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AUGUST 25, 2017

Related: a Twitter thread from Leo Casey about the various connections the Success Academy chain has to Trump and his wealth right-wing backers the Mercers. ” Open Up Resources is a non-profit – LOL – whose CEO Larry Singer used to be the managing director for Pearson’s K–12 marketing sales.

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DECEMBER 11, 2016

.” Note the significant difference in language in this headline from The Verge , for example – “ Harvard’s Root robot teaches kids how to code ” – and the way in which Seymour would describe the LOGO Turtle – that students would using programming to teach the robot. Google’s Alphabet Inc.

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JANUARY 26, 2018

. “Free College” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The restaurant group that operates the Chili’s and Maggiano’s chains announced an arrangement Monday by which it will, through Pearson Education , offer employees cost-free educational programs from language skills through associate degrees.” Memos from HR.

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AUGUST 4, 2018

Via Edsurge : “ Pearson ’s Former Product Chief Reflects on the 4 Megatrends Shaping Global Education.” ” “ Twitter is funding college professors to audit its platform for toxicity,” writes The Verge. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. K–12 Curriculum.”

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DECEMBER 30, 2019

In 2012, Pearson, Cengage Learning, and Macmillan Higher Education sued Boundless Learning, claiming that the open education textbook startup had “stolen the creative expression of their authors and editors, violating their intellectual-property rights.” Textbook Publishers vs. Boundless. But altruism is not the same as justice.

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MAY 13, 2016

Testing, Testing… Via EdWeek’s Market Brief : “British Officials, Pearson Probe Effort to Leak Test Content.” It was one of two social media messages – the other a Twitter photo of Tunsil smoking marijuana through a gas mark – that were posted during the NFL draft. From the HR Department.

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DECEMBER 18, 2016

Pearson claims Pearson’s personalized learning products work. It partnered with Pearson. The use of Watson at Georgia Tech to create a “robot teaching assistant” garnered lots of headlines about the possibilities for automation and artificial intelligence to “ save education.”

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DECEMBER 17, 2017

Don’t mess with her on Twitter. ” That’s because the stories told this year to keep us hustling and to keep up imagining a certain kind of future are almost all about robots. Over and over and over and over and over and over and over again we were told “robots are coming for your jobs.”

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FEBRUARY 2, 2018

Via Techcrunch : “ Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum.” ” That’s former Pearson exec Larry Singer , who now runs Open Up Resources. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. . “Reflections on 20 Years of Open Content : Lessons from Open Source” by David Wiley.

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DECEMBER 1, 2017

” Disclosure: the Mooch now follows me on Twitter. ” According to Edsurge , Knewton is now a courseware company and not a “robot tutor in the sky.” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” There’s some robot news in the privacy section below. ” Really. .” The Chinese Communist Party.

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DECEMBER 20, 2016

Indeed, the World Bank issued a report in January arguing that digital technologies – not just robots in factories – stand to widen inequalities as well, “and even hasten the hollowing out of middle-class employment.” None of this has played out equitably, as the benefits have accrued in management and not by labor.

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SEPTEMBER 29, 2017

Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. ” Via Getting Smart : “Using Robots to Teach Elementary Students About Human Nature.” “ Hacked Twitter Accounts a New Headache for Schools,” Education Week’s Ben Herold reports. ” “ NCTM and the Math Forum ” by Tracy Zager.

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APRIL 20, 2018

” Via Edsurge : “What’s Next for Pearson ? ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via Education Week : “ Pearson Tested ‘Social-Psychological’ Messages in Learning Software, With Mixed Results.”

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NOVEMBER 17, 2017

.” In other news about academic freedom – via Inside Higher Ed : “ The University of Memphis is reportedly investigating Judy Cole, a professor of nursing, for comments she made on Twitter about Sarah Huckabee Sanders, White House press secretary.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. Via Edsurge : “Help!

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NOVEMBER 17, 2016

Via Inside Higher Ed : “ U of Florida Online finds stability after canceling deal with Pearson , but scales back its plan for ”exponential“ growth in online education for undergraduates.” ” “ Robot Takeover of Higher Ed Hits a Snag,” Inside Higher Ed reports. Lee Partners.

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OCTOBER 28, 2016

Twitter announced big layoffs this week – 9% of its staff – and said it would shutter its video app Vine. IBM partners with Pearson. OpenEd partners with Pearson. ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “When the Teaching Assistant Is a Robot.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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