on social media or to reporters’ ” This ban has been targeted at scientists at the EPA and USDA in particular.

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