Edsurge

JUNE 26, 2017

Why does personalized learning, ironically, feel so impersonal? Personalized learning, in its broadest application, suggests tailoring instruction to meet the needs, strengths and interests of each learner. One of the more measured posts reads: There is NOTHING “personal” about personalized learning!

Personalized Learning 94

Personalized Learning Learning Facebook OER 94

Doug Levin

AUGUST 20, 2017

K-12 Cyber Incident Map: 8 School Districts Have Experienced Multiple Cyber Incidents Since 2016 , which reports on a trend that I’ve seen in tracking K-12 cyber incident reports: school districts suffering repeat cyber incidents, even in the short time I’ve been tracking the issue (since the start of 2016).

EdTech 150

EdTech Social Media Data Policies 150

Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

This is part four of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” Way back in 2012, I chose “ The Platforming of Education ” as one of my “Top Ed-Tech Trends.” I have learned so much in the intervening years, and my analysis then strikes me as incredibly naive and shallow.

Technology 62

Technology Pearson LMS Edmodo 62

Hack Education

MARCH 23, 2018

” It’s being positioned here as the first time Congress has funded open textbooks, but it’s not the federal government’s first commitment to OER. “ Does tech designed to personalize learning actually benefit students? Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “First Ed-Tech Trade Mission by U.S.

Education 46

Education Robotics OER MOOC 46

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

And it’s “announced plans to create an ‘unsafe space’ to discuss texts including Mein Kampf and topics such as the infamous memo by ex-Google employee James Damore, who claimed there are ‘biological causes’ that prevent more women from getting jobs in tech.” The business of OER.

Education 44

Education Khan Academy Company Training 44

Hack Education

JUNE 23, 2017

Google ’s chairman Eric Schmidt praises Trump. ” The charter school, which is closing it doors, is the Merit Preparatory Charter School , run by “personalized learning” charter chain Matchbook Learning. Via The 74 : “ Montessori Was the Original Personalized Learning.

Education 53

Education Kaplan Pearson Elsevier 53

Hack Education

MAY 5, 2017

Not ed-tech per se (unless you recognize that “personalized learning” is greyballing), but according to The New York Times , “ Uber Faces Federal Inquiry Over Use of Greyball Tool to Evade Authorities.” CNN tries to explain “Why Google , Apple and Microsoft are battling for education.”

Kaplan 46

Kaplan Education Blackboard MOOC 46