Hack Education

AUGUST 19, 2016

One of the big stories this week: the US Department of Education ’s announcement about which “non-traditional providers” ( MOOCs , coding bootcamps ) will be eligible for financial aid as part of its EQUIP experiment. ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). Google) biotech company, Calico.

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NeverEndingSearch

DECEMBER 20, 2017

The free assessments include Google Docs assessments to copy and digital rubrics to download. Claims on Twitter : Students read a tweet and explain why it might or might not be a useful source of information. Researching a Claim : Students search online to verify a claim about a controversial topic. What’s the evidence?

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Assessment Analysis Social Media Libraries 60

The Hechinger Report

DECEMBER 20, 2016

We live in a world where our library begins with G,” Wineburg said, for Google, and the Common Core’s push for evidence-based reasoning falls flat if students trust everything that pops up in their Google search results. My students are all about social media.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

It’s all of our loss, really, as too many in education technology happily reduce the potential of computer programming as an epistemological endeavor to a market for new products. “Hardly Anyone Wants to Take a Liberal Arts MOOC,” Edsurge informed its readers in February. Google’s Alphabet Inc.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

“How Hard Is the New SAT ?” Via The Washington Post : “ Scores for new SAT are out. Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). In related MOOC news, there's more on “ nanodegrees ” in the “credentialing” section below. – this time in science.

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Education Pearson Report MOOC 52

Hack Education

DECEMBER 13, 2016

These individuals were alleged to have helped some one thousand foreign nationals maintain their student visas through a “pay to stay” college in New Jersey. The college – the University of Northern New Jersey – was a scam, one created by Homeland Security itself. What is the implied promise?

Technology 40

Technology Education Secondary Pearson 40

Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

Via The New York Times : “ National School Walkout : Thousands Protest Against Gun Violence Across the U.S.” Via The New York Times : “ Trump Finds Unlikely Culprit in School Shootings: Obama Discipline Policies.” ” Lots more labor-related news in the HR section below. National) Education Politics.

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Education MOOC Company Report 46

Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Via The New York Times : “In Her Words: Education Secretary Betsy DeVos Assesses a Year on the Job.” Via The New York Times : “Months of Searching Still Hasn’t Found New Schools Chancellor.” The “New” For-Profit Higher Ed. Here’s why.”

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Education Robotics Company OER 49

Hack Education

JUNE 24, 2016

He has put in place a six-member interim board to oversee the institution, with three new appointees and the current faculty, staff, and student representatives.” “ Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : ”Why Twitter Is Calling Abigail Fisher ’ Becky With the Bad Grades ’: A Brief Explainer.”

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Coursera Education E-rate Company 60

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

. “15 Ways Taylor Swift ’s Lyrics Solve Education Policy ’s Most Pressing Issues” is, no doubt, the most godawful white lady thing I’ve seen this week in education news. “The House Just Voted to Bankrupt Graduate Students ,” says Erin Rousseau in The New York Times. And that is saying a lot.

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Education OER Pearson Report 47