Hack Education

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

The learning management system, for example, originated at universities. (We But I want to call out Proctorio in particular in this talk because this company has demonstrated it has no business in schools; its products have no business in classrooms. What kind of company culture sanctions that? We can debate which one.

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Blackboard Coursera LMS ProctorU 96

Iterating Toward Openness

NOVEMBER 13, 2017

What do you think the whole MOOC thing George Siemens and I and others was about? In 2006 I described and recommended the community-based model to support sustainable OER-based pedagogy. Some individuals, government agencies, community-based networks, non-commercial organizations, and for-profit companies share these values.

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Accessibility OER Pearson MOOC 63

Edsurge

JANUARY 15, 2019

education technology companies raised $1.45 And that dip in dealflow has been happening in recent years: Investors are pouring more money into the edtech industry, but across fewer companies. For edtech companies able to show consistent growth and revenue, that should be welcome news. Last year, U.S. billion raised by U.S.

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EdTech Company Industry Edmodo 145

Hack Education

NOVEMBER 2, 2016

” – that’s Sebastian Thrun, best known perhaps for his work at Google on the self-driving car and as a co-founder of the MOOC (massive open online course) startup Udacity. In October of 2006 , Gartner said that Apple’s “best bet for long-term success is to quit the hardware business and license the Mac to Dell.”

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Trends Report iPhone Software 40

Hack Education

SEPTEMBER 9, 2016

” Via The New York Times : “Judge, Citing Inequality, Orders Connecticut to Overhaul Its School System.” ” Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”). “ MOOCs no longer massive, still attract millions,” Class Central’s Dhawal Shah claims in a VentureBeat op-ed. .”

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Khan Academy Education LMS Company 40

Hack Education

DECEMBER 11, 2016

Perhaps, as developmental psychologist Edith Ackermann argued this year, the “ maker ” movement will serve as “ Papert’s Perestroika ,” thawing the school system’s reluctance to embrace constructionist practices. Only “1.86 unique users have enrolled 4.1 ” So hardly anyone at all, I guess.

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Technology Education Microsoft Industry 85

Hack Education

OCTOBER 21, 2016

I wrote “an explainer” of sorts on Thiel and his politics, and I listed the education companies that he’s invested in. Have any ed-tech companies, particularly those funded by Thiel or Zuckerberg or Y Combinator, spoken out about this? Online Education (The Once and Future “MOOC”).

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Education Company Pearson E-rate 40