techlearning

JUNE 11, 2018

One of my biggest takeaways from the FETC conference in January was seeing the Root robot live. Basically, Root is everything I was looking for in a coding robot, and I could not wait to try it out. What you want to know is my first impressions of the robot, right? Well, let's say its good, REALLY GOOD.

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techlearning

MAY 17, 2018

Root I just got one of these coding robots, and it may already be my favorite. I see many folks buying coding robots to fit specific needs, and I think this robot eliminates much of that. I see many folks buying coding robots to fit specific needs, and I think this robot eliminates much of that.

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Edsurge

MAY 10, 2018

His team plans to pursue longitudinal studies looking at students who do well in particular models and those who do not. For us, it’s really about enabling learning.” That claim was quickly debated on Twitter ). Another recurring theme was the future of work and automation.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

APRIL 5, 2015

All he wants to do is work with Mr. B, the teacher in the robotics lab.”. and a person at school whom he wanted to be with. The contact wouldn’t have to be earned, because kids shouldn’t have to earn something that they really need; Garrett needed time with Mr. B and robotics as much as a typical student needed to be in social studies.

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techlearning

MAY 7, 2018

cross posted at www.bigguyinabowtie.com David Lockhart is an edtech presenter, speaker, advocate, and coach with over ten years' experience teaching high school social studies. Read his blog at bigguyinabowtie.com and follow him on Twitter @bigguyinabowtie. It could get there though if they keep making acquisitions.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

MAY 13, 2014

Follow #liveclass20 on Twitter and visit [link] for weekly details. member and doctoral candidate, Jacek Polubiec, is looking for participants for a study that will look at motivation among urban school teachers. Learn more about participating here. Please see the conference strands and consider submitting your proposal soon!

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Doug Levin

MARCH 19, 2017

Tagged on: March 18, 2017 Doubts about whether internet filters protect teenagers online | University of Oxford → A new study casts doubt on whether such technologies shield young teenagers after finding no link between homes with internet filters and the likelihood of the teenagers in those households being better protected.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 6, 2013

BIO : Religious thinker Karen Armstrong has written more than 20 books on faith and the major religions, studying what Islam, Judaism and Christianity have in common, and how our faiths shaped world history and drive current events. And it is a rewarding journey, don’t feel burdened by it: compassion can be a lot of fun.

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Via The Chicago Tribune : “Almost all student loan fraud claims involve for-profit colleges , study finds.” But he’s still welcome on college campuses and Twitter. ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. The company, which makes educational and entertainment robots, has raised $520 million total.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 14, 2014

World View brings together university faculty, regional experts, and global educators from across the country and organizes professional development opportunities including seminars, conferences and symposiums, online courses, and study visits abroad. Register here. For more information, click here. Details to join the webinar at [link].

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Hack Education

MARCH 30, 2017

It’s the model of human learning by someone who claims expertise in machine learning, a field of study which has aspired to model if not surpass the human mind. “Robots are coming for your job.” “Robots are coming for your job.” Robots don’t apply for jobs. Cheaper how?

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 6, 2017

The Huffington Post filed Twitter’s response to Ivanka Trump ’s announcement under “comedy.” “‘Eton for all’: will robot teachers mean everyone gets an elite education? “ Is Homework Compatible With Personalized Learning? Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. 2 Post at Ed.

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Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 15, 2017

” Via Edsurge : “As Bootcamps Look for Novel Ways for Students to Pay For Their Studies, Many Try ‘ Deferred Tuition ’ ” Do note how student financial aid startups are still raising venture capital (and how now, I guess, ed-tech publications cover these stories when before they insisted these weren’t ed-tech). .”

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Hack Education

MAY 13, 2016

” @14prinsp @KateMfD @audreywatters @gsiemens VC-mediated "consent" for academic studies "Incorrect Response!" 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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Hack Education

MARCH 16, 2018

The** Department of Education** has selected the Institute for the Study of Knowledge Management in Education to manage its #GoOpen campaign. Via Inside Higher Ed : “Online education provider Udacity quietly drops money-back pledge for those who can’t find a job after finishing their studies.” Upgrades and Downgrades.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For their part, critics of laptop bans claimed the studies the op-eds frequently cite were flawed, reductive, and out-of-date. And their high profile presence on Instagram, Twitter, and the like to exacerbate inequality and re-inscribe a conspicuous consumption of gadgetry as a sign of “innovation.”. They’re distracting others.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 18, 2016

And “personalization” is the underlying promise of the new education software Facebook is itself building. There were several attempts this year to link the history of “personalized learning” to recent education reforms (but not surprisingly, not to Skinner). ” Edsurge asked in June. Poor Rousseau.

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Hack Education

MARCH 17, 2017

Cuts to work study. As CNN reporter Andrew Kaczynski noted on Twitter Tuesday, Eck, who is now a special assistant to Secretary DeVos, tweeted last November that Hamill should ‘stick to playing Han Solo’s short little b—-’ after Hamill tweeted criticism of the Trump administration.” That’s 13.5%.).

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2017

Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via George Veletsianos : “A large-scale study of Twitter Use in MOOCs.” Via Campus Technology : “ Harvard Tailoring the MOOC Experience With Adaptive Learning.” ” Robots and Other Ed-Tech SF. " No s**t. So there you go.).

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 16, 2018

Related, via Wired : “ Pro-Gun Russian Bots Flood Twitter After Parkland Shooting.” The 74 interviewed Sal Khan on personalized learning and his goal to create a “ global diploma ,” which he says his company can “uniquely” do. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Testing.

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Hack Education

FEBRUARY 2, 2018

You can learn a lot about how entrepreneurs view education when they’re talking with their investors about the business. Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” Via Campus Technology : “ Personalized Text Messages Boost STEM Student Persistence in Community College Study.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 10, 2017

” Via The New York Times : “ Kremlin Cash Behind Billionaire’s Twitter and Facebook Investments.” ” Via The Guardian : “ Russia funded Facebook and Twitter investments through Kushner associate.” ” That’s Tariq Ramadan , a professor of contemporary Islamic studies.

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Hack Education

JULY 29, 2016

Via The Monitor : “Less than a year after classes formally began at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley , a ‘culture of fear is pervasive’ on campus that is exacerbated by poor communication by the administration, concludes a recent white paper study produced by the university’s faculty senate.”

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Hack Education

APRIL 20, 2018

” From the ASU website : “Panelists discuss future of personalized learning.” ” ( A good thread on Twitter in response.). Robots and Other Education Science Fiction. ” From the Amazon press release : “Now Anyone Can Create Their Own Personalized Alexa Skill in Just Minutes.”

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Hack Education

JULY 21, 2017

Via NBC : “ Arizona : Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination In Mexican American Studies Ban Back in Court.” ” “ Personalized learning ” equals cutting the teacher workforce in Oklahoma. Edsurge on “Bridging the School-to-Business Gap: What Public Schools Can Learn From Industry.”

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Hack Education

NOVEMBER 17, 2017

” Via Chalkbeat : “ Trump education nominee pleads ignorance about high-profile voucher studies showing negative results.” ” “Professors from around the world say they won’t advise students to study or work at Rochester in light of institution’s alleged attempts to downplay serious harassment case.

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