Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ).

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Doug Levin

AUGUST 28, 2017

I recently revisited the central prediction of the influential 2008 book, Disrupting Class – that the growth in computer-based delivery of education will accelerate swiftly until, by 2019, half of all high school classes will be taught over the Internet – in two blog posts ( here and here ).

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Connecting 2 the World

MARCH 22, 2014

If technology or even a vital member of the group was missing, the work of the group could be delayed for days or even weeks. While some work could be distributed, the technology still required some central coordination. How has mobile technology affected distributed groups? In addition, it was still time consuming.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 9, 2017

I was inspired, I think, to select that topic because talk of “platforms” was incredibly popular in Silicon Valley – it had been for a while – as companies strove to become “the next Facebook.” Are any education technologies, for that matter? 2012, you will recall, was “ the year of the MOOC.”)

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The CoolCatTeacher

NOVEMBER 9, 2023

He is the author of Iterate: The Secret to Innovation in Schools and Failure to Disrupt: Why Technology Alone Can’t Transform Education , and the host of the TeachLab Podcast. I bet 2008 was the first time I came down to Georgia to see all the cool stuff that you're up to. Menschel HarvardX Research Fellow. So how do schools iterate?

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Edsurge

APRIL 29, 2019

About a decade ago, FarmVille and other Facebook games were all the rage. An essay by Kevin Ashford-Rowe, vice-chancellor of digital learning at Queensland University of Technology, asked: Why is this technology so elusive? It’s really to say what is the conversation and where do we think these technologies are headed.”

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 31, 2019

Photo by Steve Wheeler In a previous post I outlined some of the metrics around the use of digital media, technologies and social networks. I wrote that: "The age of social technologies has radically transformed the way we live our lives, and that includes how we learn and teach. 2008) Tribes. 2008) Here Comes Everybody.

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The Innovative Educator

MARCH 5, 2015

Since then, Ning is out and The Innovative Educator Facebook group is in and boasting several thousand members. W ritten : May 11, 2008 I want more »' Today, social media is embraced by districts such as New York City and this week the long-standing ban on cell phones has been lifted.

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TeachThought - Learn better.

JULY 17, 2015

How Technology Can Increase Rigor In The Classroom. Rigor is “creating an environment in which each student is expected to learn at high levels; each student is supported so he or she can learn at high levels; and each student demonstrates learning at high levels (Blackburn, 2008).” But how does technology relate to rigor?

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 10, 2019

What really drew me to Edmodo was the opportunity to use technology to provide a much better learning experience for everyone,” says Kim in an interview with EdSurge. But perhaps it may help that before her startup-saving days, Kim was an executive at Google, overseeing its global commerce and consumer operations from 2008 to 2011.

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Learning with 'e's

MARCH 1, 2016

Previous posts in this series tracked the development of educational technology over 40 years. I first started working in the field of educational technology in January 1976, at a time when technology was used more for teaching than it was for learning. 2006 was also the year Twitter was launched. Unported License.

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Doug Levin

MARCH 5, 2017

Filter bubbles are bad, including in educational technology. Here’s what caught my eye this week – news, tools, and reports about education, public policy, technology, and innovation – including a little bit about why. At stake: "technology companies have long used to hook students on their brands for life."

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The CoolCatTeacher

JUNE 9, 2018

A 2008 Ball State University study found that 43% of teachers said they slept an average of 6 hours or less per night. Now, I know that sounds like a long time to be off Facebook, but you can start in small ways. Now, there are not a lot of studies on how often teachers sleep because I’ve looked. Give Yourself a Digital Detox.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 25, 2014

A few weeks ago, I posted a set of recommended readings that I originally sent to a colleague who asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. I’ve updated this list adding two sets of resources. Friedman and the rest of the uncritical MOOC cheerleaders) or dystopian views.

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Edsurge

MAY 15, 2017

Edmodo , an education technology company founded 2008 as a K-12 social network, allows educators to communicate with students and parents through their digital platform. Very few people understand how adtech [advertising technology] works and very few people know ad targeting and profiling happen,” says Fitzgerald. “We

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Hack Education

OCTOBER 16, 2016

Peter Thiel’s beliefs about free speech and the free press are particularly important as he sits on the Board of Directors of Facebook. (He 44% of US adults, according to Pew Research Center , get their news from Facebook. He shapes technology products and politics alike. He endorsed Ron Paul for President in 2008.

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eSchool News

APRIL 8, 2022

The landscape of financial products and the ease with which technology can facilitate financial transactions have changed dramatically in recent years. Founded in 2008, EVERFI’s Impact-as-a-Service TM solution and digital educational content have reached more than 45 million learners globally. Forward-looking Statements.

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Mistakengoal.com

FEBRUARY 4, 2014

Last week, a colleague asked me what I would recommend as essential reading for understanding technology in student affairs. Historical origins of the information age : I think it’s important to ground our understanding of technology by beginning…well, in the beginning.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 8, 2014

In this paper, having revisited my previous speeches I''m going to try to gaze once more into the near future in an attempt to determine what education might look like in the light of the technological developments that comprise Web 2.0. As with most other technology innovations, Web 2.0 The Changing Web (2.0) The Network Society.

