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Education Technology and the 'New Economy'

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Nevertheless, computer science education, along with STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) continued to be promoted this year, often framed as something students should pursue instead of “ liberal arts.” “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. .”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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billion by 2025. In 2013, on the heels of “the Year of the MOOC,” Barber released a report titled “An Avalanche is Coming,” calling for the “unbundling” of higher education. MOOCs are, no surprise, their own entry on this long list of awfulness. Interactive Whiteboards. billion by 2023. Uber for Education". “We

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Edsurge reports that 100Kin10 , an organization that promises to train 100,000 STEM educators in the next decade, has received some $28 million in corporate pledges. The Getting Smart blog predicts that “By 2025, Swarms of Self-Driving Vehicles Will Transport Students to Learning Sites.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“ President Trump Earmarks $200 Million in Federal Grants for STEM , Computer Science Programs ,” says Edsurge , later swooning that “ Google , Facebook , Amazon Among Tech Titans Committing $300 Million to K–12 Computer Science.” (National) Education Politics.