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Hack Education

APRIL 30, 2020

I was a guest speaker in the MA in Elearning class at Cork Institute of Technology this morning. I don't want to come off today as making broad sweeping statements about all of education everywhere when I'm very much talking about the education system in the US and the education technology industry in the US. And that's surveillance.

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The 21st Century Principal

SEPTEMBER 15, 2011

Instead of passing bans on connections between students and teachers on Facebook, and employing filtering software to block social media sites, the US K-12 public education system needs make a giant step in the 21st century and embrace social media tools as just one of the natural ways people communicate today. Social media is here to stay.

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Connecting 2 the World

NOVEMBER 24, 2013

She is not as open to new technology, but she does rely on a netbook to access student records, courses resources, and student communication. In addition, Rettie''s (2008) research suggests that there are different ways in which devises are used depending on the level of intimacy between people using mobile devises.

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eSchool News

MAY 11, 2021

EVERFI is an international technology company driving social change through education to address the most challenging issues affecting society ranging from financial wellness to prescription drug safety to workplace conduct and other critical topics. To learn more about the course or to request it for your school visit everfi.com.

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User Generated Education

DECEMBER 1, 2014

was often the best choice given the resources and technologies of that time in history. This essentialist, instructivist, pedagogical teaching model is still the most predominant model in current Kindergarten through College public education, even in these modern times of unbiquitous information and technology. Education 1.0:

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Bryan Alexander

FEBRUARY 6, 2015

A Facebook group, Save The Wisconsin Idea , has been organized. We’ve seen this from other states during the first few years after the 2008 financial crisis. This has not generally been the case since 2008, but is a possible trend to watch. Technology doesn’t seem to play a role in the debate.

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Learning with 'e's

MAY 29, 2013

If you are immersed in technology mediated communication, there are no apparent barriers to membership of your community of practice. Social media, the most social of all modern technologies, provided us with shared virtual spaces where we could ''meet''. It is your personal network. It is your virtual community. Call it what you wish.

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Edsurge

AUGUST 22, 2017

EdSurge connected with O'Neil to hear how her behind-the-scenes view of the 2008 financial crisis led her to try to push for tools that can audit Facebook, Google, and other algorithm-fueled systems now asserting themselves in human affairs. The way I look at it is that Facebook optimizes on profit. What are you showing people?

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Tech Helpful

MARCH 4, 2019

Turning A Viral Hoax Into A Lesson on Internet Safety Over the last week, you have probably seen some reference to the “Momo Challenge,” hidden messages in Youtube videos, and calls for technology companies to police their systems to protect kids. You have probably also seen a number of reports of things being a hoax that should be ignored.

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Edsurge

OCTOBER 26, 2016

This time, a medley of new players—especially technology magnates—are jumping in the fray: Facebook. It nabbed one of the $10 million prizes from the XQ: Super School Project in part for its plans to develop the first-ever virtual chemistry lab, among other ideas it has for the technology. The dashing Innosight Skytower.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

I cannot check Twitter, Facebook or a Google+ Community, so I seek different forms of cognitive engagement, such as connecting with my family more and attending to the immediate experiences in front of me. My initial response is panic (“What if someone is trying to get a hold of me?”). After this is general acceptance of my disconnectedness.

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Reading By Example

NOVEMBER 17, 2016

I cannot check Twitter, Facebook or a Google+ Community, so I seek different forms of cognitive engagement, such as connecting with my family more and attending to the immediate experiences in front of me. My initial response is panic (“What if someone is trying to get a hold of me?”). After this is general acceptance of my disconnectedness.

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Learning with 'e's

FEBRUARY 9, 2014

Although this is not the entire story, I believe we will need to adopt these and other new technology mediated approaches widely if we wish to secure the future of higher education. This is particularly evident on a cursory inspection of any social web space, whether it be Facebook, Snapchat or any other popular free space. Yeomans, P.

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MindShift

APRIL 8, 2020

A 2008 review in the Archives of Disease in Childhood assessed that “Reading aloud to young children, particularly in an engaging manner, promotes emerging literacy and language development and supports the relationship between child and parent.” . According to research, read-alouds provide academic boosts to developing readers.

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Edsurge

APRIL 28, 2017

Unemployment/Underemployment: Unemployment for recent college graduates has improved in recent years (the unemployment rate currently hovers around around 5 percent , compared to 9 percent back in 2008). Fifteen years ago, Facebook was not around. Anecdotally, this makes sense. Twenty years ago, Google did not exist.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

AUGUST 6, 2020

Our professional guests: Lian Chikako Chang, a "data storyteller," started the Pandemic Pods group on Facebook in July; just weeks later, the group includes more than 35,000 members. In a past life, I've written about architecture--specifically, how technology, biology, and culture intersect in our experience of our environments and selves.

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Edsurge

JANUARY 19, 2018

According to Susan Wang, head of the ICS program at Mills, 86 percent of graduates from 2008 to 2017 went on to work in the tech industry. This fall, Slack and Gap came, Facebook has had Mills students visit and I believe another visit is being planned,” Spertus says. Not contract positions, they are getting full-time positions.”

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. The organization, which was founded in 1994, was best known for its annual Horizon Report, its list of predictions about the near-future of education technology. Um, they do.)

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